Junil Kim Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
School of Systems Biomedical Science,
Soongsil University
369 Sangdo-Ro, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Center 607ho, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul (zip: 06978), South Korea
Tel.: +82-2-820-0452 (office) +82-10-3140-6567 (Cell)
Email: junilkim@ssu.ac.kr or neocaleb@gmail.com
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■ Education2008 - 2014Received Ph.D., Laboratory for Systems Biology and Bio-Inspired Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. Kwang-Hyun Cho), Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Thesis: “Identification of the core structure of a complex biomolecular regulatory network with respect to evolvability and controllability”2005 - 2008Received M.S., Systems Biology Laboratory (Supervisor: Prof. Kwang-Hyun Cho), Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Thesis: “Evolutionary design principles of modules that control cellular differentiation: consequences for hysteresis and multistability”2001 - 2005Received B.S., Department of Bioinformatics, Soongsil University ■ Employment2021 - Present Assistant Professor, School of Systems Biomedical Science, Soongsil University2018 - 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark2016 - 2018 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States2014 - 2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, CHA Cancer Institute, CHA University, Republic of Korea2014 - 2015 Lecturer, Soongsil University, Republic of Korea2011 - 2012 Visiting researcher, Center for Complex Biological Systems (CCBS), University of California, Irvine (UCI), United Stats ■ Research experience- Developing algorithms for analyzing single cell transcriptomic data- Network-based transcriptomic and genomic studies on complex disease including cancer, obesity, and aging.- Studies on biomolecular regulatory networks for unravelling evolutionary design principles such as multistationarity, robustness, evolvability, and controllability by integrating network analysis, mathematical modeling, functional genomics, and microarray analysis- ODE-based mathematical modeling study of cellular signaling networks for developing toxicity evaluation system- Boolean-based mathematical modeling study of cellular signaling networks for identifying effective and safe skin lightening target ■ Research Interest- What is the evolutionary design principle of biomolecular regulatory networks?- Can we expect phenotypes of the bio-organisms from genomic information and their interactions? ■ Academic Awards and Honours2023 - Present Committee member of Korea Genome Organization (한국유전체학회 이사)2022 - Present Committee member of Korean Society of Bioinformatics (한국생명정보학회 이사)2022 - Present Committee member of Korean Society of Molecular and Cellular Biology (한국분자세포생물학회 이사)Apr. 2018 Plenary Oral Award at the SICEM 2018, Seoul, South KoreaOct. 2016 KASBP-DAEWOONG Fellowship Award at the 2016 KASBP Fall Symposium, New JerseyApr. 2015 Best Poster Prize at the Obesity Summit 2015 LondonFeb. 2014 Best Paper Award for Graduate of College of Life Science and Bioengineering in KAISTOct. 2010 GENESYS Young Scientist Travel Award from the 11th International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB2010) and GENESYS2008 - 2014 KAIST scholarship, KAISTOct. 2007 Student Travel Award from the 8th International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB2007)Oct. 2006 Student Travel Award from the 7th International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB2006)2001-2004 4 years of full scholarship, Soongsil University