Kwangwoo Kim, PhD 📄 CV LinkedIn Scholar

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

PhD Student (in the 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
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2021 Received a two-year full scholarship from Kyung Hee University

Junho Lee

PhD Student (rhsrhdfyd@khu.ac.kr)

Mar 2023 - Present PhD, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Sep 2020 - Feb 2023 MSc, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2014 - Feb 2020 BS, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology & Dept. of Medicinal Bioscience, Soonchunhyang University

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
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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 📄 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
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Mar 2022 - Feb 2025 Received a three-year full scholarship from Kyung Hee University

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
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Chan Young Kim

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

Mar 2024 - Present PhD, Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
Mar 2018 - Feb 2024 BS (Summa cum laude), Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University
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Mar 2024 - Feb 2027 Received a three-year full scholarship from Kyung Hee University

Intern researchers
Dongho Lee (undergraduate student; Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University)
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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.
Alumni
PhD alumni
Eunji Ha (PhD; MS/PhD-integrated course from Mar 2018 to Feb 2023): Assistant Professor at Kyungpook National University
MSc alumni
Junho Lee (MSc; Master’s course from Sep 2020 to Feb 2023): PhD student at the Kim lab
Ki-Nam Gu (MSc; BS/MS-integrated course from Sep 2018 to Feb 2020): Bioinformatician at LG Household & Health Care
Sehwan Chun (MSc; Master’s course from Sep 2017 to Aug 2019):
    Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research
    PhD student at the Kim lab
Jiwoo Lim (MSc; Master’s course from Mar 2017 to Feb 2019): Bioinformatician at Genome Opinion