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)
Postdoc Fellow (starting Sep 2026)
YoungJin Pyung, PhD
Education
Integrated MSc-PhD (2018-2024) at Seoul National University
Major Research Topic
The liver-gut axis in CRC / The liver-lung axis in allergic asthma
MSc Student (starting Sep 2026)
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
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.