Dong-Wook Kim Professor Physiology
Detail Major
Department of Physiology
Career
Academic records
- - 1996 : Biotechnology, The Univ. of Tokyo (Ph.D.)
- - 1991 : Genetic Engineering, Korea Univ. (Master)
- - 1986 : Food Sci. Tech./Life Sci., Korea Univ. (B.S.)
Education and research career
- - 2003~Present : Yonsei Univ. College of Medicine, Korea/Faculty
- - 2001~2004 : Harvard Medical School, USA/Junior Faculty
- - 1997~2001 : Yale Univ. School of Medicine, USA/Research Scientist
Academic career
- - Chairman of the Board (2020) : Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR)
- - President (2019) : Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR)
- - Committee Member (2018-2019) : International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Program Committee (Korean Representative)
- - Editorial Board (2015-2020) : JBC (Journal of Biological Chemistry)
- - Director (2012-2017) : Stem Cell Research Center for Drug Development, Korea
- - Editorial Board (2011-) : Inflamation and Regeneration
- - Special Advisory Board (2011-2015) : Korean FDA (Cell-based Therapeutics)
- - Editorial Board (2009-) : Stem Cell Reviews and Reports
- - Vice President (2009) : 2009 TERMIS World congress, Korea
- - Government Affairs Committee Member (2008-2009) : ISSCR (Korean Representative)
- - Editorial Board (2008-2012) : Stem Cell Research
- - Co-chair (2007-2012) : International Stem Cell Proteomics Initiative (ISSCR and Hupo)
- - Steering Committee Member (2007-2012) : International Stem Cell Forum (Korean Representative)
- - Steering Committee Member (2007-2012) : Stem Cell Network for the Asia Pacific Region
- - Board of Directors (2007-) : Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR)
- - Director (2006-2012) : Korean Stem Cell Research Center, Korea
- - Director (2006) : Task Force of 10-Year National Plan for Stem Cell Research in Korea
- - Organizing Committee Stem Cell Session Chair (2006) : TERMIS World Congress
- - Editor-in-Chief (2006-2008) : Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- - International Committee Member (2005-2009) : ISSCR (Korean Representative)
Research Interests
- - Applications of iPS/ES cells in disease modeling, mechanism study and screening of new drugs
- - Differentiation of ES cells and iPS cells into neuronal subtypes
- - Study of the developmental mechanisms using ES/iPS cells
- - Application of ES and iPS cell-derived cells to Spinal Cord Injury and Parkinson Disease
- - Genome editing in patient-derived iPS cells using CRISPR-Cas9