Dong-Wook KIM

Professor, Stem Cell Research Center, Yonsei Univ.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Dept. of Biotechnology, The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
• B.S., Korea Univ., Korea

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Visiting Faculty, USC Keck School of Medicine, USA
• Director, Stem Cell Research Center, Korea
• Instructor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA
• Faculty, Dept. of Physiology, Yonsei Univ. College of Medicine, Korea
• Research Scientist, Dept. of Cell Biology, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, USA
• Vice President, 2009 TERMIS World Congress in Conjunction with Seoul Stem Cell Symposium
• Editorial Board, Stem Cell Research
• Government Affairs Committee, ISSCR
• Board of Directors, Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR)
• Steering Committee, Stem Cell Network for the Asia-Pacific Region (SNAP)
• Steering Committee, International Stem Cell Forum
• Co-chair, International Stem Cell Proteomics Initiative (Joint ISSCR and HUPO Initiative)
• Editor-in-Chief, Tissue Engi. and Regenerative Medicine
• Organizing Committee Stem Cell Session Chair, TERMIS World Congress
• International Committee, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
• Organizing Committee Chair, Seoul International Symposium on Stem Cell Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Generation of iPS Cells
• Study of the Efficient Differentiation of Embryonic Stem (ES) Cells and iPS Cells into Neuronal Subtypes
• Stem Cell Researches Based on Engineering Methodologies
• Study of the Developmental Mechanisms of ES Cells
• Application of ES and iPS Cell-Derived Cells to Neurological Disorders