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Education
- 1993 PhD, Graduate Institute of Pharmacology ,National Taiwan University
Experience
- 1991/08~1994/07 Teaching assistant, Department of Pharmacology College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1994/08~1995/07 Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 1995/08~2000/07 Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 1997/08~1998/04 Visiting Scholar, Department of Biology University of California at San Diego USA (Mentor: Mu-ming Poo, Ph.D.)
- 2000/08 Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University,Tainan, Taiwan
- 2001/01- 2001/02 Visiting Professor, Department of Neurophysiology, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (Mentor: Tomoyuki Takahashi, Ph.D.)
- 2002/08~2008/07 Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 2005/08 Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 2008/05~2010/07 Chairman, Institute of Bioinformatics, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University,Tainan, Taiwan
- 2008/05~2010/07 Chairman, Institute of Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology,National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 2010/08~2013/07 Chairman, Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 2013/02~2013/07 Acting Dean, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 2013/02~2017/07 Adjunct Professor, The Institute for Neural Regenerative Medicine, College of Medical Science and Biotechnology, Taipei Medical University,Taipei, Taiwan
- 2013/08 Chair Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- 2014/08~present Chairman, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Research Interests
- Elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the long-term synaptic plasticity, metaplasticity and structural plasticity
- Study the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the generation of neurological disorders including stress-related psychiatric disorders, drug addiction and pain
- Investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the developmental processes and regulation of adult neurogenesis
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Cathodal weak direct current decreases epileptic excitability with reduced neuronal activity and enhanced delta oscillations
Chiang, C. C., Chien, M. E., Huang, Y. C., Lin, J. T., Liang, S. F., Hsu, K. S., Durand, D. M. & Wu, Y. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Physiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oxytocin signaling in the ventral tegmental area mediates social isolation-induced craving for social interaction
Chang, H. T., Cheng, K. H., Hung, Y. C. & Hsu, K. S., 2025 Dec, In: Journal of biomedical science. 32, 1, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Upregulation of Cathepsin S Expression Contributes to Neuronal Damage Following Kainic Acid–Induced Status Epilepticus
Shih, H. L., Cheng, K. H., Chen, C. H., Chang, J. Y. & Hsu, K. S., 2025 Mar, In: Journal of Neurochemistry. 169, 3, e70037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anoxia-induced hippocampal LTP is regeneratively produced by glutamate and nitric oxide from the neuro-glial-endothelial axis
Wang, H. Y., Takagi, H., Stoney, P. N., Echeverria, A., Kuhn, B., Hsu, K. S. & Takahashi, T., 2024 Apr 19, In: iScience. 27, 4, 109515.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oxytocin treatment rescues irritability-like behavior in Cc2d1a conditional knockout mice
Cheng, K. H., Hung, Y. C., Ling, P. & Hsu, K. S., 2024 Oct, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 49, 11, p. 1792-1802 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review