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Taeyoon Kim is an Associate Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. He specializes in biomechanics and aims to understand the mechanical properties of biological structures, including cells and tissues. His research involves computational modeling and the study of acto-myosin contractility, viscoelasticity, and mechanotransduction. Taeyoon's work helps explore how cells sense and respond to mechanical stimuli, which has important implications for biomedical engineering and materials science. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University in 2004, followed by both his Master's and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007 and 2010, respectively. Taeyoon has supervised several graduate students and continues to contribute to the field through his dedicated research efforts.
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