Neuroinflammation, Gut-Brain Axis and Immunity in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Yong-Ku Kim, MD, PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry at College of Medicine, Korea University. He received a MD degree from College of Medicine, Korea University in 1987 and a PHD in psychiatry from Korea University in 1998. Dr. Kim has been affiliated with Korea University since 1998, first as an assistant professor (1998-2000), then as associated professor (2001-2005), professor (2006- present). For the past 20 years, his professional activities have extended beyond the area of pure clinical or research work. Dr. Kim has well over 200 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, including Biological Psychiatry, Molecular Psychiatry, Clinical Journal of Psychiatry, and Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry and 30 publications of book chapters and have made over 90 academic presentations in my area of interest. Dr. Kim is a fellow of Collogicum Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum, International Society for Affective Disorders, World Federation of theSociety of biological Psychiatry. He currently sits on the editorial boards of some leading academic journals in the field of neurobiology, including Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatry Investigation, World Journal Psychiatry, Annals of Depression and Anxiety, Psychiatry Journal and so on. Dr. Kim received prestigious awards such as Astrageneca Award and Dr. Paul Janssen Schizophrenia Research Award. Dr. Kim is currently the president of Korean society of Biological Psychiatry (2016-present).

金永久醫學博士是韓國大學醫學院的精神病學教授。他於1987年獲得韓國大學醫學院的醫學博士學位，並於1998年獲得韓國大學的精神病學博士學位。金博士自1998年以來一直與韓國大學有關，最初是助理教授（1998-2000年），然後是副教授（2001-2005年），教授（2006年至今）。在過去的20年中，他的專業活動已超越了純粹的臨床或研究工作領域。金博士在同行評審的國際期刊上發表了200多篇文章，包括《生物精神病學》、《分子精神病學》、《精神病學臨床雜誌》和《神經精神藥理學和生物精神病學的進展》，並在書籍章節中發表了30篇文章，並在自己感興趣的領域做了90多次學術演講。金博士是國際神經精神藥理學會、國際情感障礙學會和世界生物精神病學學會的會士。他目前是神經生物學領域一些領先學術期刊的編輯委員會成員，包括《神經精神藥理學和生物精神病學的進展》、《精神病學研究》、《世界精神病學雜誌》、《抑鬱和焦慮年鑑》、《精神病學雜誌》等。金博士曾獲得阿斯特捷利康獎和保羅·揚森精神分裂症研究獎等重要獎項。金博士目前是韓國生物精神病學學會的會長（2016年至今）。