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Jung Kim is a Professor Emeritus at Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Pathology. He received his MD from Pusan National University in 1964 and is board-certified in Neuropathology as well as Anatomic & Clinical Pathology. His research focuses on hippocampal sclerosis and its complex role in epilepsy, evaluating the involvement of hippocampal neurons and glial cells in intractable epilepsy patients. Specifically, he investigates how calpains, calcium-dependent proteases, contribute to neuronal damage in central nervous system degenerative disorders, including epilepsy and AIDS. His notable work has emphasized the activation of calpains in excitotoxicity and the importance of spectrin breakdown products in CNS tissue. Jung Kim has a strong publication record and collaborates frequently with other researchers in his field.
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