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2026
Conference. August 10~13, Boston, MA.
Dr. Oh participated in the HDF conference and presented her research titled "TET-Dependent Epigenetic Mechanism of Neurodegeneration in Huntington's Disease"
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This publication is especially meaningful as it is the first paper from the Oh lab at Mercer University and reflects the outstanding contributions of our researchers, undergraduate students, and medical students.
Lee SW, Upshaw TJ, Bailey DJ, Lee SA, Kim J, Joshi P, Smith GE, Swinford S, and Oh YM. CDKN1A Protects Medium Spiny Neurons from Huntington’s Disease Pathology. Neurobio. Dis. 2026 Sep. PMID: 42409247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107522
Lab lunch. July 21th, 2026 in Olive garden
The 2026 summer research. Great summer!
Charie (MUSM, Class of 2029) and Viraj (MURS, Class of 2029) joined the Oh lab in the summer of 2026 and worked hard to study a new peptide drug aimed at rescuing neurons affected by Huntington's Disease.
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Shaymaa passed the qualifying exams and had a Graduate Coating Ceremony. She is a PhD candidate, not a PhD student.
2025
Conference. November 14~19, San Diego, CA.
Dr. Oh participated in the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference and presented her research titled "CDKN1A Protects Medium Spiny Neurons from Huntington’s Disease Pathology."
The 2025 summer research. Great summer!
Clay (MUSM, Class of 2028) and Priyal (Summer intern, Class of 2028) joined the Oh lab in the summer of 2025 and worked hard to study Parkinson's disease.
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Clay won the MUSM Excellence in Summer Research Award (2025).
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The paper that was produced in collaboration with Dr. Seong's lab at Harvard University has been published.
Lee K, Shin B, Kim M, Lee SW, Oh YM, Kim KH, Jiang A, Ko K, Gillis T, Lucente D, Lee R, Kwak S, Lee JM, Wheeler VC, Yoo AS, Gusella JF, MacDonald ME, and Seong IS. Genetic dissection of Huntington's disease modification by variation at RRM2B. Hum Mol Genet. 2025 Oct. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf150
Presentation June 9, 2025. Seoul, Korea.
Dr. Oh presented her work at Seoul National University, School of Medicine.
Lab lunch. July 21, 2025, Korean restaurants
Conference May 30, 2025. Seoul, Korea.
Dr. Oh presented her work at the Sejong University Symposium.
Grant, Congratulations!
Dr. Oh received a Travel Grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea, in collaboration with Dr. Yang-Hee Kim at Sejong University.
Grant, Congratulations!
HDF (Huntington's Disease Foundation)
Dr. Oh received a $100,000 research grant from HDF.
2024
Congraturation! October 25.
Diandra presented her work at the 2024 Joint Research Symposium and was selected as the poster presentation winner.
Conference. August 14~19, Boston, MA.
Dr. Oh participated in the HDF conference and presented her research titled "Neuroprotective role of TET1 regulated by miR-29b-3p in Huntington's Disease"
The 2024 summer research. Great summer!
Diandra (MUSM, Class of 2027) and Paarthivi (MURS, Class of 2027) joined the Oh lab in the summer of 2024 and worked hard to study the role of CDKN1A in Huntington's Disease.
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Diandra won the MUSM Excellence in Summer Research Award (2024).
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The paper has been published in Molecules and Cells. Oh YM* and Lee SW*. Patient-derived neuron model: Capturing age-dependent adult-onset degenerative pathology in Huntington’s disease. Mol Cells. 2024 Apr. 47(4): 100046. * Co-corresponding authors.
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The book chapter has been published. Oh YM*, Lee SW*, and Yoo AS. Chapter 21. Striatal neuronal models of Huntington’s Disease via direct conversion: Modeling age-dependent disease phenotypes. Huntington’s Disease: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Implications for Therapeutics. 2024 Feb.* Co-first authors.
2023
August 2023.
The Oh Lab was established at Mercer University School of Medicine. We are excited to begin our research journey and look forward to advancing our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases through collaboration, innovation, and teamwork.
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