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
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
More About the Kim Lab
Publications for So-Youn Kim, PhD, via the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Grants
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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) - 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 - 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 - 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
