Dongin (Donoven) Kim

Education and Training

• Yale University, Associate Research Scientist in Biomedical Engineering, Internal Medicine, and Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (Y-TRIC), 2014
• Yale University, Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering, Internal Medicine, and Y-TRIC, (NIH T32 training program recipient), 2011-2014
• Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University, Atlanta, Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering, 2009-2011
• University of Utah, PhD in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2009
• University of Florida, Masters of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, 2002
• Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea, Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry, 1999

Research Interests

• Development of novel therapeutic and/or diagnostic platform
• Chemical synthesis and formulations
• Biological (in vitro, and in vivo) validation
• Application to various diseases (cancer, heart disease, etc)
• Translation to the clinical application

Teaching Interests

• Nanomedicine
• Drug Delivery
• Molecular Imaging

Awards, Recognition and Service

• Certificate of Reviewing Award for Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces in 2015 ELSEVIER
• Certificate of Reviewing Award for International Journal of Pharmaceutics in 2014 ELSEVIER
• Outstanding Reviewer Award for International Journal of Pharmaceutics in 2014 ELSEVIER
• Innovative Research Award in 2008 AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) National Biotechnology Conference in Toronto, Canada
• Genentech Travel Award in 2008 AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) National Biotechnology Conference in Toronto, Canada
• GPEN Travel Award in 2008 GPEN (Global Pharmaceutical Education Network) (Belgium)
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in 2000 University of Florida (Florida)

Patents

• WO Patent (WO/2011/008985) (Pub date: Jan 20 2011), “Methods and composition for improved delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents”
• US Patent (US 2010/0009926 A1) (Pub date: Jan 14 2010), “pH-Sensitive Polymeric Micelles for Drug Delivery”
• WO Patent (WO/2009/029935) (Pub date: May 03 2009), “Drug Delivery Vehicle That Mimics Viral Properties”