Dr. Haaglim Cho

Profile

Research fieldsPharmacology,Metabolism, Biochemistry, and Genetics of Microorganisms
Keywordsendothelial cell, obesity, adipocytes, pericytes, Microvasculature
Honours and awards

2026: Peer Selected: Emerging Scientist Award (Winner), The German Society for Microcirculation and Vascular Biology (GfMVB), Germany

2025: Peer Recognition: Selected as "A Person Who Made Korea Shine" by the Biological Research Information Center (BRIC), Korea

2020: Major Peer-Reviewed Academic Recognition: Humboldt Research Fellowship, funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany

2020: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Scholarship, funded by W. G. Kerckhoff Foundation, Germany

2019: High quality paper award, Department of Life Sciences, GIST, Korea

2019: High quality paper award, Department of Life Sciences, GIST, Korea

2019: Major Peer-Reviewed Academic Recognition: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF), Korea

2019: Peer Selected: Young Scientist Section Award (Winner), International Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (PSK), Korea

2019: Selected as “A person who shines in Korea”, Biological Research Information Center, Korea

2018: Selected as “A person who shines in Korea”, Biological Research Information Center, Korea

2017: Research Assistant (RA) Scholarship, ($700), Department of Life Sciences, GIST, Korea

2013: Government scholarship student ($83,420 for 4 years), Korea

2011: Excellence Award “Leadership Workshop”, ($800), Cellbiotech, Korea

2011: Grand Prize for “Leadership Workshop”, ($1,000), Cellbiotech, Korea

Current contact address

CountryRepublic of Korea
CityGwangju
InstitutionGwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. med. Stefan OffermannsMax-Planck-Institut für Herz- und Lungenforschung, Bad Nauheim
Prof. Dr. med. Stefan OffermannsAbteilung II: Pharmakologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Herz- und Lungenforschung, Bad Nauheim
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2019

Programme(s)

2019Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Haaglim Cho et al.: Endothelial insulin resistance induced by adrenomedullin mediates obesity-associated diabetes. In: Science, Vol 387, Issue 6734, 2025, pp. 674-682