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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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In-Kwon Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy

Positions:

2024 – present: Associate Professor with Tenure, 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

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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)

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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)​

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More information: 

https://www.pharmacy.pitt.edu/people/kwon-kim​

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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

Prem Shrestha

U.PItt School of Pharmacy

Ph.D. Program: 2024 - present

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Ainsley Lederer

U.PItt School of Pharmacy

Ph.D. Program: 2025 - present

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Ji Youn Park

U.PItt School of Pharmacy

Ph.D. Program: 2025. 8 – 

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Post-Docs and staffs

Jiwon Lee

Research Intern: 2025 - present

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Alumni

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Yasin Pourfarjam, Ph.D.

Graduate Student: 2017 ~ 2021

Currently a post-doc in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Matthew Medearis, Ph.D.

Graduate Student: 2019 ~ 2023

Currently a post-doc in University of Kansas Medical Center

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Nuwami Dharmapriya, Ph.D.

Graduate Student: 2019 ~ 2023

Currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Xavier University 

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Samuel Kasson, Ph.D.

Graduate Student: 2019 ~ 2023

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Zhijun (Jim) Ma, Ph.D.

Graduate Student: 2020 ~ 2024

Currently a Post-doc at FDA

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Matthew Kelly, Ph.D.

Graduate Student: 2020 ~ 2024

Currently works at MEDPACE

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Jessica Ventura

UC WISE: 2017 ~ 2018

Currently in the Ph.D. program at Case Western Reserve University

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Linh Tran

Biochemistry Capstone, 2017 ~ 2019

Currently in the PharmD program at Ohio State University

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Emma Schoch

Biochemistry Capstone, 2016 ~ 2017

Currently in the Ph.D. program at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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Khanh Tran

WISE, McNair fellowship undergraduate student (2019 – 2022)

Currently in the Ph.D. program at UMass Chan Medical School

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Zyrill Dayne Dela Cruz

Biochemistry Capstone, 2021 ~ 2022

Currently in the PharmD program at University of Washington School of Pharmacy

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
3501 Terrace St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261

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©2016 by The KIM Laboratory

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