Team

Principal Investigator

Hong-Rae Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine

Professional Experience

2026.03 - Present : Associate Professor, Korea University College of Medicine

2022.03. - 2026.02. : Assistant Professor, Korea University College of Medicine

2020.03. - 2022.02. : Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, National Institutes of Health, United States (Advisor: Euna Yoo, Ph.D.)

2019.09. - 2020.02. : Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (Advisor: Professor Lak Shin Jeong)

Education

2014.09. - 2019.08. : Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry. College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University

2006.09. - 2012.12. : B.A., Chemistry. University of Washington, Seattle
(2009-2010: military leave of absence)

Current Members

Hobin Lee
Research Professor
joined September, 2024

Vikas Aswar
Research Professor
joined March, 2026

Hongseok Choi
Postdoctoral Fellow
joined March, 2026

Soomin Kang
M.S.-Ph.D Combined Program
joined March, 2023

Jiyoon Ha
M.S.-Ph.D. Combined Program
joined March, 2025

Yulim Shin
M.S.-Ph.D. Combined Program
joined September, 2025

Wonhui Yoon
Undergraduate Intern Program
joined July, 2025

Kirsten Yeonhee Lee
Undergraduate Intern Program
joined July, 2025

Hyeeun Moon
Undergraduate Intern Program
joined July, 2025

Alumni

Graduate Program

Ji Hwan Yoon (September 2023 - February 2026)

Rasel Ahmed Khan (March 2023 - Februrary 2024) - Moved onto: Ph.D. Program. UNSW Sydney, Australia

Undergraduate Research Program

Chaehyun Park (July 2024 - August 2024) - moved on to Graduate Program, Korea University College of Medicine

Soon Shin Kwon (July 2024 - August 2024) - moved on to Graduate Program, Korea University College of Medicine

Yulim Shin (September 2024 - August 2025) - moved on to Graduate Program, Korea University College of Medicine

Jiyoon Ha (September 2024 - February 2025) - moved on to Graduate Program, Korea University College of Medicine

Woongjin Min (February 2024 - August 2024) - moved on to Graduate Program, KU-KIST

Jungeum Park (March 2023 - December 2023) - moved on to M.D. Program, Korea University College of Medicine

Dohyung Kim (March 2023 - December 2023) - moved on to M.D. Program, Korea University College of Medicine

Halbert Kim (March 2024 - August 2024) - moved on to Undergraduate Program, Rice University, United States

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