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Welcome to the Min-Ho Kim's research group at Kent State University The major research interests in our laboratory are to (1) understand biological mechanism by which immune cell trafficking contributes to the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases, (2) apply micro/nano-engineered biomaterials to precisely tune inflammatory environmental cues, and (3) thereby develop clinically feasible therapeutics to promote the resolution of non-healing chronic wounds. Our laboratory utilizes and combines interdisciplinary approaches of immuno-biology, stem cell biology, cellular and tissue engineering, and nano-bioengineering.

News and Award Sep 2013- He Liu (Ph.D student, Chemistry) joined our lab, Welcome!! Aug 2013- Jennifer Miller (Junior, Biological Sciences), Steven Schaffer (Senior, Biological Sciences), and Deborah Douglas (Senior, Biotechnology) joined our lab as a undergraduate researcher, Welcome all of you!! July 2013- A manuscript entitled "Catecholamine stress alters neutrophil trafficking and impairs wound healing via β2 adrenergic receptor mediated upregulation of IL-6" is now accepted for publication in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Apr 2013- Dr. Kim is selected as a recipient of Farris Family Innovation Award to engage research on developing nanothermotherapy platform to target bacterial biofilms in diabetic wounds May 2013- Dr. Bing Yu joined our lab as a Research Associate in collaborative project with Dr. Chris Malcuit and Dr. Fayez Safadi. Welcome!! Feb 2013- Dr. Baeckkyoung Sung joined our lab as a Postdoct Fellow, Welcome!! Nov 2012- Dr. Kim is selected as a recipient of Kent State Postdoc Seed Program Award for collaborative projects between Kent State and NEOMED

Positions Available Graduate research assistant position is available. Highly motivated students are encouraged to send their CVs to Dr. Min-Ho Kim via email at mkim15@kent.edu.