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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, 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)

Prem Shrestha

U.PItt School of Pharmacy

Ph.D. Program: 2024 - present

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Post-Docs and staffs

Positions are available for talented post-docs and staffs

Undergraduate students

Positions are available for talented undergraduate students

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

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