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Pharmacognosy Classroom
pharmaognosy is mainly concerned with naturally occurring substances having a medicinal activity, and includes the study of scientific knowledge on the history, origin, morphological and chemical evaluation, investigation and cultivation of the related crude drugs, and scientific research of oriental medicine. in addition, the isolations and structure determination of the biological active constituents from natural products which lead to the search for new drugs.


1) the isolation and structure determination of the biologically active constituents
2) isolation of monoamine oxidase inhibitors from natural products
3) activity-guided isolation of plant-derived anticancer and antioxidant compounds
4) development of NF-κB inhibitors from natural products
5) chemotaxonomy and standardization of natural medicines


Bang Yeon Hwang, Ph.D. (byhwang@chungbuk.ac.kr)    Mi Kyeong Lee, Ph.D. (mklee@chungbuk.ac.kr)

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Pharmacology Classroom
pharmacology deals with the interactions of chemical compounds and living systems. it is a discipline of biology and is closely related to other disciplines, particularly physiology and biochemistry. its specific aim is to define the biological activity of chemicals. also it provides effective methods for the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of diseases. there are several fields of study that may be considered subdivisions of pharmacology or disciplines related to it; pharmacodynamics, clinical pharmacology and toxicology. the lectures opened are pharmacology, laboratory in pharmacology, pathology, toxicology and pathology.


1) research focuses on the development of drugs for the prevention and therapy of the adverse actions of analgesic narcotic and psychotropic drugs
2) research for the development of anxiolytics
3) molecular mechanisms of neuro-degeneration diseases (alzheimer's disease)
4) molecular & cellular carcinogenesis and chemoprevention


Jin Tae Hong, Ph.D. (jinthong@chungbuk.ac.kr)    Jaesuk Yun, Ph.D. (jyun@chungbuk.ac.kr)

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Biochemistry Classroom
biochemistry is the science concerned with metabolic pathways, signal transduction, genetic information, and host-defensive mechanism, which contribute the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases at molecular level. the lectures opened are biochemistry, experiment of biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering and clinical chemistry.


1) the isolation and structure determination of the biologically active constituents
2) isolation of monoamine oxidase inhibitors from natural products
3) activity-guided isolation of plant-derived anticancer and antioxidant compounds
4) development of nf-kb inhibitors from natural products
5) chemotaxonomy and standardization of natural medicines


Youngsoo Kim, Ph.D. (youngsoo@chungbuk.ac.kr)     Sang-Bae Han, Ph.D. (shan@chungbuk.ac.kr)

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Hygiene pharmacy Classroom
hygienic pharmacy is concerning with the environmental hazards and food safety leading to the human health problem and eventually the prevention of human diseases. the courses in this laboratory are hygienic pharmacy, experiment in hygienic pharmacy, public health, environmental chemistry and forensic chemistry. the major research interests are the mechanism-based screening of antiplatelet and antithrombotic drugs, and the cytotoxic mechanism of mycotoxins and the role of sphingolipids in biological systems.


1) development and mechanism of cardiovascular drug
2) screening of antiplatelet (antithrombotic) drug
3) screening of vascular smooth muscle cell anti-proliferation drug
4) cytotoxic mechanism of mycotoxins
5) role of sphingolipids in biological systems
6) target discovery and validation in Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis


Yeo-Pyo Yun, Ph.D. (ypyun@chungbuk.ac.kr)    Hwan-Soo Yoo, Ph.D. (yoohs@chungbuk.ac.kr)    Yoon-Seok Roh, Ph.D. (ysroh@chungbuk.ac.kr)

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Clinical Pharmacy Classroom
Clinical Pharmacy pursues thorough understanding of diseases and proper treatments. In accordance with the advances of biotechnology the role of pharmacists should be changed to meet the needs of the healthcare system and to provide pharmaceutical care to patients. To do so, pharmacists have to constantly update themselves with broad knowledge on diagnosis and treatments of the diseases. The purpose of studying Clinical Pharmacy is to understand therapeutic options for different diseases status and to provide the best option for each patient based on profound understanding on Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Pharmacokinetics. The research area of Clinical Pharmacy includes understanding the diseases and treatment options, finding drug interactions (drug/drug, drug/disease), choosing the best treatment options for patients and consulting patients. Our laboratory mainly focuses on developing bioactive compounds, examining the mechanism of action of those substances, tracing the causative factors and progress of the CNS diseases, and presenting therapeutic alternatives in relation with the research of structures and functions of central nervous system.


1) The mechanism and application of monoamine (catecholamines and serotonin) biosynthesis and their gene regulation
2) The development of neurotrophin-like bioactive compounds for neurodegenerative diseases and anti-stress
3) Drug utilization review and therapeutic efficacy tests in clinical settings
4) Research of gene polymorphism and its clinical implications
5) Pharmacogenetics of warfarin therapy


Kyung-Eun Lee, Ph.D. (kaylee@chungbuk.ac.kr)