So-Youn Kim, PhD - Lab
Our Research Projects
Fertility and normal endocrine function and homeostasis in women’s bodies through healthy ovaries are the main focuses of the Kim laboratory. Our goal is to understand reproductive physiology and pathology to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.
Kim Lab Members
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (courtesy)
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and Olson Center for Women’s Health (member)
More About the Kim Lab
Publications for So-Youn Kim, PhD, via the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Active Grants
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Activin A signaling in PDAC-driven cachexia
Buffett Cancer Center
2/1/2024-1/31/2025
Kim, So-Youn (PI), Duan, Bin (Co-PI), Jianghu Dong (Co-I) -
A Novel Ex Vivo System for Long-Term Whole Ovary Culture
NIH (SBIR R43, Phase I)
9/23/2023-8/31/2024
Ting, Alison (PI), Kim, So-Youn (Co-I), McGinnis, Lynda (Co-I) -
Transforming gynecological drug delivery by exploiting ovarian homing peptides
White Fund for Medical Research
7/1/2023-6/30/2024
Harris, Lynda (PI), Kim, So-Youn (Co-PI), Josh Santarpia (Co-PI) -
PIP5K1A is a novel mutant KRAS effector and essential for pancreatic cancer cell survival
FPBCC at UNMC
2/1/2023-1/31/2024
Choi, Suyong (PI), Kim, So-Youn (Co-PI) -
Investigation of the Role of PPARg in Growth and Metabolism of Granulosa Cell Tumor
Granulosa Cell Tumor Research Foundation (GCTRF)
9/1/2022-8/31/2024
Kim, So-Youn (PI) -
Development of mechanism-based ovarian reserve protecting adjuvant therapies against gonadotoxic therapeutic agents
NIH/NICHD, R01 (Grant No. 5R01HD096042-02)
9/09/2019-8/31/2024
Kim, So-Youn (PI)
Yi Luan, PhD, graduated in 2022
Kim Lab Team Members in October 2022
2022 - Pauline C. Xu defended her thesis on 01/21/2022
2022 - Welcome to new lab members Rosemary and Dr. Abazarikia
Kim Lab members in 2021
Kim Lab members in 2021
Kim Lab members in 2021
Kim Lab members in 2021
Lab members in 2019
Kim Lab members in 2019