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Achievement Award of Paper - BMB reports, EMMKyung-Hyun ChoYeungnam UniversityProfessor Kyung-Hyun Cho obtained his PhD from The Kyungpook National Universityof South Korea in 1998 and gained his postdoctoral training at The University of Illinois atUrbana Champaign until 2000. He joined Cleveland Clinic Foundation as a ResearchDoctor until 2001. After back home, he worked at Korea Research Institute of Bioscienceand Biotechnology for 4 years. Then he moved to the Yeungnam University (YU), in2005, where he is currently the Associate Professor and Head of the Research Institute ofProtein Sensor in the YU.Professor Cho’s main areas of expertise in lipoprotein metabolism including structure andfunctions of high-density lipoprotein (HDL). High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a strongantioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-senescenceagent in blood.Apoplipoprotein (apo) A-I is a principal protein component of HDL that is known toperform a crucial role in the reverse cholesterol transport pathway through its anti-oxidantand anti-inflammatory activities. ApoA-I-directed therapies, including the intravenousinfusion of apoA-I/phospholipid, have been shown to have an anti-atherosclerotic effectthat also stimulates cholesterol efflux and/or an atheroma regression effect in mice, rabbit,and human models. Due to these findings, apoA-I and HDL are now widely believed toconstitute an emerging therapeutic target for the treatment of coronary artery disease usinga process referred to as HDL-therapy. He has published more than 50 research papers andnumerous patents on these topics.Over the past 5 years, Professor Cho has presented his work at numerous meetings,including the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, The EuropeanAtherosclerosis Society, the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology CouncilMeetings of the American Heart Association.Currently, 11 graduate students are working in Professor Cho’s Lab to study lipoproteinmetabolism using human and zebrafish model.26 Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology