BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Woo Shik Shin is a faculty member at NEOMED, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Shin started his journey in science at Seoul National University, School of Medicine, where he earned an M.S. degree in Tumor biology and Clinical Oncology. Then went to the South Dakota State University for a second M.S. degree in Computer Science to learn about computational power and approaching them to solve biological problems. Dr. Shin received a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, 2016. He did postdoctoral training at the University of California-Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. Over ten years of extensive research career within biology and computer-aided drug design work led to original research articles in peer-reviewed journals include Nature Chemistry, Nature Communication, Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, and three U.S. patents, which planned to be commercialized in multiple pharma companies.
2020-present Assistant Professor @ Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
2016-2020 Postdoctoral Research Associate @ University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Neurology
2010-2016 Ph. D. in Medicinal Chemistry & Bioinformatics @ University of Minnesota, Twin City (UMN)
2007-2010 M.S. in Computer Sciences @ South Dakota State University (SDSU)
2003-2006 M.S. in Oncology & Tumor Biology @ Seoul National University (SNU)
1997-2002 B.S. in Biotechnology @ Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS)
TEACHING
PEMD 60406 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS) (Fall 2020 / Fall 2021)
PHDD 71305 Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics (PD/PK) (Spring 2021)
System Biology Elective
Advanced Drug Design and Development (ADDD)
AWARD
UH-NEOMED Faculty Scholar 2025
COP 2021 P1 Teacher of the Year
COP 2022 P1 Teacher of the Year
COP Award ceremony Keynote speaker
Pharmaceutical Sciences Class Fall 2024 [Olson Hall]
Advanced Drug Design, Elective Class Fall 2024
Pharmaceutical Sciences Class Fall 2021 [Olson Hall]
Pharmaceutical Sciences Class Fall 2022 [Olson Hall]
Pharmaceutical Sciences Class Fall 2023 [Olson Hall]
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Committee on Academic and Professional Progress (CAPP) 2020 - present
College of Pharmacy Admission Committee 2020 - present
Nuclear Medicine student association advisor 2020 - present
Primary Graduate Faculty III College of Graduate Studies 2020 - present
NEO-Society for Neuroscience leadership Committee 2021
Pharmacy Appendix G Task Force Committee 2021 - 2022
Department Faculty Search Committe 2021
SHIN Lab is affiliated with the College of Pharmacy at NEOMED.
Postal Address: 4209 state route 44, Rootstown, Ohio, 44272 USA