John Kim
Associate Professor
Contact Information
- jnkim@jhu.edu
- 389 UTL
- 410-516-3286 | Lab 410-516-3463
- Group/Lab Website
Research Interests: Deciphering the biological function of microRNAs and other small RNAs expressed in the genome
John Kim is an associate professor in Biology whose research focuses on deciphering the biological function of microRNAs and other small RNAs expressed in the genome.
Academic Appointments
| 07/2015 | Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University |
| 09/2013 | Associate Professor, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan |
| 09/2006 | Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan |
Education and Training
| 2001—2006 | Postdoctoral research: RNAi and microRNA mechanisms in C. elegans. Advisor: Gary Ruvkun Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston Department of Molecular Biology, MGH, Boston |
| 1994—2000 | Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Doctoral research: Genetic dissection of autophagy in S. cerevisiae. Advisor: Daniel J. Klionsky Department of Microbiology, University of California, Davis |
| 1990—1994 | Staff Research Associate, Hormone Research Institute, UCSF Research: Autoantigenicity of glutamic acid decarboxylase in type I diabetes. Advisor: Steinunn Baekkeskov |
| 1986—1990 | B.S., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven Senior Research Advisor: George Palade |
Honors and Awards
| 2013 | Frederick C. Neidhardt Endowed Professorship, University of Michigan |
| 2009—2013 | Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences |
| 2003—2006 | Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow |