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Dr. Eugene Kim is a Research Professor and group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, where she investigates the structural organization and dynamics of chromosomes. Her research focuses on DNA packaging mechanisms in cell nuclei using high-resolution microscopy, with implications for understanding developmental disorders and cancer. She holds a PhD from Friedrich Alexander University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience.
Kim's work explores how proteins organize DNA throughout the cell cycle, particularly through loop extrusion by SMC complexes. Her recent publications reveal patterns in chromosome condensation mechanics and DNA topology.
She has received prestigious awards including an ERC Starting Grant (2022) and Marie Skłodovska-Curie Fellowship. Kim leads the 'Structure and Dynamics of Chromosomes' group and secured €1.5 million in ERC funding to support her research on genomic architecture.
