Faculty Directory
- Name
- Hyun-Jin Kim, Ph.D
- Faculty Appointment
(title, department)
- Assistant Professor,
Department of Cancer Control and Population Health, NCC-GCSP
(Senior Researcher, Cancer Big Data Center)
(Team Leader, Data Link & Operation Team)
- Area of Expertise
- Big Data in Healthcare, Genetic or Environmental Epidemiology
- Contact no
- +82-31-920-2914
- E-mail
- hyunjin@ncc.re.kr
- Work Experience
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Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Health and Environment & Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University (2015-2018)
Senior Research Engineer, Institute of Health and Environment & Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University (2015)
Assistant Research Engineer, Institute of Health and Environment & Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University (2014-2015)
Assistant Research Engineer, Genomic Medicine Institute, Seoul National University (2013-2014)
Postdoctoral researcher, Genomic Medicine Institute, Seoul National University (2013)
- Educational Background
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Ph.D. Biomedical Science (Human Genetics major), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University (2013)
M.P.H. Public Health Science (Epidemiology major), Seoul National University (2009)
M.P.H. Information Statistics, Kangwon National University (2007)
B.A. Information Statistics, Kangwon National University (2005)
- Research Interests
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Dr. Kim has expertise in the field of human genetics.
She is interested in genetic epidemiological studies of common complex diseases such as obesity, metabolic diseases, and cancer.
In addition, she is conducting research to discover genetic variants that interact with ambient air pollution in the Korean population.
- International Collaboration
- Achievements
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1. 2020 Interaction between visceral adiposity and ambient air pollution on LDL cholesterol level in Korean adults: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. Online:Published (4.419)
2. 2020 Visceral adiposity index is associated with silent brain infarct in a healthy population: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 10(1):17271~ (3.998)
3. 2020 Association between exposure to ambient air pollution and thyroid function in Korean adults: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 105(8):dgaa338~ (5.399)