Jung Hwan Kim

Jung Hwan Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He earned his Ph.D. in Life Science from Pohang University of Science and Technology (2015) and conducted postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

• Education
  • Ph.D., Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (2015)
  • M.S., Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (2000)
  • B.S., Agricultural Chemistry, Korea University (1998)

Research Interests focus on cell biology of the nervous system, including mechanisms of subcellular protein localization in axonal development and the molecular roles of yippee-like genes in synapse formation. His lab employs Drosophila (fruit flies) as a model system with advanced genetics and biochemical techniques.

Publications highlight work on dual leucine zipper kinase, Dscam expression, and synaptic circuit regulation, with recent studies on Rab11-mediated stress signaling suppression and YPEL3 mutations affecting sensory circuits.

Teaching includes courses like BIOL 315 - Cell Biology and BIOL 395 - Laboratory in Genetics and Cell Biology.