Ji-Man Park, PhD
Dr. Park completed his PhD at POSTECH in South Korea, followed by postdoctoral training at UNIST and Oregon Health Science Center, before joining the Kim lab. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of mTOR and autophagy signaling.
Dahye Lee, PhD
Dr. Lee earned her PhD under the mentorship of Chang Hwa Jung at the University of Science and Technology in South Korea. Her research focuses on protein degradation pathways in metabolic diseases.
Seolsong Kim, PhD
Dr. Kim completed her PhD under the guidance of Eun-Kyoung Kim at DGIST in South Korea. Her research focuses on immunoproteasome function and regulation in immunity and metabolism.
Todd Fairbanks, BS
Todd is a PhD student in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics (BMBB) and an MS student in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BICB) program. Before joining the lab, he earned a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (honors) and Exercise Science from Augsburg University. As an undergraduate researcher, he gained experience in developmental biology by studying hedgehog signaling, and he also explored the relationship between exercise, aging, and oxidative stress. Todd's research uses super-resolution microscopy techniques to understand the mechanisms of mTOR and autophagy signaling.
Jacob Ritz, BS
Jacob is a PhD student in Physics and Astronomy, working on a collaborative project between the Elias Puchner and Kim labs, focused on single-molecule microscopy analysis of mTOR signaling.
Do-Hyung Kim, PhD
Dr. Kim is a key contributor in the mTOR field. He discovered RAPTOR, the founding member of mTORC1, during his postdoctoral research at the Whitehead Institute/MIT. His pioneering work has been instrumental in establishing mTORC1 and mTORC2 pathways. Dr. Kim studied at KAIST, POSTECH, and Whitehead Institute/MIT.