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
M.S.-Ph.D. Combined Program
joined March, 2026

Soon Shin Kwon
M.S.-Ph.D. Combined Program
joined March, 2026

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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