

Prof. Pilnam Kim |
Dean, KAIST Academy
Head, Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching
Associate Professor in Bio and Brain Engineering
Office: Room 1005, E16 (CMS)
Email: pkim at kaist.ac.kr
Ph.D. Seoul National University (Mechanical Engineering), (2009)
Post-doctoral fellow Princeton Univ. (Mechanical and Aerospace Eng.) (2009-2010)
Senior Research Scientist Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2011)
Associate Professor in Bio and Brain Eng. KAIST since 2012
Representative Awards
〇 2023. National R&D Performance Evaluation Merit, Minister’s Commendation [Ministry of Science and ICT]
〇 2022 National R&D Excellence 100, Excellence Award [Ministry of Science and ICT]
〇 2021. 2020 KAIST Top 10 Representative Research [KAIST]
〇 2019. Korea L’Oreal-UNESCO Fellowship Award for Women Scientists [L’Oreal-UNESCO]
〇 2016. Selected as ‘70 Doctors of Seoul Engineering who Shine Korea’ [SNU, Coll. of Eng. ]
〇 2013. Appointed Assistant Professor Lee Won [KAIST]
Current Members

Insung Yong (Ph.D. Student)
Background: Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest
3D disease model, 3D in vitro tissue engineering, cell-derived ECM

Hyunjin Lee (Integrated Course Candidate)
Background: Bio&Brain Engineering
Research Interest
Tumor Microenvironment, Proteomics, Organoid
Jongbeom Lee (Ph.D. Student)
Background: Bio&Brain Engineering
Research Interest
Mechanobiology, Tumor microenvironment


Seung Won Oh (Ph.D. Student)
Background: Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest
Tissue engineering, Tumor-Immune-Microenvironment-Engineering

Siwon Mun (Ph.D. Student)
Background: Organic Material Science and Engineering
Research Interest
Tissue Engineering, Organoid

Hyejin Kim (Ph.D. Student)
Background: Analytical science and technology
Research Interest
Glycoproteomics, Proteomics

Junho Lee (Ph.D. Student)
Background: Biology and Statistics (double major)
Research Interest
Tumor microenvironment, Metastasis

Sooyeon Song (M.S. Student)
Background: Biochemistry
Research Interest
Proteomics, Organoid

SeongWoo Choi (Integrated Course Student)
Background: Biology
Research Interest
Brain Cognitive, Neurobiology, Neural tissue engineering

Minsoo Kwon (M.S. Student)
Background: Biology
Research Interest
Tumor microenvironment, Mode of cancer cell invasion, Tissue-targeted cancer treatment

Chaebin Song (Undergraduate Student)
Background: Bio&Brain Engineering
Research Interest
Tissue engineering, Organoid

Minjoon Jeong (Undergraduate Student)
Background: Biology
Research Interest
Tumor microenvironment, Organoid
Alumni
Hyo Min Kim (Ph.D. 2023)
Post Doc fellow
Columbia University Institute for Genomic Medicine
Kyeonglim Lee (M.S. 2022)
Youngmin Jo (Ph.D. 2023)
Post Doc fellow
Institue of Human Biology, Roche
Minjeong Jang (Ph.D. 2019)
Senior Researcher
Korea Institute of Radiological Medical Sciences, KIRAMS
Duc Pham (M.S. 2022)
Ph.D. student
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, UC Davis
Ilkyoo Koh (Ph.D. 2019)
SK Biopharmaceuticals
Hyeonkyu Lee (M.S. 2019)
Ph.D. student
KAIST
Yoonmi Hong (Ph.D. 2018)
Manager
Shinhan Bank Co., Ltd.
Dongbin Won (M.S. 2018)
Cytiva
Yunji Lee (M.S. 2019)
Yuhan Corporation
Hyebin Kim (M.S. 2019)
Junghwa Cha (Ph.D. 2018)
Post Doc fellow
University of California-Berkeley
Seungwon Scott Yang (M.S. 2018)
Samsung Biologics
Jongcheon Lim (M.S. 2017)
Ph.D student
Purdue Biomedical Engineering
Seungwon Jung (M.S. 2016)
LG Chemical
Hatice Ozge Ozguldez (M.S. 2017)
Ph.D. student
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
Hyunwoo Joo (M.S. 2015)
Ph.D. student
Seoul National Univ. Chemical and Biological Engineering
Hyunjae Shin (M.S. 2016)
Technical Review Officer
Suhmit
Yemuk Choi (M.S. 2016)
Yoonjee Oh (M.S. 2015)
Kyung Hee Univ. Law School