UAMS Pediatrics

• Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Sections

• Pulmonary

Contact Information

• Email:	KimInsook@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-364-4592
  Fax:	501-364-3930
  Address:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
  	1 Children's Way
  	Little Rock, AR 72202

Education

• B.S., Ewha Woman's University, 1979
• Ph.D., University Of Iowa , 1986

Training

• Postdoctoral Associate, Cell Biology/Endocrinology, University of Louisiana at Laffayette, 1989-1992
• Postdoctoral fellow, Biochemistry, University Of Iowa , 1986-1988

Clinical & Research Interests

• Basic Science, Study the mechanism of blood oxygen sensing in carotid body chemoreceptor cells

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, Kim D., Cavanaugh EJ., Kim I., Carroll JL. Heteromeric TASK-1/TASK-3 is the major oxygen-sensitive background K+ channel in rat carotid body glomus cells. J Physiology 2009 April 29; 587(12):2963-75.
• Journal Article, Donnelly DF., Bavis RW., Kim I., Dbouk HA., Carroll JL. Time-course of alterations in pre- and post-synaptic chemoreceptor function during developmental hyperoxia. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 2009 May;
• Journal Article, Kim I., Yang DJ., Donnelly DF., Carroll JL. Fluoresceinated Peanut agglutinin (PNA) is a marker for live O2 sensing glomus cells in rat carotid body. Adv Exp Med Biol 2009 648:185-190.
• Journal Article, Kim JH., Kim I., Carroll JL. Modification of relative gene expression ratio measured by real time PCR using mathematical equations. Adv Exp Med Biol 2009 648:125-135.
• Journal Article, Carroll JL., Kim I., Dbouk H., Yang DJ., Bavis RW., Donnelly DF. Time-dependence of hyperoxia-induced impairment in peripheral chemoreceptor activity and glomus cell calcium response. Adv Exp Med Biol 2009 648:299-306.
• Journal Article, Watson KJ., Kim I., Baquero AF., Burks CA., Liu L., Gilbertson TA. Expression of aquaporin water channels in rat taste buds. Chemical Senses 2007 Jun; 32(5):411 - 421.
• Journal Article, Wasicko MJ, Breitwieser GE, Kim I, Carroll JL. Postnatal development of carotid body glomus cell response to hypoxia. 2006 Dec; 154(3):356 - 371.
• Journal Article, Kim I., Donnelly DF., Carroll JL. Modulation of gene expression in subfamilies of TASK K+ channels by chronic hyperoxia exposure in rat carotid body. Adv Exp Med Biol 2006 580:37 - 41.
• Journal Article, Kim I., Kim JH., Carroll JL. Postnatal changes in gene expression of subfamilies of TASK K+ channels in rat carotid body. Adv Exp Med Biol 2006 580:43 - 47.
• Journal Article, Kim I, Boyle KM, Carroll JL. Postnatal development of E-4031-sensitive potassium current in rat carotid chemoreceptor cells. 2005 Apr; 98(4):1469 - 1477.