Dr Kyu-Tae Kim

Biography

Dr. Kyu-Tae Kim is currently a University of Newcastle Research Fellowship holder appointed to an academic Lecturer level. The University of Newcastle Research Fellowship Scheme is an initiative to support outstanding career researchers seeking to commence an academic/research career. The Scheme is highly competitive and provides appointments of five years duration which renewable for a further term by mutual agreement. Dr. Kim is expected to contribute to teaching and supervision within the School and to actively seek external research funding. Before joining the School, Dr. Kim was a postdoctoral fellow at Sydney Kimmel Cancer Centre, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Kim has interested in molecular oncology and cancer genomics.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, 2002
• Master of Science, Yonsei University - South Korea, 1994

Research

Research keywords

• Cancer Cells
• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Haematology

Research expertise

Cancer cell signalling, DNA methylation, histone-modification, and non-coding small RNAs, Drug discoveries, Molecularly Targeted therapy for cancer, Genomic and/or epigenomic alterations in the cancer cells, Apoptosis, Cell-cycle regulation, and DNA repair mechanisms.

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery and Information-Based Medicine

Teaching interests

• Molecular and Cell Biology
• Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics
• Human Genetics and Biomolecular Sciences