Biography:Eunjoon Kim

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Eunjoon Kim
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BornJan 20, 1964
Republic of Korea
NationalityKorea
Alma materBusan National University, KAIST, Michigan State University
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience, autism, protein receptors
InstitutionsKAIST, Institute for Basic Science, Harvard Medical School
Doctoral advisorJames L. Bennett
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGim Eunjun
McCune–ReischauerKim Ŭnchun
WebsiteIBS Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions

Eunjoon Kim is a professor of KAIST and director of Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS). With over 150 publications to his name, his research has been cited over 16,000 times giving him an h-index of 61 and i10-index of 121.[1] He graduated from Busan National University in 1986, received master's degree at KAIST in 1988, received PhD degree at Michigan State University in 1994, and worked at Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral fellow during 1995-1996. His current research focuses on molecular organization of neuronal synapses and synapse dysfunction-related psychiatric disorders.

Education

  • 1982. 3 – 1986. 2 B.S., Dept of Pharmacology, Busan National University, Korea
  • 1986. 3 – 1988. 2 M.S., Dept of Biological Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
  • 1991. 9 – 1994. 12 Ph.D., Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University[2]

Work

  • 1988. 3 – 1991. 8 Research Associate, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
  • 1995. 1 – 1997. 2 Postdoc, Dept of Neurobiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School.P.I.: Morgan Sheng
  • 1997. 3 – 2000. 2 Assistant Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, Busan National University, Korea
  • 2000. 3 – 2014 Assistant, Associate, & Full Professor, Dept of Biol. Sci., KAIST, Korea
  • 2003. 7 – 2012.5 Director, National Creative Research Initiative Center for Synaptogenesis, Korea
  • 2012. 6 – present Director, Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, KAIST, Korea[3]

Awards

  • 2018: ASAN Awards in Medicine, ASAN Foundation[4][5][6]
  • 2014: KAISTian of the Year, KAIST[7]
  • 2013: POSCO Chungam Award, POSCO[8][9]
  • 2012: Life Science Award, Korean Society for Molecular Cell Biology[10][11]
  • 2012: Inchon Award, Dong-A Ilbo[12][13]
  • 2012: Life Science Award, Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology
  • 2011: Best Research Award, KAIST[14]
  • 2005: BPS Award, Korean BioPharmacal Society
  • 2004: Young Investigator Award, Korean Ministry of Science and Technology
  • 2003: Academic Award, KAIST
  • 1991: Korean Government Overseas Scholarship, Ministry of Education

References

  1. Eunjoon, Kim. "Google Scholar". Google Scholar. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fgt4fvkAAAAJ&hl=en. 
  2. Kim, Eunjoon. "Michigan State University". http://www.msu.edu/. 
  3. Eunjoon, Kim (2012). "Autistic-like social behavior in Shank2-mutant mice improved by restoring NMDA receptor function". Nature 486: 261–265. doi:10.1038/nature11208. PMID 22699620. 
  4. "2008 - 2018 Laureates Asan Award in Medicine - Asan Medical Center". Asan Foundation. http://asanawardinmedicine.amc.seoul.kr/asan/depts/asanawardinmedicine/E/content.do?menuId=3997. 
  5. Kim, Hyoyeon (11 April 2018). "The 11th Asan Award in Medicine Laureates". KAIST. http://herald.kaist.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1662. 
  6. "Four Scientists to Receive 2018 ASAN Awards". 30 January 2018. https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/01/academia/asan-award-2018/. 
  7. "Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions Lab.". KAIST. http://molneuro.kaist.ac.kr/contents/sub/sub01.php. 
  8. "Science Prize Awardees(2013): Eun-jun Kim". POSCO. https://www.postf.org/en/page/award/history/sci_2013.do. 
  9. 박, 민규 (5 February 2013). "포스코 청암상에 김은준·윤병훈·서영남 씨 선정" (in Korean). http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013020511232179622. 
  10. 박, 혜정 (10 January 2018). "아산의학상에 김은준·방영주 교수 선정" (in Korean). http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2018011016102491396. 
  11. 이, 에스더 (11 January 2018). "아산의학상에 김은준·방영주 교수" (in Korean). https://news.joins.com/article/22276262. 
  12. 황, 인찬 (30 August 2012). "[제26회 인촌상 수상자인촌상 영광의 얼굴들… 수상소감과 공적"] (in Korean). http://news.donga.com/3/all/20120830/48972526/1. 
  13. "인촌상 김은준 교수" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 29 August 2018. https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0005784457. 
  14. 김, 봉구 (5 January 2015). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Korean). 한국경제신문. http://news.hankyung.com/article/201501055447g?nv=o.