Minseok S. Kim, Ph.D.
DGIST(대구경북과학기술원) 뉴바이올로지
중개 반응 의학 센터 (TRMC) 센터장
Minseok S. Kim is an Associate Professor of New Biology at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST). He received his Ph.D. degree in Bio and Brain Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2010. Before joining the DGIST, he was a Senior Research Engineer for In vitro diagnostics (IVD) laboratory (2010 ~ 2013) and Well Aging Research Center (2013 ~ 2015) at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Korea. And then he worked as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Konyang University in Korea (2015 ~ 2016). In 2016, he joined the DGIST as an Assistant Professor for the Department of New Biology and served as a research member in the DGIST-Well Aging Research Center. Based on the background of biomedical engineering, he pursue novel rejuvenation technologies for aging recovery. His expertise includes BioMEMS (microelectromechanical systems), bioelectronics, microfluidics and nanobiosensors, which applied to organ-on-a-chip, biotechnological chips for human stem cells and embryology, biomimetic drug screening systems and precise cancer diagnostic systems including circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection and multiplexed tissue analysis. He has served as a committee member of the Korean BioChip Society from 2014.
- Contact
- Department of New Biology
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST)
- E5-313, 333 Techno Jungang-daero. Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu. 42988
- Republic of Korea
- Phone: +82-53-785-1740
- Email: kms@dgist.ac.kr
- Web: https://bioDr.dgist.ac.kr/
Professional Positions
- 2022.02 ~ Present: Associate professor, Dept. of New Biology, DGIST
- 2018.05 ~ Present: Chair, Translational Responsive Medicine Center (TRMC), Dept. of New Biology, DGIST
- 2016.12 ~ 2022.02: Assistant professor, Dept. of New Biology, DGIST
- 2015.03 ~ 2016.11: Assistant professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Konyang University
- 2013.07 ~ 2015.02: Senior researcher, Well Aging Research Center, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)
- 2010.04 ~ 2013.06: Senior researcher, In vitro diagnostics (IVD) laboratory, Bio Research Center, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Research Fields
- Aging research
- Biotechnological system for aging and senescence mechanism, Activation of aged stem cells, Stimulation device for anti-aging and rejuvenation, Biomimetic 3D in-vitro model for neurodegenerative disease
- Cancer Diagnostic System
- Circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection system, High-throughput anticancer drug screening system for personalized medicine, Multiplexed biomarker analysis, Quantitative precision systems for accurate prognosis and prediction in pathology and clinics.
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Immune cell separation technologies for clinical utility, cell engineering platform to massively modulate the function of immune cells has been developed by the combination of microfluidics and automated robotics, and genetic engineering of immune cells.
- Bioelectronic Devices
- Electroceuticals, IoT based biohealth system for biological function, Wearable physical stimulation device, Biosignal measurement device, Bioelectronic sensors, Biofluidic devices, Biochip system integrated with microfluidics, Electrical immunosensor.
- Micro- and Nanotechnology
- N/MEMS based Microactuator, Miniaturization of biomedical devices, Biological patterning and bioarray technology, Molecular/proteomic interaction, Nanosystems for regulation of transcription and nucleic acid modification.
- Biomimetics for in-vivo like screening technology
- Organ-on-a-chip, 3D bioprinter, High-throughput Screening (HTS) system for food and drug discovery, Smart microfluidic ADME/Tox system, Tissue culture, Tissue/cell-based assay systems.
- Stem Cells and Embryology
- Stem cell differentiation technology, Activation of aged stem cells based on biophysics, 3D microenvironment for niche and stemness control, Highly efficient system for embryo development: in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and in-vitro cultivation (IVC).
Honors and Award
- 2022.11 New Academic Research Award (신인학술상), The Korean BioChip Society
- 2019.09 Excellent Research Award, DGIST, Korea
- 2017.09 Best Research Award, DGIST, Korea
- 2010.02 Gold Prize winner supported by the 16th Samsung Human Tech Paper Competition
- 2010.02 Grand Award for Young Pasteurian Award, Institut Pasteur Korea (IPK) -French Embassy/Ministry of Education & Science Technology (MEST)
- 2009.11 Student Travel Grant for microTAS 2009
- 2009.03 Best Teaching Assistant Award, Dept. of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
- 2006.12 National Science Scholarship Award supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation [KOSEF].
- 2005.10 Graduate Student Travel Award for LabAutomation 2006
- 2003.08 Prize of superior graduation student, Yonsei University, Korea