PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
In-Kwon Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Positions:
2024 – present: Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.
2022 – 2024: Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
2022 – 2024: Chair of Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
2022 – 2024: 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, Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
2013 – 2016: Assistant Professor – Research: Washington University School of Medicine
Education & Training:
Post-Doc: Washington University School of Medicine (Structural Biochemistry and Drug Discovery, Advisor: Tom Ellenberger)
Ph.D.: Seoul National University (Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Advisor: Sa-Ouk Kang)
M.S: Seoul National University (Microbiology, Advisor: Sa-Ouk Kang)
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 (ACS-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:
https://www.pharmacy.pitt.edu/people/kwon-kim
CONTACTS:
Email: kii8@pitt.edu
Mailing address:
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
3501 Terrace St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Graduate Students
Positions are available for talented graduate students (Ph.D. and Masters)
Post-Docs and staffs
Positions are available for talented post-docs and staffs
Undergraduate students
Positions are available for talented undergraduate students
Alumni
Yasin Pourfarjam, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2017 ~ 2021
Currently a post-doc in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Matthew Medearis, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2019 ~ 2023
Currently a post-doc in University of Kansas Medical Center
Nuwami Dharmapriya, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2019 ~ 2023
Currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Xavier University
Samuel Kasson, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2019 ~ 2023
Zhijun (Jim) Ma, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2020 ~ 2024
Currently a Post-doc at FDA
Matthew Kelly, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2020 ~ 2024
Currently works at MEDPACE
Jessica Ventura
UC WISE: 2017 ~ 2018
Currently in the Ph.D. program at Case Western Reserve University
Linh Tran
Biochemistry Capstone, 2017 ~ 2019
Currently in the PharmD program at Ohio State University
Emma Schoch
Biochemistry Capstone, 2016 ~ 2017
Currently in the Ph.D. program at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Khanh Tran
WISE, McNair fellowship undergraduate student (2019 – 2022)
Currently in the Ph.D. program at UMass Chan Medical School
Zyrill Dayne Dela Cruz
Biochemistry Capstone, 2021 ~ 2022
Currently in the PharmD program at University of Washington School of Pharmacy