Hee-Young Park, PhD
Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Dept of Medical Sciences & Education

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Dr. Hee-Young Park, Assistant Dean of GMS and a faculty member of the Dermatology and Biochemistry departments, received both B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from MIT. Born in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Park moved to Sapporo, Japan with her family for middle school. She then came to Fayetteville, Arkansas for high school and remained in the U.S. to pursue her interests in science. Dr. Park’s research for past two decades has focused on signaling pathways and factors that control skin color, aging and cutaneous wound healing. In addition to her research activities, she has consulted cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies interested in developing treatments for pigmentation-disorders and holds a patent for a method to decrease skin pigmentation. 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. She hopes to continue to devote her time to serving the GMS community and helping all GMS students to have enriched educational experiences that will best prepare them for their future careers.

Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Dermatology
Dermatology (excluding Mohs Surgery)

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Boston University School of Medicine


Chair
Boston University School of Medicine
Medical Sciences & Education


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




The Ability of Dermagraft to Stimulate Proliferation of Dermal Fibroblasts and Suppress Growth Inhibitory Activity of Chronic Wound Fluid
08/03/2004 - 02/28/2006 (PI)
Smith & Nephew

Proposal for Phase V Study
05/01/2001 - 12/31/2003 (PI)
Augustine Medical Devices Inc

Activation of Tyrosinase in Human Melanogenesis
03/15/1997 - 12/31/2001 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
5 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)




Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2004 CHRONIC WOUND FLUID EFFECTS ON CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 5P41RR010888-08-140 257
2000 ACTIVATION OF TYROSINASE IN HUMAN MELANOGENESIS 5R01CA072763-04 7
1999 ACTIVATION OF TYROSINASE IN HUMAN MELANOGENESIS 5R01CA072763-03 7
1998 ACTIVATION OF TYROSINASE IN HUMAN MELANOGENESIS 5R01CA072763-02 7
1998 ACTIVATION OF TYROSINASE IN HUMAN MELANOGENESIS 3R01CA072763-02S1 7
1997 ACTIVATION OF TYROSINASE IN HUMAN MELANOGENESIS 5P41RR010888-02-45 257
1997 ACTIVATION OF TYROSINASE IN HUMAN MELANOGENESIS 1R01CA072763-01A1 7
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  1. Park HY, Berkowitz O, Symes K, Dasgupta S. The art and science of selecting graduate students in the biomedical sciences: Performance in doctoral study of the foundational sciences. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0193901.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29614110.
     
  2. 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;.
     
  3. 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;.
     
  4. 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;.
     
  5. 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;.
     
  6. Yaar M, Park HY. Melanocytes: a window into the nervous system. J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Mar; 132(3 Pt 2):835-45.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22158549; DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.386;.
     
  7. Kloxin CJ, Scott TF, Park HY, Bowman CN. Mechanophotopatterning on a photoresponsive elastomer. Adv Mater. 2011 May 3; 23(17):1977-81. PMID: 21360784; DOI: 10.1002/adma.201100323;.
     
  8. Jung M, Lee S, Park HY, Youm JK, Jeong S, Bae J, Kwon MJ, Park BD, Lee SH, Choi EH. Anti-ageing effects of a new synthetic sphingolipid (K6EAA-L12) on aged murine skin. Exp Dermatol. 2011 Apr; 20(4):314-9. PMID: 21366697; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2010.01185.x;.
     
  9. Park HY, Kim JH, Ji JH, Ahn SK, Hong SP. Variant of phacomatosis pigmentokeratotica. J Dermatol. 2011 Jul; 38(7):719-22. PMID: 21352309; DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01069.x;.
     
  10. 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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melanoma
pigmentation
protein kinase C
signaling pathways
skin cancers

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