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Un Jung Kang

AOL (United States) · US
Area of research
Neurology · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Research interest
Research interests include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Nuclear Receptors and Signaling, and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases.
h-index
65
citations
13,179
works
193
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Defining the molecular identity and morphology of glia limitans superficialis astrocytes in vertebrates
Cell Reports 2025cited by 21position: middledoi
Toward a biological definition of neuronal and glial synucleinopathies
Nature Medicine 2025cited by 17position: middledoi
Aerobic exercise-induced changes in fluid biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease
npj Parkinson s Disease 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Faster reaction times of CSF Alpha-Synuclein Seed Amplification Assay predict the Diffuse Malignant subtype of Parkinson’s Disease at 10-year follow-up
medRxiv 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Sensitivity and specificity of a seed amplification assay for diagnosis of multiple system atrophy: a multicentre cohort study
The Lancet Neurology 2024cited by 65position: middledoi
Disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson disease: lessons from multiple sclerosis
Nature Reviews Neurology 2024cited by 23position: middledoi
Learning critically drives parkinsonian motor deficits through imbalanced striatal pathway recruitment
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 46position: lastdoi
Toward a biomarker panel measured in CNS-originating extracellular vesicles for improved differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy
Translational Neurodegeneration 2023cited by 28position: middledoi
Study in Parkinson’s disease of exercise phase 3 (SPARX3): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Trials 2022cited by 34position: middledoi
Dysautonomia and REM sleep behavior disorder contributions to progression of Parkinson’s disease phenotypes
npj Parkinson s Disease 2022cited by 25position: lastdoi
α-Synuclein in blood exosomes immunoprecipitated using neuronal and oligodendroglial markers distinguishes Parkinson’s disease from multiple system atrophy
Acta Neuropathologica 2021cited by 158position: middledoi
Seed Amplification Assay to Diagnose Early Parkinson's and Predict Dopaminergic Deficit Progression
Movement Disorders 2021cited by 65position: middledoi
Discussion of Research Priorities for Gait Disorders in Parkinson's Disease
Movement Disorders 2021cited by 43position: middledoi
COVID-19 Vaccination for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Journal of Parkinson s Disease 2021cited by 26position: middledoi
Impact of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Pandemic on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders 2020cited by 158position: middledoi
Mitophagy deficiency increases NLRP3 to induce brown fat dysfunction in mice
Autophagy 2020cited by 107position: middledoi
A rapid α‐synuclein seed assay of Parkinson’s disease CSF panel shows high diagnostic accuracy
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2020cited by 99position: middledoi
Alterations in the intrinsic properties of striatal cholinergic interneurons after dopamine lesion and chronic L-DOPA
eLife 2020cited by 56position: lastdoi
Impact of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Pandemic on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice 2020cited by 53position: middledoi
Motor phenotype classification in moderate to advanced PD in BioFIND study
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 2019cited by 29position: lastdoi
Mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy defect triggered by heterozygous <i>GBA</i> mutations
Autophagy 2018cited by 239position: middledoi
Long-term effect of low frequency stimulation of STN on dysphagia, freezing of gait and other motor symptoms in PD
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2018cited by 79position: lastdoi
Decreased Coenzyme Q10 Levels in Multiple System Atrophy Cerebellum
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2016cited by 70position: middledoi
The BioFIND study: Characteristics of a clinically typical Parkinson's disease biomarker cohort
Movement Disorders 2016cited by 64position: firstdoi
Pathophysiology of L-dopa-induced motor and non-motor complications in Parkinson's disease
Progress in Neurobiology 2015cited by 471position: middledoi
Phosphorylated α-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease: correlation depends on disease severity
Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2015cited by 93position: middledoi
Comparison of clinical features in pathologically confirmed PSP and MSA patients followed at a tertiary center
npj Parkinson s Disease 2015cited by 45position: middledoi
Enhanced histamine H2 excitation of striatal cholinergic interneurons in l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia
Neurobiology of Disease 2015cited by 44position: lastdoi
Striatal cholinergic interneuron regulation and circuit effects
Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience 2014cited by 234position: middledoi
Low-frequency stimulation of STN-DBS reduces aspiration and freezing of gait in patients with PD
Neurology 2014cited by 185position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Roy N. Alcalay · University of Alabama at Birmingham8 papers (2016–2025)Tao Xie · Banner Health6 papers (2012–2019)Xiaoxi Zhuang · Neurosciences Institute4 papers (2013–2023)C. Thong · New York University4 papers (2018–2025) · 4 papers (2020–2025)Stella M. Papa · Emory University4 papers (2020–2021)Yunmin Ding · New York University4 papers (2014–2023)Sheng‐Han Kuo · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital3 papers (2015–2018)Peter C. Warnke · University of Chicago3 papers (2012–2018)Patrik Brundin · Michigan State University3 papers (2020–2021)Claire Henchcliffe · University of California System2 papers (2016–2019)Claudio Soto · The University of Texas Health Science Center2 papers (2021–2025)Marco J. Russo · New York University2 papers (2021–2022)Jing Zhang · Hebei Medical University2 papers (2013–2015)Kevin C. Cain · Seattle University2 papers (2013–2015)Darice Y. Wong · University of California, Los Angeles2 papers (2021–2023)Irish Del Rosario · University of California, Los Angeles2 papers (2021–2023)Tessandra Stewart · University of Washington2 papers (2013–2015)Howard Andrews · New York University2 papers (2016–2019)Victor S.C. Fung · The University of Sydney2 papers (2020–2020)