Advancing Drug Design and Therapeutic Discovery

[Dec 2025] A study on tau inhibitor investigation against Alzheimer's disease was published in Pharmacological Research. Big Congrats!

[Nov 2025] A study on genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter was published in Genes & Genomics. Congrats!

[Nov 2025] A study on repurposing the anticancer drug KP46 to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria (CRAB) was published in Antibiotics. Congrats! 

[Oct 2025] Our work on copper nanoparticles and vitamin C for wound infection treatment was published in Biomaterials Science. Congrats! 

[Aug 2025] A study on in silico epitope screening for Acinetobacter baumannii vaccine candidates was published in Genes & Genomics. Congrats!

[May 2025] Our work on AbOmpA-mediated virulence and anti-infective strategies in A. baumannii is out in the Journal of Biomedical Science!  Congrats!

[Jan 2025] Trae Hillyer (PhD) and Noah Aguirre, (PharmD/PhD) award 2025 UH Hospitals-NEOMED Student Scholar Fellowships again. Big Congrats! 

[Jan 2025] Nayeong Kim (PhD student from KNU) joined the lab as a visiting global research exchange student. Welcome! 

[Jan 2025] Dr. Shin is nominated and selected to be recognized as a 2025 University Hospital (UH)-NEOMED Faculty Scholar. Congrats!

[Nov 2024] A study on trends in A. baumannii resistance induced by carbapenems was published in the Scientific Reports journal. Congrats!

[Nov 2024] The review study of colistin resistance mechanisms was published in the Pathogens journal. Congrats!

[Oct 2024] The review study of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii  was published in the Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology journal. Congrats!

[June 2024] A study on the application of Aloe Vera as a hemostatic hydrogel has been published in the journal Gels. Congratulations! 

[May 2024] The review study of VABOMERE (meropenem and vaborbactam) was published in the Antibiotics journal. Congrats!

[May 2024] Shin lab received the Mid-Career Researcher Program sub-award grant from the National Research Foundation of S. Korea! Congrats!

[April 2024] Trae Hillyer has passed his Ph.D. candidacy exam. Congrats!

[April 2024] A New US provisional patent for Shin Lab's anti-MRSA therapy has been issued. Congrats!

[April 2024] The study of the aerobic exercise on microbiota was published in the Animal Cells and Systems journal. Congrats!

[Mar 2024] Shin lab awarded Brain Health Research Institute research grant! Congrats!

[Feb 2024] Trae Hillyer (PhD) and Noah Aguirre, (PharmD) award 2024 UH Hospitals-NEOMED Student Scholar Fellowships. Big Congrats!

[Jan 2024] The oxidative stress by particulate matter has been accepted in the Antioxidants journal. Congrats!

[Dec 2023] Shin lab received NIH/NINDS R03 grant! Congrats!

[Nov 2023] Anna Cmolik, M2, presented her Poster at the NEOMED Symposium. Congrats!

[Oct 2023] The Taxifolin VIM-2 inhibitor paper is accepted in the Microorganism journal. Congrats!

[Oct 2023]  A New US provisional patent for Shin Lab's anti-tau combination therapy has been issued. Congrats!

[Oct 2023] Dr. Sarah Arrington has joined the lab as a research volunteer PharmD student. Welcome! 

[Oct 2023] We have a fall lab K-BBQ dinner gathering on Oct 13th!

[July 2023] The NDM-4 inhibitor structure paper was published in the JBC journal. Congrats!

[June 2023] The Drug Resistance Pattern paper was published in the Scientific Reports journal. Congrats!

[May 2023] Anna Cmolik has joined the lab as a summer research fellowship MD student. Welcome! 

[April 2023] The Fe(8-hq)3 paper was published in the Antibiotics journal. Congrats!

[Feb 2023] Shin lap NIH/NIAID R03 grant sub-award! Congrats!

[Feb 2023] The α-synuclein mutant paper is published in the JBC journal. Congrats!

[Oct 2022] A new U.S. PATENT has been issued for our lab's MBL inhibitor. Congrats!

[Oct 2022] Payton Ciolli has joined the lab as a BMS program Ph.D. student. Welcome aboard!

[Sep 2022] Our collaborator, Dr. Crowder @ Miami U, visits NEOMED as our department's seminar speaker. Welcome!

[Sep 2022] Andrew Fulk has joined the lab as PharmD/Ph.D. student Welcome aboard!

[July 2022] Dr. Benin successfully completed the NSF I-Corps program. Congrats!

[April 2022] Shin lap Translational Research seed grant award! Congrats!

[Mar 2022] The α-synuclein structure paper is published in the bioRxiv. Congrats!

[Mar 2022] Shin lap NIH/NIA R01 grant sub-award! Congrats!

[Mar 2022] Our lab has joined to support Ukrainian scientists!

[Nov 2021] The Quercetin review paper is published in the OJPTR journal. Congrats!

[Oct 2021] Bogdan M. Benin Ph.D. has joined the lab as Postdoctoral Scholar. Welcome aboard!

[Sep 2021] Jade Natali has joined the lab as PharmD. research electives course student. Welcome aboard!

[Sep 2021] Taylor Zirzow has joined the lab as PharmD. student Research Volunteer. Welcome aboard!

[July 2021] Pharm Sci. Department has a summer research fellows potluck lunch party on July 23rd. We look forward to celebrating together.

[July 2021] We have a summer lab BBQ party on July 10th!

[June 2021] The MBL paper is published in the CBDD journal. Congrats!

[June 2021] Noah Aguirre has joined the lab as a summer research fellowship PharmD student. Welcome!

[May 2021] Sahar Jamal has joined the lab as a summer research fellowship PharmD student. Welcome!

[April 2021] Our lab has received two summer research student fellowships.

[Mar 2021] Trae Hillyer has accepted the Integrated Pharmaceutical Medicine (IPM) Ph.D. graduate program. Hearty Congratulations!!

[Nov 2020] Andrew Fulk has joined the lab as a Research Volunteer. Welcome aboard!

[Oct 2020] Trae Hillyer has joined the lab as a Research Assistant. He is the first member at NEOMED. Welcome aboard!