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Minjoung Kyoung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where she leads interdisciplinary research at the chemistry-biology-physics interface. Her work focuses on developing advanced bioanalytical tools to study 4D (spatiotemporal) interactions between signaling and metabolic pathways in cancer cells, including
- Advanced nano-reaction chambers for transient protein-protein interactions
- Super-resolution imaging techniques for live-cell biological networks
Her research has been recognized through grants such as the NIGMS R01 Award (2019) and prior fellowships including the Dalalian Fellowship and SPIE Research Excellence Travel Award. She trains students in cutting-edge microscopy, nano-fabrication, and biomolecular interaction analysis, with former advisees like PhD candidate Erin Kennedy and graduate student Tao Zhang.
Her publications, including in eLife and Nature Protocols, highlight mechanistic insights into calcium-triggered fusion, neurodegenerative protein interactions, and metabolic enzyme clustering. Recent projects aim to construct the first 4D map of cellular metabolic networks, bridging optical and biochemical approaches to anticipate disease mechanisms.
