Dr. Kang Ko

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Kang Ko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics at Penn Dental Medicine. He earned his B.S. degree in Physiology with a focus on Neuroscience in 2009 and an M.S. degree in Neurobiology in 2011 from the University of California, San Diego. He continued his education at Penn Dental Medicine, earning his D.M.D. degree in 2015 and a combined certificate in Periodontics with a D.Sc.D. degree in 2020. Dr. Ko is an active member of the International Association for Dental Research, the American Academy of Periodontology, and the American Dental Association, and he has received numerous awards in teaching and research, including the Ricardo Teles Research Award in 2020. His current research is NIH-funded, focusing on fibroblast heterogeneity and its impact on immunity in the oral cavity and skin.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Penn Dental Medicine • Philadelphia, PA

Teaches and conducts research in the Department of Periodontics.

Awards

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Ricardo Teles Research Award

2020-01-01
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NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award

2020-01-01
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Travel Grant AADR 2019

2019-01-01
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AAP Educator Award

2018-01-01
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K08 Award

2017-01-01
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Travel Grant AADR

2017-01-01
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Henry M. Thornton Fellowship Award

2016-01-01
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Straumann Fellowship Award

2015-01-01
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Achievement Award Pharmacology/Therapeutics

2015-01-01
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Alpha Omega Academic Achievement Award

2015-01-01
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HANAUTM Prosthodontic Award

2015-01-01
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AADR Bloc Travel Grant Award

2015-01-01
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Oral Biology Award

2015-01-01
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American Academy Periodontology Student Award

2015-01-01
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Abram Cohen Award Periodontics

2015-01-01
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Earle Banks Hoyt Teaching Award

2015-01-01
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Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society

2015-01-01
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AADR Bloc Travel Grant Award

2013-01-01
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Matthew Cryer Honors Society

2013-01-01
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Scott Perry Award

2011-01-01

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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