Sooyoung Kim | Molecular Biology | Editorial Board Member

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Dr. Sooyoung Kim | Molecular Biology | Editorial Board Member

Industry | US Neurophth Therapeutics (Ex-) | United States

Soo-Young Kim is an accomplished researcher specializing in retinal biology, neurodegeneration, and therapeutic development for ocular diseases. He holds a PhD in Medicine from Korea University and has extensive experience across academia and industry, including positions at UC Irvine, Neurophth Therapeutics, ExosomePlus, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, and the National Eye Institute. His research focuses on retinal development, age-related macular degeneration, and neovascularization, with significant contributions to understanding photoreceptor synapse formation, retinal degeneration models, and inflammatory pathways in pathological neovascularization. Kim has authored numerous publications in high-impact journals, advancing both basic science and translational applications in ophthalmology. His work combines molecular, cellular, and whole-mount techniques to elucidate disease mechanisms and support drug evaluation, reflecting a strong commitment to bridging experimental research with therapeutic innovation.

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Featured Publications

Kim, S.-Y., Park, C. H., Moon, B.-H., & Seabold, G. K. Murine Retina Outer Plexiform Layer Development and Transcriptome Analysis of Pre-Synapses in Photoreceptors. Life, 14(9), 1103.

Moon, B.-H., Kim, Y., & Kim, S.-Y. Twenty Years of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapeutics in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(16), 13004.

Kim, S.-Y., & Qian, H. Comparison between sodium iodate and lipid peroxide murine models of age-related macular degeneration for drug evaluation—a narrative review. Annals of Eye Science, 7, Article 25.

Kim, S.-Y., Zhao, Y., Kim, H.-L., Oh, Y., & Xu, Q. Sodium iodate-induced retina degeneration observed in non-separate sclerochoroid/retina pigment epithelium/retina whole mounts. Annals of Eye Science, 7, Article 27.

Lee, S.-J., & Kim, S.-Y. Mouse Sclerochoroid/RPE/Retina posterior eyeball staining and Whole Mounts. BIO-PROTOCOL, 11(15), e3872.

Kim, S.-Y. Inflammatory pathways in pathological neovascularization in retina and choroid: a narrative review on the inflammatory drug target molecules in retinal and choroidal neovascularization. Annals of Eye Science, 6, Article 4.

Georges Nemer | Molecular Biology | Editorial Board Member

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Prof. Georges Nemer | Molecular Biology | Editorial Board Member 

Professor | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Qatar

Dr. Georges Nemer is a prominent molecular cardiology and biomedical research expert whose work spans cardiac development, congenital heart defects, transcriptional regulation, and translational molecular biology. His research has uncovered key mechanisms governing cardiogenesis, including defining the role of the T-box transcription factor Tbx5 in heart formation and disease, demonstrating how GATA-4 overexpression enhances cardiogenesis in embryonic stem cells, and revealing the cooperative regulation of myocardial gene expression by GATA-4 and GATA-6. Dr. Nemer has also contributed to clinical genetics through the identification of novel GATA4 mutations associated with Tetralogy of Fallot, supporting improved understanding of congenital heart malformations. Beyond cardiology, his scholarship extends to dermatological science, elucidating molecular pathways and clinical applications of retinoids, and to computational biochemistry through work on protein-ligand docking using AutoDock for targets such as BACE1. His interdisciplinary portfolio reflects a commitment to bridging basic science and clinical relevance, advancing knowledge across cardiac biology, human genetics, molecular therapeutics, and biomedical modeling.

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Featured Publications

Bruneau, B. G., Nemer, G., Schmitt, J. P., Charron, F., Robitaille, L., Caron, S., …
(2001). A murine model of Holt-Oram syndrome defines roles of the T-box transcription factor Tbx5 in cardiogenesis and disease. Cell, 106(6), 709–721.

Grépin, C., Nemer, G., & Nemer, M. (1997). Enhanced cardiogenesis in embryonic stem cells overexpressing the GATA-4 transcription factor. Development, 124(12), 2387–2395.

Charron, F., Paradis, P., Bronchain, O., Nemer, G., & Nemer, M. (1999). Cooperative interaction between GATA-4 and GATA-6 regulates myocardial gene expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 19(6), 4355–4365.

Khalil, S., Bardawil, T., Stephan, C., Darwiche, N., Abbas, O., Kibbi, A. G., …
(2017). Retinoids: A journey from the molecular structures and mechanisms of action to clinical uses in dermatology and adverse effects. Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 28(8), 684–696.

Nemer, G., Fadlalah, F., Usta, J., Nemer, M., Dbaibo, G., Obeid, M., & Bitar, F. (2006). A novel mutation in the GATA4 gene in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot. Human Mutation, 27(3), 293–294.

El-Hachem, N., Haibe-Kains, B., Khalil, A., Kobeissy, F. H., & Nemer, G. (Year unavailable). AutoDock and AutoDockTools for protein-ligand docking: Beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) as a case study. Neuroproteomics: Methods and Protocols, 391–403.