Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California(Los Angeles, California), 2017
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California(Los Angeles, California), 2012
- B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Kwangwoon University (Seoul, South Korea), 2009
Biography
Min Gon Kim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Kwangwoon University and University of Southern California in 2009 and 2012, respectively and his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from University of Southern California under the supervision of Dr. K. Kirk Shung in 2017. His doctoral dissertation was centered on single-cell analysis with high frequency ultrasound. He is currently working on ultrasound neuromodulation as well as imaging aspects in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro. His research interests are investigations into cellular mechanisms by controlling cellular functions and structures from the single-cell to the whole-organism and the development of innovative translational techniques to answer biological questions for regenerative medicine.
Awards and Prizes
- Graduate Student Travel Award to the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
- Best Poster Award at the 19th Annual Fred S. Grodins Graduate Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA