| 词条 | Yu Myeong-Hee |
| 释义 |
| name = Yu Myeong-Hee | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|9|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Seoul | nationality = South Korean | alma_mater = Seoul National University University of California, Berkeley | occupation = Microbiologist | module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes | hangul = 유명희 | hanja = 柳明姬[1] | mr = Yu Myŏnghŭi | rr = Yu Myeonghui}} }}{{Korean name|Yu}}Yu Myeong-Hee (born 5 September 1954) is a South Korean microbiologist, currently serving as the president of Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Associations.[2] In July 2010, under President Lee Myung-bak, she was appointed as an inaugural Chief Secretary to the Future Strategy Planning Office, and served until February 2013.[3][4][5][6] Early life and educationYu was born in Seoul.[6] She realized that she was interested in science and technology when she was in middle school.[7] Yu earned her Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from Seoul National University in 1977 and her doctorate in microbiology from University of California, Berkeley in 1982.[8][6] She later worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1985.[6] CareerScientific researchAfter moving back to Korea, Yu worked at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology until 2000.[6] After that, she has been working at Korea Institute of Science and Technology, holding a position of a principle research scientist.[6] Much of Yu's work has focused on unlocking the structure and folding of the protein alpha-1 antitrypsin, which is a serpin protein.[9] Yu and her research team have worked to discover what amino acids can suppress certain types of mutations, such as the tsf mutation which is a protein folding error.[10] She has also patented the alpha-1 antritrypsin mutein with a disulfide bond and the method for preparing it along with her research group.[11] Her work has appeared in Nature,[12] The Journal of Proteome Research,[13] the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,[14] the Journal of Molecular Biology,[15] the Journal of Biological Chemistry,[16] the BMB Reports,[17] and others. Her work is highly cited in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology and microbiology.[18] Public workYu served as the Director of the Functional Proteomics Center, a part of the 21st Century Frontier R&D Program, at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology from July 2002 to July 2010.[19][6][8] In 2010, she was appointed to a new post in the South Korean government: senior officer for national future.[19] Her responsibilities included overseeing government communications regarding science and technology and to help promote low-carbon and green technologies.[20] She also served as the president of the Korean Biophysical Society from 2009 to 2010, and the president of the Korea Genome Organization in 2010.[21][22] Awards and recognition
References 11 : 1954 births|Living people|South Korean scientists|Seoul National University alumni|University of California, Berkeley alumni|Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni|21st-century women scientists|Microbiologists|L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates|South Korean women scientists|South Korean biologists |
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