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So-Youn Kim, PhD - Lab

So-Youn Kim, PhD
Research with pipelles

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

Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Molecular Genetics and Cellular Biology
Member, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Olson Center for Women’s Health
President, Midlands Society of Physiological Sciences

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So-Youn Kim, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Amirhossein Abazarikia, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Wonmi So, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Seok-Yeong Yu

More About the Kim Lab

Awards and Presentations
We would like to share details about our research awards and presentations. Please see the list for the past few years.
Publications

Publications for So-Youn Kim, PhD, via the U.S. National Library of Medicine 

Grants

  1. PIP5K1A is a novel mutant KRAS effector and essential for pancreatic cancer cell survival
    FPBCC at UNMC
    Funding Period: 2/1/2023-1/31/2024.
    Choi, Suyong (PI), Kim, So-Youn (co-PI)

  2. The Core Facilities Nebraska Center for Nanomedicine 
    Project Title: Investigation of the effect of chemotherapeutic agents on the vascular structure in the ovary
    Funding Period: 9/1/2022-5/31/2023. Role: Primary investigator
  3. Granulosa Cell Tumor Research Foundation
    Project Title: Investigation of the role of PPARg in growth and metabolism of granulosa cell tumor
    Funding Period: 9/1/2022-8/31/2024. Role: Primary investigator
  4. Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant.
    Project Title: Phosphoinositide kinases are key targets for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
    Funding Period: 2/1/2022-1/31/2023. Role: Co-Primary investigator

Yi Luan, PhD, graduated in 2022

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Kim Lab Team Members in October 2022

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2022 - Pauline C. Xu defended her thesis on 01/21/2022

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2022 - Welcome to new lab members Rosemary and Dr. Abazarikia

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Kim Lab members in 2021

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Kim Lab members in 2021

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Kim Lab members in 2021

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Kim Lab members in 2021

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Lab members in 2019

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Kim Lab members in 2019

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