Institute of Endocrinology

  • Date of Establishment : April 28, 1992
  • Director : Sun Ho Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Number of Researchers : 32
  • Main Research Areas
    • Diabetes Mellitus
      • The clarification of pathogenesis and characterization of Korean Diabetes Mellitus.
      • Epidemlological study of Diabetes Mellitus.
      • Treatment and prevention of Type I Diabetes Mellitus.
      • Nutritional survey of Diabetes Mellitus.
    • Insulin gene therapy
      • Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis
      • The clarification of pathogenesis and characterization of Osteoporosis in Korean
      • Development of drugs for treatment of osteoporosis
      • PTH-PTH receptor interaction
    • Reproductive Endocrinology
      • Transcriptional regulation of LH and FSH
      • Pathogenesis of PCO and Kallman's syndrome
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
      • Growth hormone treatment in children with short stature
    • Preservation of renal function in children at risk for progression to chronic renal failure
    • Thyroid disease
      • Optimal surgical management of thyroid diseases in Korea.
      • Telomerase activity in thyroid cancer