Hyung Joon Kim

Hyung Joon Kim, Ph. D., Senior Staff Scientist. Hyung Joon Kim was trained as a neuroscientist in Rusty Gage’s lab at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies after he earned a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of California at Irvine. His prior position was faculty at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has studied the critical role of stem cells in the brain and vasculature by manipulating hiPSCs in microfluidics. His research focuses on understanding the alterations in cellular dynamics from healthy to pathological conditions by integrating stem cell biology, live-cell imaging, and machine learning.

Companies

• Neuroscientist | Biomedical Engineer Harvard Medical School (2021)
• Neuroscientist | Biomedical Engineer Boston Children's Hospital (2021)
• Adjunct Faculty Member University of Nebraska Medical Center (2021 — 2021)
• Assistant Professor University of Nebraska Medical Center (2017 — 2021)
• Staff Researcher Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2016 — 2017)
• Research Associate Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2010 — 2016)
• Research Scientist Korea Institute of Science and Technology (2000 — 2005)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of California, Irvine (2005 — 2010)
• B.S. and M.S. Pohang University of Science and Technology (1993 — 1999)