Jin-Sung Chung, PhD

Instructor
Dermatology

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-645-2400

jin-sung.chung@utsouthwestern.edu

Education

Graduate SchoolUniversity of Tokyo - Japan, Agriculture (2003)
Graduate SchoolKon-Kuk University, Biochemistry (1996)
UndergraduateKon-Kuk University, Biochemistry (1993)

Research Interests

Atophic dermatitis
Langerhans and dendritic cells

Publications

Featured
DC-HIL/Gpnmb promotes growth of melanoma in mice by inhibiting the activation of tumor-reactive T cells.

*Tomihari M., *J.-S. Chung, H. Akioshi, Ponciano D. Cruz Jr., and K. Ariizumi. * equal contribution. , Cancer Res. , 2010; (70):5778-5787

Featured
Depleting syndecan-4+ T lymphocytes using toxin-bearing DC-HIL: A new opportunity for treating activated T cell-driven disease.

*Akiyoshi H., *J.-S. Chung, M. Tomihari, Ponciano D. Cruz Jr., and K. Ariizumi. * equal contribution. , J. Immunol. , 2010; (184):3554-3561

DC-HIL is a negative regulator of T lymphocyte activation.

Chung JS, Kota S, Dougherty I, Cruz PD, Ariizumi K , Blood , May 2007; (109):4320-4327

The DC-HIL/syndecan-4 pathway inhibits human allogeneic T cell response.

Chung, J.-S., M. Bonkobra, M. Tomihari, Ponciano D. Cruz Jr., and K. Ariizumi. , Eup. J. Immunol. , 2009; (39):965-974

Binding of dermatophytic fungi induces tyrosine phoshorylation and potentiates antigen presenting cell function.

Chung, J.-S., T. Yudate, M. Tomihari, H. Akiyoshi, Ponciano D. Cruz Jr., and K. Ariizumi. , J. Immunol. , 2009; (183):5190-5198

Syndecan-4 mediates the coinhibitory function of DC-HIL on T cell activation.

Chung JS, Dougherty I, Cruz PD, Ariizumi K , The Journal of Immunology , 2007; (179):5778-5784

Honors/Awards

Albert M. Kligman Fellowship

Society for Investigative Dermatology (2005)

Fellowship

Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (2002)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry

Society for Investigative Dermatology