Mijin Kim

Mijin Kim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on advancing nanosensor technology for cancer diagnostics and biomedical applications through interdisciplinary approaches combining nanoscale engineering, fluorescence spectroscopy, and machine learning.

Research interests include:

• Exciton photophysics in low-dimensional nanomaterials
• Diagnostic/nano-omics sensor technology for early disease detection
• Lysosome biology and autophagy investigation
• Integration of machine learning with nanosensors
• Carbon nanotube-based optical sensors

Scientific innovations include:

• Recipient of 2023 STAT Wunderkinds award
• Named in MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (2022)
• Development of autophagy-monitoring nanosensors
• Quantum defect engineering for biomedical applications
• Advances in SWIR/NIR fluorescence imaging

The Kim Lab actively develops nanosensor platforms that combine chemical engineering, data analytics, and biological interrogation to address critical challenges in cancer research and cellular biology.