Jin-Young Han, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Department of Pediatrics
MMC 296
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis , MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-1112
Fax: (612) 626-9924
jyhan@umn.edu

Jin-Young Han, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Disease within the Department of Pediatrics.

He received both his MD and PhD degrees from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. After completing pediatric residency training at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, an Infectious Diseases Fellowship immediately followed at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. In 2004, he received the Fellowship Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

As a fellow, Dr. Han studied modulation of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte function by herpes simplex virus and characterized the mechanism behind inhibition of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte function. His current research focuses on understanding the mechanism behind induction of T cell apoptosis by herpes simplex virus.

Dr. Han has professional memberships in both the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Selected Publications

Han, J. Y., S. D. Rosenzweig, J. A. Church, S. M. Holland, and L. A. Ross. 2004. Variable presentation of disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in a family with an interferon-gamma receptor mutation. Clin Infect Dis 39:868-870.

Johnson, L. N., J. Y. Han, S. M. Moskowitz, J. L. Burns, X. Qin, and J. A. Englund. 2004. Pandoraea bacteremia in a cystic fibrosis patient with associated systemic illness. Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:881-882.

Sloan, D. D., J. Y. Han, T. K. Sandifer, M. Stewart, A. J. Hinz, M. Yoon, D. C. Johnson, P. G. Spear, and K. R. Jerome. 2006. Inhibition of TCR Signaling by Herpes Simplex Virus. J. Immunol 176:1825-1833.

Armenian, S. H., J. Y. Han, T. M. Dunaway, J. A. Church. 2006. Safety And immunogenicity of live varicella virus vaccine in children with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:368-370.