Oh Uhtaek

Born	(1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 68) South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Seoul National University University of Oklahoma
Scientific career
Fields	Department of Physiology
Institutions	Professor, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University
Doctoral advisor	Robert D. Foreman

Oh Uhtaek
Hangul	오우택
Hanja	吳禹澤
Revised Romanization	O Ut'aek
McCune–Reischauer	O Utaek

Oh Uhtaek or Oh Woo-Taek (born June 29, 1955) is a Korean physiologist. He is also a professor at College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University. His research is largely known for Cardiac Pain and other Visceral Pain Mechanism and as well as cloning.

Education

1978 Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, B. S.

1982 Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, M. S.

1987 University of Oklahoma, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ph.D.

Work

1987 - 1988: Postdoctoral Training, Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston
1988: Assistant, Associate, Professor, College of Pharmacy, SNU
1994 - 1995: Visiting professor, Department of Physiology, Rosalind Franklin University HSC/Chicago Medical School
1997: Director, Sensory Research Center, Creative Research Initiatives, SNU
1998 – 2003: Associate editor, Neuroscience Letters, Elsevier
1999 – 2000: Editor-in-chief, Archives of Pharmacal Research
2000 – 2000: Secretary general, Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science
2004 – 2004: Secretary general, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2004 – 2004: Secretary general, Federation of Asian Pain Societies
2004: Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
2005 – 2007: Secretary general, Organizing Committee, 19th FAOBMB Seoul Conference
2007 - 2013: Treasurer, FAOBMB
2008 – 2013: Chairman, WCU Dept of Molecular Medicine & Biopharmaceutical Sciences
2011 - 2013: National R&D Review Board of the MEST, Board Member
2011 - 2013: Biomedical Technology Development Steering Committee of MEST, Chair
2013: Chairman of the board, Institut Pasteur-Korea

Major Research Activities

2012: Cho H et al., The Calcium-activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 1 acts as a Heat Sensor in Nociceptive Neurons. Nature Neuroscience (2012)^[1]
2008: Yang YD et al., TMEM16A Confers Receptor Activated Calcium-dependent Chloride Conductance. Nature (2008)^[2]
2002: Shin J et al., Bradykinin-12-lipoxygenase-VR1 signaling pathway for inflammatory hyperalgesia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2002)^[3]
2002: Cho H et al., Mechano-sensitive Ion Channels in Cultured Sensory Neurons of Neonatal Rats. J Neurosci (2002)^[4]
2000: Hwang SW et al., Direct activation of capsaicin receptors by products of lipoxygenases: Endogenous capsaicin-like substances. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA^[5]
1996: Oh U et al., Capsaicin Activates a Non-selective Cation Channel in Cultured Neonatal Rat Dorsal-root Ganglion Neurons. J Neurosci^[6]

Awards

2006: National Academy of Science Award (Korea)
2009: Korea Science Award (Presidential Award)
2010: Top Scientist and Technologist Award of Korea (Presidential Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (ko))^[7]
2019: Ho-Am Prize in Medicine^[8]

References

^ Oh, Utaek; Cho H; et al. (2012). "The Calcium-activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 1 acts as a Heat Sensor in Nociceptive Neurons". Nature Neuroscience. 15 (7): 1015–21. doi:10.1038/nn.3111. PMID 22634729. S2CID 10711150.
^ Oh, Utaek; Yang YD; et al. (2008). "TMEM16A Confers Receptor Activated Calcium-dependent Chloride Conductance". Nature. 455 (7217): 1210–5. Bibcode:2008Natur.455.1210Y. doi:10.1038/nature07313. PMID 18724360. S2CID 205214858.
^ Oh, Utaek; Shin J; et al. (2002). "Bradykinin-12-lipoxygenase-VR1 signaling pathway for inflammatory hyperalgesia". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 99 (15): 10150–5. Bibcode:2002PNAS...9910150S. doi:10.1073/pnas.152002699. PMC 126639. PMID 12097645.
^ Oh, Utaek; Cho H; et al. (2002). "Mechano-sensitive Ion Channels in Cultured Sensory Neurons of Neonatal Rats". J Neurosci.
^ Oh, Utaek; Hwang SW; Kwak, J.; Lee, S.-Y.; Kang, C.-J.; Jung, J.; Cho, S.; Min, K. H.; Suh, Y.-G.; Kim, D.; Oh, U. (2000). "Direct activation of capsaicin receptors by products of lipoxygenases: Endogenous capsaicin-like substances". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97 (11): 6155–60. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.6155H. doi:10.1073/pnas.97.11.6155. PMC 18574. PMID 10823958.
^ Oh, Utaek; Oh U (1996). "Capsaicin Activates a Non-selective Cation Channel in Cultured Neonatal Rat Dorsal-root Ganglion Neurons". J Neurosci. 16 (5): 1659–1667. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.16-05-01659.1996. PMC 6578684. PMID 8774434. S2CID 17028969.
^ "[10.07월] 김광수 교수 '대한민국 최고 과학기술인상' 수상자 선정". Chemistry Department (in Korean). Pohang University of Science and Technology. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Previous Laureates". The Ho-Am Foundation. 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.