astronomy

Oh Uhtaek

Oh Uhtaek is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oh Uhtaek rather than just read about it. In short: Oh Uhtaek or Oh Woo-Taek (Korean: 오우택; born June 29, 1955) is a South Korean physiologist. He is also a professor at College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University.

Key takeaways

Oh Uhtaek belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Oh Uhtaek to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Oh Uhtaek from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Oh Uhtaek or Oh Woo-Taek (Korean: 오우택; born June 29, 1955) is a South Korean physiologist. He is also a professor at College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University. His research is largely known for Cardiac Pain and other Visceral Pain Mechanism and as well as cloning.

Education 1978 Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, B. S. 1982 Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, M. S. 1987 University of Oklahoma, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ph.D.

Work 1987 - 1988: Postdoctoral Training, Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston 1988: Assistant, Associate, Professor, College of Pharmacy, SNU 1994 - 1995: Visiting professor, Department of Physiology, Rosalind Franklin University HSC/Chicago Medical School 1997: Director, Sensory Research Center, Creative Research Initiatives, SNU 1998 – 2003: Associate editor, Neuroscience Letters, Elsevier 1999 – 2000: Editor-in-chief, Archives of Pharmacal Research 2000 – 2000: Secretary general, Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science 2004 – 2004: Secretary general, Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2004 – 2004: Secretary general, Federation of Asian Pain Societies 2004: Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology 2005 – 2007: Secretary general, Organizing Committee, 19th FAOBMB Seoul Conference 2007 - 2013: Treasurer, FAOBMB 2008 – 2013: Chairman, WCU Dept of Molecular Medicine & Biopharmaceutical Sciences 2011 - 2013: National R&D Review Board of the MEST, Board Member 2011 - 2013: Biomedical Technology Development Steering Committee of MEST, Chair 2013: Chairman of the board, Institut Pasteur-Korea

Major Research Activities 2012: Cho H et al., The Calcium-activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 1 acts as a Heat Sensor in Nociceptive Neurons. Nature Neuroscience (2012) 2008: Yang YD et al., TMEM16A Confers Receptor Activated Calcium-dependent Chloride Conductance. Nature (2008) 2002: Shin J et al., Bradykinin-12-lipoxygenase-VR1 signaling pathway for inflammatory hyperalgesia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2002) 2002: Cho H et al., Mechano-sensitive Ion Channels in Cultured Sensory Neurons of Neonatal Rats. J Neurosci (2002) 2000: Hwang SW et al., Direct activation of capsaicin receptors by products of lipoxygenases: Endogenous capsaicin-like substances. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1996: Oh U et al., Capsaicin Activates a Non-selective Cation Channel in Cultured Neonatal Rat Dorsal-root Ganglion Neurons. J Neurosci

Awards 2006: National Academy of Science Award (Korea) 2009: Korea Science Award (Presidential Award) 2009: Scientist of the Month, Ministry of Science and ICT and National Research Foundation of Korea 2010: Top Scientist and Technologist Award of Korea (Presidential Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (ko)) 2019: Ho-Am Prize in Medicine 2020: Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oh Uhtaek

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oh Uhtaek claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oh Uhtaek before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oh Uhtaek ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oh Uhtaek

In research: Oh Uhtaek appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oh Uhtaek in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oh Uhtaek is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1955 births, Academic staff of Seoul National University, Korea University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oh Uhtaek outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Oh Uhtaek in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Oh Uhtaek means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Oh Uhtaek out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Oh Uhtaek in simple terms?

Oh Uhtaek or Oh Woo-Taek (Korean: 오우택; born June 29, 1955) is a South Korean physiologist. He is also a professor at College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University.

Why does Oh Uhtaek matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Oh Uhtaek?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Oh Uhtaek.