Hyunyong (Howard) Koh, M.D., Ph.D.

Basic Neuroscience Research Pathway

Email

hyunyong.koh@bcm.edu

Positions

Basic Neuroscience Research Pathway: Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Department of Pediatrics (Clinic): (832) 824-1000
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Department of Pediatrics (Hospital): (832) 824-1000
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

MD from CHA University School of Medicine: 02/2015 - Seongnam, South Korea; Medicine

PhD from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology: 02/2019 - Daejeon, South Korea; Neurogenetics

Research Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School: 06/2023 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Neurogenetics

Selected Publications

Koh HY, Haghighi A, Keywan C, Alexandrescu S, Plews-Ogan E, Haas EA, Brownstein CA, Vargas SO, Haynes RL, Berry GT, Holm IA, Poduri AH, Goldstein RD. " Genetic determinants of sudden unexpected death in pediatrics " Genet. Med.. 2022 Apr ; 24 (4)
Pubmed PMID: 35027292.
Koh HY, Jang J, Ju SH, Kim R, Cho GB, Kim DS, Sohn JW, Paik SB, Lee JH. " Non-Cell Autonomous Epileptogenesis in Focal Cortical Dysplasia " Ann. Neurol.. 2021 Aug ; 90 (2)
Pubmed PMID: 34180075.
Koh HY, Kim SH, Jang J, Kim H, Han S, Lim JS, Son G, Choi J, Park BO, Heo WD, Han J, Lee HJ, Lee D, Kang HC, Shong M, Paik SB, Kim DS, Lee JH. " BRAF somatic mutation contributes to intrinsic epileptogenicity in pediatric brain tumors " Nat. Med.. 2018 Nov ; 24 (11)
Pubmed PMID: 30224756.
Koh HY, Lee JH. " Brain Somatic Mutations in Epileptic Disorders " Mol. Cells.. 2018 Oct ; 41 (10)
Pubmed PMID: 30352490.
Kim JH, Park S, Ha EK, Yon DK, Lee SW, Koh HY, Han MY. " Association between humidifier disinfectant exposure during infancy and subsequent neuropsychiatric outcomes during childhood: a nation-wide cross-sectional study " BMC Pediatr.. 2021 Aug ; 21 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 34384371.
Lee SW, Yang JM, Moon SY, Yoo IK, Ha EK, Kim SY, Park UM, Choi S, Lee SH, Ahn YM, Kim JM, Koh HY, Yon DK. " Association between mental illness and COVID-19 susceptibility and clinical outcomes in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study " Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 Dec ; 7 (12)
Pubmed PMID: 32950066.
McGraw CM, Mahida S, Jayakar P, Koh HY, Taylor A, Resnick T, Rodan L, Schwartz MA, Ejaz A, Sankaran VG, Berry G, Poduri A. " Uridine-responsive epileptic encephalopathy due to inherited variants in CAD: A Tale of Two Siblings " Ann. Clin. Transl. Neurol.. 2021 Mar ; 8 (3)
Pubmed PMID: 33497533.
Sim NS, Ko A, Kim WK, Kim SH, Kim JS, Shim KW, Aronica E, Mijnsbergen C, Spliet WGM, Koh HY, Kim HD, Lee JS, Kim DS, Kang HC, Lee JH. " Precise detection of low-level somatic mutation in resected epilepsy brain tissue " Acta. Neuropathol.. 2019 Dec ; 138 (6)
Pubmed PMID: 31377847.
Lai D, Gade M, Yang E, Koh HY, Lu J, Walley NM, Buckley AF, Sands TT, Akman CI, Mikati MA, McKhann GM, Goldman JE, Canoll P, ..., Porter BE, Poduri AH, Crino PB, Heinzen EL. " Somatic variants in diverse genes leads to a spectrum of focal cortical malformations " Brain. 2022 Aug ; 145 (8)
Pubmed PMID: 35441233.
Yang JM, Koh HY, Moon SY, Yoo IK, Ha EK, You S, Kim SY, Yon DK, Lee SW. " Allergic disorders and susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19: A nationwide cohort study " J. Allergy. Clin. Immunol.. 2022 Oct ; 146 (4)
Pubmed PMID: 32810517.
Lee S, Koh HY, Yon DK, Lee SW, Ha EK, Sung M, Lee KS, Jee HM, Sheen YH, Han MY. " Association of Sensitization to Different Aeroallergens With Airway Function and Nasal Patency in Urban Children " Allergy Asthma Immunol. Res.. 2019 Jul ; 11 (4)
Pubmed PMID: 31172725.
Kim J, Teng LY, Shaker B, Na D, Koh HY, Kwon SS, Lee JS, Kim HD, Kang HC, Kim SH. " Genotypes and phenotypes of DNM1 encephalopathy " J. Med. Genet.. 2023 May ;
Pubmed PMID: 37248033.
Brownstein CA, Douard E, Haynes RL, Koh HY, Haghighi A, Keywan C, Martin B, Alexandrescu S, Haas EA, Vargas SO, Wojcik MH, Jacquemont S, Poduri AH, Goldstein RD, Holm IA. " Copy Number Variation and Structural Genomic Findings in 116 Cases of Sudden Unexplained Death between 1 and 28 Months of Age " Adv. Genet.. 2022 Nov ; 4 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 36910592.

Memberships

American Epilepsy Society (AES): Scientific Program Committee (01/2022)

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics: Therapeutics Committee (Trainee) (01/2022)

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE): Big Data Commission (01/2021)

Funding

Manton Center Fellow: (07/01/2021 - 06/30/2023); Grant funding from The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Nurturing Next-generation Researchers: (09/01/2020 - 06/30/2021); Grant funding from National Research Foundation of Korea

Languages

Korean