Dr. Ki Kim

Biography

Ki Wook Kim is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biotech and Biomolecular Science at the University of New South Wales. He holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Sydney, where he examined the roles of microRNAs in RNA silencing and their interactions within plants, particularly utilizing Arabidopsis thaliana as a model. Dr. Kim has extensive training in molecular research and advanced microscopy, having worked at renowned institutions such as the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and CSIRO. His research pivots towards the viral causes of type 1 diabetes, where he focuses on the characterisation of viruses infecting humans. Currently, he leads the Viruses and Diabetes Human Viromics research group at UNSW and co-leads a significant research initiative, the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity Study, investigating viral triggers in relation to type 1 diabetes. His research interests include the molecular events triggered by enteroviruses and their role in the onset of type 1 diabetes, as well as utilizing Next-Generation Sequencing technologies to study changes in the transcriptome and virome of human pancreatic islets before the development of type 1 diabetes.

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