June Kwon-Chung
Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA F1000 Faculty Member (since 30 March 2005)BIOGRAPHY
CURRENT POSITION:• Chief, Molecular Microbiology Section
• Senior Investigator
MEMBERSHIPS:
• American Society for Microbiology
• International Society of Human and Animal Mycology
• Mycological Society of America
• Medical Mycological Society of Americas
AWARDS:
• International Society of Human and Animal Mycology Award
• Lucille George's Award
• Medical Mycological Society of Americas Award (Rhoda Benham Award)
• NIH Director's Award
• Distinguished Scholar Award – Ewha Woman University
• Sung-Ji Award – Korean National Academy of Science
• Compatriot Scholar Award – Korea
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The program of the Molecular Microbiology Section is focused on the pathobiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus, two of the most common and serious fungal pathogens that primarily affect immunocompromised patients. Both C. neoformans and A. fumigatus are environmental pathogens that cause serious systemic disease upon inhalation. C. neoformans causes meningoencephalitis, and A. fumigatus causes invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; both are fatal unless treated. The fatality rate of these diseases is high even if treated with the most effective antimycotic agents currently available.
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