Mo Kang, D.D.S., Ph.D.

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UCLA Member, JCCC Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Program Area
Education:
Degrees:
D.D.S.
Ph.D.

Contact Information:

Email Address:

mkang@dentistry.ucla.edu

Work Email Address:

mkang@dentistry.ucla.edu


Website:

http://www.dent.ucla.edu/bio/bio.asp?id=283

Work Phone Number:

(310) 825-5248

(310) 825-8048

Mailing Address:

UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Detailed Biography:

Dr. Kang is Associate Professor in the Sections of Endodontics and Oral Biology. He completed B.S./M.S. degrees in Biochemistry in 1995 at UCLA, and D.D.S./Ph.D. degrees at UCLA in 2001. He also commpleted his residency training in Endodontics at UCLA in 2003. Dr. Kang joined the faculty in the UCLA School of Dentistry in 2003. During the course of his study, Dr. Kang received numerous research awards, such as the Hatton Awards and the Morita Junior Investigator Awards from the International Association of Dental Research. He is a former fellow of the Endodontic Educator Program sponsored by the American Association of Endodontists. Dr. Kang was recently appointed the first Jack Weichman Endowed Chair of Endodontics.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Shin Ki-Hyuk, Kang Mo K, Park No-Hee   Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein G, nitric oxide, and oral carcinogenesis Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry / official journal of the Nitric Oxide Society, 2008; 19(2): 125-32.
Shin Ki-Hyuk, Kim Reuben H, Kim Roy H, Kang Mo K, Park No-Hee   hnRNP G elicits tumor-suppressive activity in part by upregulating the expression of Txnip Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2008; 372(4): 880-5.
Coppe Jean-Philippe, Boysen Megan, Sun Chung Ho, Wong Brian J F, Kang Mo K, Park No-Hee, Desprez Pierre-Yves, Campisi Judith, Krtolica Ana   A role for fibroblasts in mediating the effects of tobacco-induced epithelial cell growth and invasion Molecular cancer research : MCR, 2008; 6(7): 1085-98.
Shin Ki-Hyuk, Kim Reuben H, Kang Mo K, Kim Roy H, Kim Steve G, Lim Philip K, Yochim Ji Min, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   p53 promotes the fidelity of DNA end-joining activity by, in part, enhancing the expression of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein G DNA repair, 2007; 6(6): 830-40.
Kim Reuben H, Kang Mo K, Shin Ki-Hyuk, Oo Zin M, Han Thomas, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   Bmi-1 cooperates with human papillomavirus type 16 E6 to immortalize normal human oral keratinocytes Experimental cell research, 2007; 313(3): 462-72.
Kang Mo K, Park No-Hee   Extension of cell life span using exogenous telomerase Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2007; 371(3): 151-65.
Shin Ki-Hyuk, Kang Mo K, Kim Reuben H, Kameta Ayako, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   Abnormal DNA end-joining activity in human head and neck cancer International journal of molecular medicine, 2006; 17(5): 917-24.
Shin Ki-Hyuk, Kang Mo K, Kim Reuben H, Christensen Russell, Park No-Hee   Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein G shows tumor suppressive effect against oral squamous cell carcinoma cells Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2006; 12(10): 3222-8.
Shin Ki-Hyuk, Ahn Jae Hoon, Kang Mo K, Lim Philip K, Yip Felix K, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   HPV-16 E6 oncoprotein impairs the fidelity of DNA end-joining via p53-dependent and -independent pathways International journal of oncology, 2006; 28(1): 209-15.
Kang Mo K, Kim Reuben H, Shin Ki-Hyuk, Zhong Weiguong, Faull Kym F, Park No-Hee   Senescence-associated decline in the intranuclear accumulation of hOGG1-alpha and impaired 8-oxo-dG repair activity in senescing normal human oral keratinocytes in vivo Experimental cell research, 2005; 310(1): 186-95.
Kang Mo K, Shin Ki-Hyuk, Yip Felix K, Park No-Hee   Normal human oral keratinocytes demonstrate abnormal DNA end joining activity during replicative senescence Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2005; 126(4): 475-9.
Kang Mo K, Kameta Ayako, Shin Ki-Hyuk, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   Senescence occurs with hTERT repression and limited telomere shortening in human oral keratinocytes cultured with feeder cells Journal of cellular physiology, 2004; 199(3): 364-70.
Shin Ki-Hyuk, Kang Mo K, Dicterow Erica, Kameta Ayako, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   Introduction of human telomerase reverse transcriptase to normal human fibroblasts enhances DNA repair capacity Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2004; 10(7): 2551-60.
Kang Mo K, Kameta Ayako, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   Telomere shortening does not occur during postmaturational aging in situ in normal human oral fibroblasts Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2004; 124(8-9): 873-6.
Kang Mo K, Kameta Ayako, Shin Ki-Hyuk, Baluda Marcel A, Kim Hae-Ryun, Park No-Hee   Senescence-associated genes in normal human oral keratinocytes Experimental cell research, 2003; 287(2): 272-81.
Kameta Ayako, Kang Mo K, Shin Ki-Hyuk, Park No-Hee   Absence of hamTERT gene expression is associated with promoter hypermethylation in immortal hamster buccal pouch epithelial cells International journal of oncology, 2003; 22(6): 1351-6.
Kang Mo K, Swee Jerry, Kim Reuben H, Baluda Marcel A, Park No-Hee   The telomeric length and heterogeneity decrease with age in normal human oral keratinocytes Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2002; 123(6): 585-92.

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