April 2020 - Dr Mavis Tenkorang Joined Ahima/Kim lab to study adipokines and cardiometabolic health.
January 2020 - Ahima/Kim lab were awarded a joint AHA grant to study the effects of adipokines on cardiometabolic health under AHA Strategically Focused Research Network.
December 2019 - Kim lab in collaboration with Ahima lab published Scientific Report paper showing that a lipid plays key role in glioblastoma growth.
December 2019 - Kim lab published FASEB J paper (led by Dr Tu-Sekine) demonstrating IPMK is a key regulator for extracellular matrix receptor proteins.
September 2019 - Dr Jung attended Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium
September 2019 - Drs Kim and Jung attended AHA obesity SFRN annual meeting.
Aug 2019 - Kim lab published a Scientific Report paper demonstrating that a loss of Dexras1 ameliorates an optic neuritis induced multiple sclerosis in animal model.
Aug 2018 - Dr IkRak Jung joined Ahima/Kim lab to study time-restricted feeding and obesity.
April 2018 – Kim lab published a PNAS paper demonstrating that the common diabetes drug can ameliorate nicotine-mediated withdrawal symptoms, read press release here.
March 2018 – Dr Kim attended AHA Obesity SFRN annual meeting.
December 2017 - Yupeng Wang joined Dr. Kim's lab as a graduate student.
November 2017 - Angie Chan joined Dr. Kim's lab as a part-time research assistant.
October 2017 - Dr. Bouchra Taib attended the 2017 Obesity Society Symposium and presented her abstract.
June 2017 - Achaunte Moore, Elise Lin and Meghan Reed joined EDM Research labs as summer interns.
May 2017 - Vincent Fong, MD, Ph.D joined Dr. Ahima's lab as a clinical/research fellow.
March 2017 - Ahima/Kim lab were awarded a joint AHA grant to study the effects of time-restricted feeding on metabolic and heart health under AHA Strategically Focused Obesity Research Network.
November 2016 - Jade West joined the team as a Research Technologist.
October 2016 - Dr. Becky Tu-Sekine joined the Kim Lab as a Senior Research Associate.
July 2016 - Ahima and Kim Labs officially opened in the newly renovated EDM lab space.