PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
In-Kwon Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Chair, Division of Biochemistry
Member, University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Positions:
2022 – present: Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Chemistry
2022 – present: Chair of Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry
2022 – present: Member of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center (UCCC)
2019 – present: Member of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
2016 – present: Member of the Cincinnati Cancer Center (CCC)
2016 – present: Member of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
2016 – 2022: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
Education & Training:
Assistant Professor – Research: Washington University School of Medicine
Post-Doc: Washington University School of Medicine (Structural Biochemistry and Drug Discovery)
Ph.D.: Seoul National University (Biochemistry and Structural Biology)
M.S: Seoul National University (Microbiology)
B.S: Seoul National University (Microbiology)
Funding:
2023: CCTST Pilot Translational Research Grant (PI: KIM)
2022: Diana Lowenstein Fellowship Award
2021: NIH/NIGMS R01 (PI: KIM)
2020: American Cancer Society – Research Scholar Grant (RSG) (PI: KIM)(https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2020/10/grant-helps-put-uc-near-the-forefront-of-cancer-research.html)
2018: V-Foundation V-Scholar Grant (PI: KIM)
2018: Marlene Harris Ride Cincinnati Pilot Grant Award (PI: KIM)
More information:
CONTACTS:
Email: kimiw@ucmail.uc.edu
Mailing address:
Department of Chemistry
University of Cincinnati
312 College Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
Graduate Students
Research Staff
Joo Ok Hyoun
Research Assistant: 2020 – present
Hyelim Choi
KOREA-US WEST – Intern
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
Yasin Pourfarjam
Graduate Student: 2017 ~ 2021
Currently a post-doc in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY.
Jessica Ventura
UC WISE: 2017 ~ 2018
Currently in Ph.D. program in Case Western School of Medicine.
Linh Tran
Biochemistry Capstone, 2017 ~ 2019
Currently in Pharm.D. program in Ohio State University.
Emma Schoch
Biochemistry Capstone, 2016 ~ 2017
Currently in Ph.D. program in UC COM.
Khanh Tran
WISE, McNair fellowship undergraduate student (2019 – 2022)
Currently Ph.D. program in UMass Chan Medical School