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Name of SRC
Kyung Hee University
Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center (AMSRC)
Director
Hye-Jung Lee. OMD. PhD
Department of Meridian & Acupoints, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University.
Address
1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdeamun-gu, Seoul 130-701, South Korea.
Direction
Public transportation : Seoul Metro Subway Line 1, Hoegi station
Contact
Tel) + 82-2-961-0975~6
Fax) + 82-2-963-2175
E-mail) amsrc@khu.ac.kr

Acupuncture medicine is a fascinating forefront of natural medicine in both of scientific research and clinical application.

A new era of medicine will be opened to those who focuses on prevention of disease and holistic health improvement, which seems to be unattainable by means of mechanistic or reductionistic approach of modern allopathic medicine.

Acupuncture and meridian science research center (AMSRC) of Korea, a multidisciplinary research institute, has a vision of acupuncture medicine as a medicine with a firm scientific basis and AMSRC as a cornerstone facility of a new era of medicine and health. For that cause, multidisciplinary members of AMSRC team, equipped with cutting-edge research methods,are carrying out challenging researches.

Hye Jung Lee, O.M.D., Ph.D.
Director.

The goal of AMSRC is to establish conceptual basis for mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and meridian phenomena.

Our project aims to elucidate the neurophysiological mechanism of acupuncture on the neurovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, to map neuronal action of the acupuncture point and meridian using fMRI and PET, and to search a novel factor to acupuncture specific gene and protein.

Advances in sophisticated technology utilized in the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology have the potential to lead to greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying the effects of acupuncture.
 
Elucidation of neurophysiological mechanism of acupuncture on the neurovascular and neurodegenerative diseases
- Neuronal cell activation and neuronal transduction action of   acupuncture stimulation using neurophysiology.
- Comparative study according to acupuncture stimulation type
- Screening cell transduction factor and phosphoprotein related to   acupuncture stimulation using neuroproteomics.
- Verification of neuroprotective effect of acupuncture on the   neurodegenerative diseases.


Neuronal mapping of acupuncture point and meridian using fMRI and PET
- Setting up design and data analysis of acupuncture and meridian   phenomena using fMRI and PET
- Observation of the effect of acupuncture on the craving of the   addicted patients.
- Elucidation of the mechanism of modulatory effect of acupuncture   on pain stimuli.
- Neuronal mapping of acupuncture points and meridian phenomena.
- Elucidation of the mechanism of antinoceiceptive effect of   acupuncture in animal pain model.


Searching for a novel factor and pharmacodynamic approach to acupuncture specific gene and protein.
- Analysis of gene expression and protein expression profile   accompanying the acupuncture stimulation in the Parkinson's and   dementia animal model.
- Analysis of gene expression and protein expression profile   accompanying the acupuncture stimulation in the ischemia animal   model.
- Analysis of gene expression and protein expression profile   accompanying the acupuncture stimulation in the stress animal   model.
 
 
AMSRC is the first and only science research center founded by KOSEF as a science

-based acupuncture and meridian research center with a great
 contribution to the field of alternative and complementary medicine in
 the world by supplying well
-trained researchers to research institutions.
 The AMSRC may contribute to provide with the creativity and
 superiority in research and education in the field of acupuncture and
 meridian. AMSRC will continue such a role in the development of
 national potential of new medicine in conjunction with biotechnology,
 and genomics.
 

 

  

Name

Institution

Major

Contact

Email

Lee, Hye Jung

Kyung Hee Univ.

Acupuncture & Meridian

+82-2-961-0371

hjlee AT khu.ac.kr

Lee, Jang Hern

Seoul National Univ.

Veterinary Medicine

+82-2-880-1272

jhl1101 AT snu.ac.kr

Shim, Insop

Catholic Univ.

of Korea Neuroscience

+82-2-590-2971

ishim AT catholic.ac.kr

Park, Hijoon

Kyung Hee. Univ.

Meridian & Acupuncture

+82-2-961-9435

acufind AT khu.ac.kr

Kim, Chang-Ju

Kyung Hee Univ.

Physiology +

+82-2-961-0407

changju AT khu.ac.kr

Hahm, Dae-Hyun

Kyung Hee Univ.

Life Science.

+82-2-961-0366

dhhahm AT khu.ac.kr

Yi, Seung-Ho

Kyung Hee Univ.

Physics

+82-2-961-0377

shyi AT khu.ac.kr

Park, Jong-bae

University of North Carolina

Acupuncture & Meridian

 

Jongbae_park AT khu.ac.kr

Yin, Chang Shik

Kyung Hee Univ.

Acupuncture & Clinical Neurology

+82-2-961-0949

acuyin AT khu.ac.kr

Moon, Woongjoon

Kyung Hee Univ.

Kyung Hee Univ.

+82-2-961-0943

wm9306 AT naver.com

Lee, Bombi

Kyung Hee Univ.

Biology

+82-2-961-0943

bombi AT khu.ac.kr

Lee, Bae Hwan

Yonsei Univ.

Neurophysiology

+82-2-2228-2720 bhlee AT

yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Cho, Zang Hee

Gacheon Medical Univ.

Molecular Neural Imaging

+82-32-460-3303

zcho AT gachon.ac.kr

Kim, Young Bo

Gacheon Medical Univ.

Neurosurgery

+82-32-460-3303

neurokim AT gachon.ac.kr

Bae, Sun Joon

Yonsei Univ.

Pain Medicine

+82-2-2228-3550

sjbai1 AT bumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Chung, Joo Hoo

Kyung Hee Univ.

Pharmacology

+82-2-961-0303

jhchung AT khu.ac.kr

Um, Jae Young

Kyung Hee Univ.

Pharmacology

+82-2-961-9262

jyum AT khu.ac.kr

Park, Hun-Kuk

Kyung Hee Univ.

Biomedical Engineering

+82-2-961-0290

sigmoidus AT khu.ac.kr

Yim, Sung-Vin

Kyung Hee Univ.

Pharmacology

+82-2-961-0295

ysvin AT khu.ac.kr

Lee, Byung-Cheol

Kyung Hee Univ.

Oriental Medicine

+82-2-958-9182

hydrolee AT korea.com