Kwangwoo Kim

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Principal Investigator ( kkim@khu.ac.kr )

2025 – Present Professor, Dept. of Biology & Dept. of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University
2023 – Present Adjunct Professor, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
2023 – 2025 Special Volunteer, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD, USA)
2020 – 2025 Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology & Dept. of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department Chair (2021–2022), Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Kyung Hee University
2016 – 2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
2015 – 2016 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University
2013 – 2014 Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA, USA)
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (Cambridge, MA, USA)
2011 – 2012 Senior Engineer, Bio-Tech Group, Samsung Techwin Inc. (now Hanwha Aerospace)
2007 – 2011 PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST
2005 – 2007 MSc, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST
2000 – 2005 BSc, Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University
Chae-Yeon Yu

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PhD Student (MS/PhD-integrated program; yuo1996@khu.ac.kr )

Sep 2019 – Present PhD, Dept. of Biology & Dept. of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2015 – Aug 2019 BS, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University

Sep 2019 – Aug 2021

Received a two-year full scholarship from Kyung Hee University
Sehwan Chun

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PhD Student ( chunsehwan0922@gmail.com )

Mar 2023 – Present PhD, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Feb 2025 – Present Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research
Jul 2019 – Jan 2025 Bioinformatician, Corestem, Inc
Sep 2017 – Aug 2019 MSc, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2013 – Feb 2017 BS, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University

Sep 2017 – Aug 2019

Received a two-year full scholarship from Kyung Hee University
Mar 2015 – Feb 2017 Received a full scholarship from Kwanjeong Educational Foundation
Ayeong Kwon

Ayeong Kwon 📄 CV

PhD Student (in the MS/PhD-integrated program; ah5126@khu.ac.kr )

Mar 2022 – Present PhD, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2017 – Feb 2022 BS (Summa cum laude, Dean's Award), Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
with the completion of a secondary school teaching certificate program in biology

Mar 2022 – Feb 2025

Received a three-year full scholarship from Kyung Hee University
Hyunmin Im

Hyunmin Im

PhD Student (in the MS/PhD-integrated program; imhyeonmin0927@gmail.com )

Sep 2023 – Present PhD, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2019 – Aug 2023 BS, School of Systems Biomedical Science, Soongsil University
Chan Young Kim

Chan Young Kim

MSc Student ( unhavi@khu.ac.kr )

Mar 2024 – Present MSc, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2018 – Feb 2024 BS (Summa cum laude), Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University

Mar 2024 – Feb 2027

Received a three-year full scholarship from Kyung Hee University
Hyunmin Im

Dongho Lee

PhD Student (in the MS/PhD-integrated program; moveho@khu.ac.kr )

Mar 2026 – Present PhD, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2020 – Feb 2026 BS, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Positions Available!!
Post-Doc
We are looking for a Post-Doc fellow who has significant experience in genomic, epigenomic, and/or transcriptomic data analysis. Applicants should submit a single PDF file for a CV to Kwangwoo (kkim@khu.ac.kr).
Graduate Students
We are looking for graduate students for genomic/bioinformatic studies using large biological data. If you want to join the lab, feel free to contact Kwangwoo (kkim@khu.ac.kr). Applicants should have a strong interest in both biology and computer programming (or math/statistics), along with some prior experience or training in these areas.
PhD alumni
Eunji Ha (MS/PhD-integrated course from Mar 2018 to Feb 2023; Bric한빛사): Assistant Professor at Kyungpook National University
MSc alumni
Junho Lee (Master’s course from Sep 2020 to Feb 2023): Bioinformatician at BioMe.
Ki-Nam Gu (BS/MS-integrated course from Sep 2018 to Feb 2020): Bioinformatician at LG Household & Health Care
Sehwan Chun (Master’s course from Sep 2017 to Aug 2019; Bric한빛사):
    Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research
    PhD student at Kim Lab
Jiwoo Lim (Master’s course from Mar 2017 to Feb 2019; Bric한빛사): Bioinformatician at Genome Opinion