KNU School of medicine

Nuclear medicine is one branch of medicine that uses radionuclides for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In addition to practicing clinical works, we are working on basic biological research using radionuclides as well. Clinical nuclear medicine was introduced in Kyungpook National University Hospital in 1961 and the Department of Nuclear Medicine in the Kyungook National University School of Medicine in 1964. The major research topics in the clinical medical science cover the clinical application of PET/CT to the oncologic diseases and the advancement of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear thyroidology including high-dose radioiodine treatment. The major basic research interests are expanding to the fields of molecular imaging, gene therapy strategies and highthroughput screening system for new drug discovery.
The department has novel techniques for the studies of cell trafficking using nuclear/optical probes or reporter genes, patented theragnostic strategies using reporter genes, and molecular imaging methodologies for cell differentiation or dedifferentiation. On top of that, advanced technologies to develop brand new radiopharmaceuticals for clinical and basic researches are pursued. The department has a facility having a full set of instrumentation needed for radiopharmaceutical works. It has three medical cyclotrons producing positron-emitting radioisotopes, several automatic modules synthesizing radiopharmaceuticals, HPLC for analyzing and purifying, and microPET for cutting-edge molecular imaging. Also, biological research facility for gene handling, cell, bacteria and yeast cultures, and in vivo animal imaging instruments are fully equipped. The department has begun several National Research Projects which are conducted by four professors, well-trained researchers, and devoted students.​

official homepage:http://nm.knu.ac.kr/ 

Jaetae Lee, MD, PhD
Sang-Woo Lee, MD, PhD
Shin Young Jeong, MD, PhD​