Jane Ko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
At Seton Hall, Dr. Jane Ko teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, which
mainly are related to the fields of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience. In addition
to teaching, she also serves as a pre-health professional adviser for undergraduates
and the graduate adviser for Ph.D. students in the Molecular Biosciences program of
Department of Biological Sciences.
Dr. Ko specializes in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology. Her main research is investigating
molecular mechanisms underlying an opioid receptor regulation in the nervous system.
The regulation of receptor in neuronal cells can be altered under different pathological
conditions, which may influence the effects of drug treatments. Research results from
her laboratory are published in peer-reviewed journals as well as presented in scientific
meetings. Currently, this research is supported by NIH and Seton Hall University research
funding. To contribute her expertise to the scientific community, Dr. Ko also serves
as a member of NIH RFA Grant Review Committee and an ad hoc reviewer for various peer-reviewed
scientific journals.
Education
- Postdoctoral, Molecular Pharmacology, University of Minnesota
- Postdoctoral, Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota
- Ph.D., Pharmacology, University of Minnesota
Scholarship
- "Effects of Trichostatin A on Neuronal mu-Opioid Receptor Gene Expression", Brain Research, 1246, 1- 10, October 2008
- "Molecular basis underlying the cellular localization of poly C binding protein 1 in neuronal cells", Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm, 349,1378- 1386, November 2006
- "Molecular basis underlying the poly C binding protein 1 as a regulator of the proximal promoter of mouse mu-opioid receptor gene", Brain Res., 1112, 33- 45, September 2006
- "Interplay of Sps and Poly C binding protein 1 on the mu-opioid receptor gene expression", Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 345, 530- 537, June 2006
- "Poly C binding protein, a single-stranded DNA binding protein, regulates mouse mu-opioid receptor gene expression", J. Neurochem, 93(3), 749- 761, June 2005
Accomplishments
- Provost's Faculty Scholarship Awards, Seton Hall University: 2009, 2007
- Department Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Biological Sciences, Seton
Hall University, 2008; University Research Council Award, Seton Hall University, 2003