Dr Han Seok Ko

Han Seok Ko, PhD

Director, Project 2

Dr. Han Seok Ko obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmacology in 2003 at Hokkaido University in Japan. He then began his postdoctoral fellowship in the Institute for Cell Engineering, Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore (USA). There, Han Seok Ko’s studied Parkinson’s disease (PD). In particular, his research focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms by which mutations in genes such as parkin, PINK1, DJ-1, LRRK2, and alpha-synuclein, cause PD. He became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010.

Currently, Han Seok Ko is an independent faculty member of the Neuroregeneration Program within the Institute for Cell Engineering, and is an integral member of the Morris K. Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Center of Excellence.

Learn more about Dr Ko’s research on molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease.

Contact Information

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Institute for cell Engineering
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
733 N. Broadway, Suite 751A, Edward D. Miller Research Building
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 410-502-5454 (office): 443-287-4446
Fax: 410-614-9568
Email: hko3(at)jhmi(dot)edu