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Education
- 1998 PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Arizona State University
Experience
- 2000/08-2004/07 Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
- 2004/08-2009/07 Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
- 2005/08-2008/07 Director, Teaching Resource Center, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
- 2009/08 - present Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
- 2011/07-2012/01 Visiting Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson/Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, USA
- 2012/08-2015/07 Chairman, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
- 2017/02- 2019/07 Vice Dean, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
- 2024/02- present Acting Chairman, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences ,College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Research Interests
- Molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction between metabolic and mood disorders
- Effect of exercise on brain funciton
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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Projects
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額葉紋狀體迴路中多巴胺訊息路徑在情感型疾病合併代謝症候群的角色: 從分子機制到神經迴路調控-運動透過調控額葉紋狀體迴路中多巴胺訊息路徑緩解情感型疾病合併代謝症候群的症狀( I )
Kuo, Y.-M. (PI)
21-08-01 → 22-07-31
Project: Research project
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運動改善老化自主神經失衡的機制探討:下視丘旁室核發炎及其GABAergic神經網絡的角色
Kuo, Y.-M. (PI)
20-08-01 → 21-07-31
Project: Research project
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Deciphering the Molecular and Neural Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Metabolic Disorder-Related Depression
Kuo, Y.-M. (PI)
20-08-01 → 21-07-31
Project: Research project
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Study the Mechanism for Exercise-Induced Amelioration of Aging-Related Autonomic Imbalance: Roles of Inflammation and Gabaergic Networks in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus
Kuo, Y.-M. (PI)
20-08-01 → 21-07-31
Project: Research project
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Dopamine D1 receptor agonist alleviates post-weaning isolation-induced neuroinflammation and depression-like behaviors in female mice
Zhao, Z. W., Wang, Y. C., Chen, P. C., Tzeng, S. F., Chen, P. S. & Kuo, Y. M., 2025 Dec, In: Behavioral and Brain Functions. 21, 1, 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the reduction in aquaporin-4 and increased expression of ciliary neurotrophic factor with the frontal–striatal gliosis induced by chronic high-fat dietary stress
Fu, J. T., Huang, H. T., Chen, P. C., Kuo, Y. M., Chen, P. S. & Tzeng, S. F., 2025 Jan, In: Journal of Neurochemistry. 169, 1, e16236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-fat diet-induced increase in glucocorticoids contributes to adipogenesis in obese mice
Tsai, S. F., Hsu, P. L., Yeh, M. C., Hung, H. C., Shih, M. M. C., Chung, B. C., Wang, C. Y., Chang, C. J. & Kuo, Y. M., 2025 Jun, In: Biomedical Journal. 48, 3, 100772.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Physical Exercise Benefits Cognition: A Narrative Review of Evidence and Possible Mechanisms
Wang, T. F., Mee-Inta, O. & Kuo, Y. M., 2025, Advances in Neurobiology. Springer, p. 133-159 27 p. (Advances in Neurobiology; vol. 44).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reduction of Dietary Fat Rescues High-Fat Diet-Induced Depressive Phenotypes and the Associated Hippocampal Astrocytic Deficits in Mice
Cheng, K. P., Chao, H. H., Hsu, C. J., Tshua, S.-H., Chiu, Y. J., Kuo, Y. M. & Chen, Y. W., 2025 Jul, In: Metabolites. 15, 7, 485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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