T H E T E A M
Principal Investigator
Girak Kim, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Life Sciences
Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Korea University
Training
Postdoc (2018-2025)
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute
(Bethesda, USA)
Education
Ph.D. (2012-2016) / M.Sc. (2008-2010) / B.Sc. (2001-2008)
Seoul National University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
(Seoul, Korea)
Integrated MSc-PhD Student (starting Mar 2027)
Jungi Jang
Education
BSc (2021-2027) at Korea University
Major Research Topic
Hepatic vagal regulation of the Liver-X axis
MSc Student
Seungyeon Kang
Education
BSc (2022-2026) at Korea University
Major Research Topic
Hepatosome (hepatic exosome) mapping
Nahyun Kweon
Education
BSc (2021-2026) at Korea University
Major Research Topic
Hepatokine mapping
Maliha Saeed Khan (Global Korea Scholarship 2025)
Education
BSc (2019-2022) at University of Sindh
Major Research Topic
Gut-liver axis in CRC
Our lab currently has open positions for PhD students.
A minimum 2-month internship is required, including journal club sessions and on-site experimental training in our lab.