Yuh Min Chook, Ph.D.
Education and Training
- Bryn Mawr College, A.B., 1988, Biology/Chemistry
- Harvard University, Ph.D., 1994, Biophysics. Thesis advisor - William N. Lipscomb
- University of Toronto/Mount Sanai Hospital, Postdoc, 1994-1996, Mentors - Emil Pai/Tony Pawson
- Rockefeller University, 1996-2001, Mentor - Gunter Blobel
Positions
- 2012-present — Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 2008-2012 — Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 2001-2008 — Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Honors and Awards
- 2018, Alfred and Mabel Gilman Chair in Molecular Pharmacology
- 2015, The Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Science, Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science
- 2010, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar Award
- 2001, Eugene McDermott Scholar in Biomedical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Endowed Scholar Award
- 1996, Life Sciences Research Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship, Rockefeller University
- 1994, International Human Frontiers Science Program Organization Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto/Mount Sinai Hospital
Book Publications
- Chorismate Mutase, essentially a template enzyme. Chapter 17, 235-244. In Biological NMR Spectroscopy. John L. Markley, Stanley Opella and Richard Ernst (editors).
- Lipscomb, W.N., Chook, Y.M. and Ke, H. (1997). Oxford University Press.
- Structural Analysis of Karyopherin-mediated nucleocytoplasmic transport.. In Nuclear Transport, edited by Ralph Kehlenbach.
- Zhang, Z. C. and Chook, Y. M. (2009). Landes Bioscience.
Link to UT Southwestern Faculty Information Page
Contact
- [email protected]
214-645-6167