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Honorary editors
Kyungjin Kim | Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, Korea |  |
| Doo-Man Kim | Hallym University, Seoul, Korea | |
Editor-in-Chief
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Dr. Park is a professor of internal medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine and chief of the Thyroid Center at Seoul National University Hospital. Her current research activities are centered on the molecular pathogenesis of advanced thyroid cancer and the development of personalized therapy using molecular diagnostics. | |||||
Deputy editors
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Byung-Chul Oh earned his Ph.D. from Seoul National University in 2001 and subsequently advanced his research expertise as a postdoctoral fellow at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School. He is currently a full Professor in the College of Medicine at Gachon University and serves as the Vice President of the Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute. With over 120 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, his research expertise spans metabolic diseases, including diabetes, bone disorders, and renal diseases. He is also an editorial board member of Molecules and Cells, the official journal of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology. His research primarily focuses on the complex interactions between intracellular calcium (Ca²⁺) and phosphoinositides (PIPs), elucidating how Ca²⁺ dysregulation disrupts PIP-binding protein functions and contributes to the pathogenesis of cancer and metabolic disorders. | |||||
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Eun-Jung Rhee graduated from Ewha Womans University Medical School in 1997. She finished her residency and fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. She received her PhD from the Catholic University of Korea in 2009. She worked as a visiting professor in the cardiovascular division of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA from 2010 to 2011. She is currently a professor in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. She is currently working as a director without portfolio of the Korean Endocrine Society, the vice-secretary general of the Korean Diabetes Association, and the secretary of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the Korean Society of Lipidology and Atherosclerosis, and Atherosclerosis, and the assistant editor of Journal of Diabetes Investigation. She has published more than 150 articles in international journals, and her areas of expertise are the vascular complica- tions of diabetes and the relationship between metabolic diseases and vascular calcification. | |||||
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Dr. Han Seok Choi is a professor in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital. He graduated from the Yonsei University College of Medicine in Korea in 1999, and obtained his PhD from the same university in 2012. He completed his residency and fellowship in the Department of Internal Medicine at Severance Hospital, the Yonsei University College of Medicine in 2009. He was a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Francisco from 2017 to 2018. He has published peer-reviewed papers in the areas of bone and mineral metabolism, glucose metabolism, and general endocrinology. His current research activities are focused on vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and calcium-sensing receptors. | |||||
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Dr. Jung Hee Kim is currently an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. She graduated from the Seoul National University College of Medicine summa cum laude and completed her residency in the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital and fellowship in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. She also received her PhD from the Seoul National University College of Medicine. She is now the Director of the Pituitary Center at Seoul National University Hospital. She currently serves as vice-secretary general of the Korean Endocrine Society, and is an active member in several committees of the Korean Endocrine Society. She also participates in several study groups, including the Adrenal Study Group, the Neuroendocrine Study Group, and the Rare Disease Study Group of the Korean Endocrine Society. Her research projects encompass clinical to translational research regarding pituitary and adrenal gland diseases. She has published more than 100 articles in international journals. | |||||
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Dr. Mee Kyoung Kim is a professor of internal medicine at Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. She graduated from the College of Medicine of the Catholic University of Korea in 2001, and received her PhD from the Catholic University of Korea in 2012. She was a visiting scholar in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Gerontology at Stanford University in the USA in 2015. Her current research activities focus on obesity and gut hormones. | |||||
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Sun Wook Cho is a board-certified endocrinologist and internist, specializing in the treatment of patients with thyroid cancer and other benign thyroid diseases. She holds the position of professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital. Additionally, she is a dedicated member of the Thyroid Cancer Center at Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea, an institution renowned for its commitment to excellence in both basic and clinical research related to thyroid cancer. Dr. Cho is actively involved in several committees of the Korean Endocrine Society and the Korean Thyroid Association. Moreover, she serves as a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Thyroid, the official journal of the Korean Thyroid Association. Her primary research focus is on the development of innovative treatments for patients with advanced thyroid cancer, with a particular emphasis on anaplastic thyroid cancer. In recent years, her work has evolved to center around understanding the intricate role of immune cells within the tumor microenvironment. | |||||
Associate editors (Chief)
| A Ram Hong | Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea | |
| Beom-Jun Kim | University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea | |
| Eun Kyung Lee | National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea | |
| Ji Cheol Bae | Sungkyunkwan University, Changwon, Korea | |
| Obin Kwon | Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea | |
Associate editors
| Hwa Young Ahn | Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Sang Ouk Chin | Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Eun-Hee Cho | Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea | |
| Kae Won Cho | Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea | |
| Hyung Jin Choi | Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Yun Mi Choi | Hallym University, Hwaseong, Korea | |
| Jeonghoon Ha | The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea | |
| Namki Hong | Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Jae-Han Jeon | Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea | |
| Chan-Hee Jung | Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea | |
| Bukyung Kim | Kosin University, Busan, Korea | |
| Ki Woo Kim | Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Kyeong Jin Kim | Korea University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Mijin Kim | Pusan National University, Busan, Korea | |
| Mi Kyung Kim | Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea | |
| Won Gu Kim | University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea | |
| Seung-Hoi Koo | Korea Unuversity, Seoul, Korea | |
| Hyemi Kwon | Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Ju Hee Lee | Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea | |
| Seung Hun Lee | University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea | |
| Seung-Hwan Lee | The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea | |
| Sang Youl Rhee | Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Ohk-Hyun Ryu | Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea | |
| Jang Won Son | The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea | |
| Sunghwan Suh | Sungkyunkwan University, Changwon, Korea | |
| Hyon-Seung Yi | Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea | |
Editorial board members
| Jerome Bertherat | Cochin Hospital, Paris, France |  |
| John P. Bilezikian | Columbia University, New York, USA |  |
| Gregory A. Brent | University of California, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Andrea Dunaif | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA | |
| Carlos Ibanez | Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden |  |
| Hasan Ilkova | Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye |  |
| Hiroshi Itoh | Keio University, Tokyo, Japan |  |
| J. Larry Jameson | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA | |
| Cecilia A. Jimeno | University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines |  |
| Nor Azmi Kamaruddin | National University Of Malaysia Medical Centre, Selangor, Malaysia |  |
| Jin Hwa Kim | Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea | |
| Tae Yong Kim | University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea | |
| Itaru Kojima | Gunma University, Gunma, Japan | |
| Peter A. Kopp | University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland |  |
| Markku Laakso | University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland |  |
Karen Lam | The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong |  |
| Christos Mantzoros | Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA | |
| Leilani Mercado-Asis | University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines | |
| Yiming Mu | Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China |  |
| Karel Pacak | National Institute of Health, Maryland, USA | |
| Thavatchai Peerapatdit | Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand |  |
| Lilian I. Plotkin | Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA | |
| Achmad Rudijanto | Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia |  |
| Zhongyan Shan | China Medical University, Shenyang, China | |
| Peter Shepherd | University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |  |
| Gary Sweeney | York University, Toronto, Canada |  |
| Weiping Teng | China Medical University, Shenyang, China | |
| Massimo Terzolo | University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy |  |
| Pierpaolo Trimboli | Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland | |
| Hubert Vaudry | University of Rouen, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | |
| Camilla Virili | Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy | |
| Wilmar Wiersinga | University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  |
| Paul Zimmet | Monash University, Victoria, Australia |  |
Executive editor
| Seung-Hyun Ko | The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea | |
Ethics editor
| Yang Ho Kang | Pusan National University, Busan, Korea | |
| Soo Young Kim | Hallym University, Seoul, Korea | |
Statistical Editors
| Hong-Yup Ahn | Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Jong Han Choi | Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Kyungdo Han | Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Shinje Moon | Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea | |
| Yong-Moon Park | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA | |
Manuscript editors
| Young Ji Choi | Infolumi, Seongnam, Korea | |
| Hye Yeon Jang | Korean Endocrine Society, Seoul, Korea | |
