Dr. Hee-Young Park is a Professor and Chair of Medical Sciences & Education and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. As the Chair, Dr. Park is deeply committed to the education of both medical and graduate students at the School. Her department hosts the annual BUMC McCahan Education Conference where faculty, staff, students and trainees come together to present and share their educational scholarship. In addition, Dr. Park has established number of high school programs in STEM and Health Sciences for the Boston Public High Schools. In her role as the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Dr. Park oversees the faculty appointments and promotions processes, as well as offering CV reviews of individual faculty. Faculty Affairs office offer promotion workshops and other faculty development programs to assist faculty toward their academic advancements. . Dr. Park received both B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from MIT and spent first 2 decades of her professional career as a biomedical researcher. Dr. Park’s research was focused on signaling pathways and factors that control skin color, aging and cutaneous wound healing. Specifically, she has made seminal contribution in these fields by discovering and characterizing the key role of serine/threonine kinases that turn on and off key enzymes and transcription factors. In addition to her research activities, she has consulted cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies interested in developing treatments for pigmentation-disorders. Dr. Park also has a long-standing interest in teaching and mentoring students. She has served as a faculty advisor and mentor to graduate students, medical students, residents and post-doctoral fellows.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) are the foundational pillar of higher education. We must constantly move forward DEIA, especially for the under-represented groups in STEM and Medicine. To increase the representations in STEM, Dr. Park has collaborated with her colleagues and implemented STEMM programs for 9th-12th grades in Boston Public High Schools. These programs include hands-on summer programs in the biomedical research laboratories, basics on medicine and other healthcare professions. During the academic years, virtual sessions are offered in STEM for the these students.
As the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Dr. Park oversees the search and hiring process of faculty such that the search committees include URG and gender balanced. In addition, all faculty are encouraged to be involved in DEIA as part of their academic advancement activities.
Carolann S. Najarian, MD Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Chair
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medical Sciences & Education
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medical Sciences & Education
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Dermatology
Dermatology (excluding Mohs Surgery)
Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
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BEAMS Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program01/01/2023 - 01/01/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI:
Hee-Young Park, PhDBurroughs Wellcome Fund
The Ability of Dermagraft to Stimulate Proliferation of Dermal Fibroblasts and Suppress Growth Inhibitory Activity of Chronic Wound Fluid08/03/2004 - 02/28/2006 (PI)
Smith & Nephew
Proposal for Phase V Study05/01/2001 - 12/31/2003 (PI)
Augustine Medical Devices Inc
Activation of Tyrosinase in Human Melanogenesis03/15/1997 - 12/31/2001 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute5 R01 CA72763 04
The Effects of the Augustine Medical Wound Care Device on the Inhibitory Effects of Chronic Wound Fluid Upon Fibroblasts In Vitro.09/01/1996 - 04/30/2001 (PI)
Augustine Medical Inc (formerly Augustine Medical Devices Inc)
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Mitchell B, Leone D, Feller JK, Bondzie P, Yang S, Park HY, Mahalingam M. Correlation of chemokine receptor CXCR4 mRNA in primary cutaneous melanoma with established histopathologic prognosticators and the BRAF status. Melanoma Res. 2014 Dec; 24(6):621-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25211166; DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000120;
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Belisle ES, Park HY. Metformin: a potential drug to treat hyperpigmentation disorders. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Oct; 134(10):2488-91. PMID: 25219649; DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.245;
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Mitchell B, Leone D, Feller K, Menon S, Bondzie P, Yang S, Park HY, Mahalingam M. Protein expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its ligand CXCL12 in primary cutaneous melanoma--biomarkers of potential utility? Hum Pathol. 2014 Oct; 45(10):2094-100.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25130395; DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.06.018;
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Bae-Harboe YS, Park HY. Tyrosinase: a central regulatory protein for cutaneous pigmentation. J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Dec; 132(12):2678-80. PMID: 23187110; DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.324;
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Byers HR, Boissel SJ, Tu C, Park HY. RNAi-mediated knockdown of protein kinase C-alpha inhibits cell migration in MM-RU human metastatic melanoma cell line. Melanoma Res. 2010 Jun; 20(3):171-8. PMID: 20216103; DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e32832f1581;
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Kosmadaki MG, Naif A, Hee-Young P. Recent progresses in understanding pigmentation. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Feb; 145(1):47-55. PMID: 20197745
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Yaar M, Wu C, Park HY, Panova I, Schutz G, Gilchrest BA. Bone morphogenetic protein-4, a novel modulator of melanogenesis. J Biol Chem. 2006 Sep 1; 281(35):25307-14.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16837459
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Kim EJ, Park HY, Yaar M, Gilchrest BA. Modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors in melanocytes. Exp Dermatol. 2005 Aug; 14(8):625-33.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16026585
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Seah CC, Phillips TJ, Howard CE, Panova IP, Hayes CM, Asandra AS, Park HY. Chronic wound fluid suppresses proliferation of dermal fibroblasts through a Ras-mediated signaling pathway. J Invest Dermatol. 2005 Feb; 124(2):466-74.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15675969
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Park HY, Wu H, Killoran CE, Gilchrest BA. The receptor for activated C-kinase-I (RACK-I) anchors activated PKC-beta on melanosomes. J Cell Sci. 2004 Jul 15; 117(Pt 16):3659-68.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15252133
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Park HY, Lee J, González S, Middelkamp-Hup MA, Kapasi S, Peterson S, Gilchrest BA. Topical application of a protein kinase C inhibitor reduces skin and hair pigmentation. J Invest Dermatol. 2004 Jan; 122(1):159-66.View Related Profiles. PMID: 14962104
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40. J.D. Raffetto, M. Leverkus, H.Y. Park and J.O. Menzoian . Synopsis on cellular senescence and apoptosis. 2001; 34:173-177.
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Park HY, Gilchrest BA. Signaling pathways mediating melanogenesis. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 1999 Nov; 45(7):919-30.View Related Profiles. PMID: 10643996
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Park HY, Perez JM, Laursen R, Hara M, Gilchrest BA. Protein kinase C-beta activates tyrosinase by phosphorylating serine residues in its cytoplasmic domain. J Biol Chem. 1999 Jun 4; 274(23):16470-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 10347209
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Phillips TJ, Al-Amoudi HO, Leverkus M, Park HY. Effect of chronic wound fluid on fibroblasts. J Wound Care. 1998 Nov 02; 7(10):527-532.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27957893
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Park HY, Russakovsky V, Ao Y, Fernandez E, Gilchrest BA. Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone-induced pigmentation is blocked by depletion of protein kinase C. Exp Cell Res. 1996 Aug 25; 227(1):70-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 8806453
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Park HY, Gilchrest BA. Protein kinase C: biochemical characteristics and role in melanocyte biology. J Dermatol Sci. 1993 Dec; 6(3):185-93.View Related Profiles. PMID: 8136316
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Park HY, Russakovsky V, Ohno S, Gilchrest BA. The beta isoform of protein kinase C stimulates human melanogenesis by activating tyrosinase in pigment cells. J Biol Chem. 1993 Jun 5; 268(16):11742-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 7685020
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Park HY, Campisi J. Posttranslational control of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase by phorbol ester in normal but not in chemically transformed 3T3 cells. Cancer Res. 1990 Nov 15; 50(22):7145-52. PMID: 2171757
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
| Year | Publications |
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| 1990 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
I am open to mentoring faculty, staff and students. As the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, I review CVs individually and available to give suggestions and advices for faculty advancements.
Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
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Advisor
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Career Mentor
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Project Mentor
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Work / Life Integration Mentor