ACGTU LAB
Meet The Team
Principal Investigator
Jayoung Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
topic: precision genetic medicine, non-viral gene delivery, gene editing
method: material design and synthesis, high-throughput screening, machine learning
application: cancer, ocular disease, autoimmune disease, pulmonary disease
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Research Training
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Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2022)
Prof. Samir Mitragotri Laboratory, Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Doctor of Philosophy (2013-2018)
Prof. Jordan Green Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical Engineering
Researchers
Chang Hyun Kim, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Interest
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Gene delivery, Cell-mediated delivery, Combinational therapy, Lipid/polymeric nanocarrier
Research Experience
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Postdoctoral Fellow (2022 - 2023)
Prof. Young Wook Choi, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University
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Ph.D. in Pharmacy (2015 - 2022)
Prof. Young Wook Choi, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University
Office: 340D
Lab: RES 310 / 366
Jeff Neely
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Student
Experience
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First-year medical student at TCOM
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Bachelor's in finance
Texas A&M University ​
​Lab: RES 310 / 366
Janelle Cuevas, A.S.
Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate
Class of 2026'
Research Interests
Genetic medicine; gene delivery
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Lab: RES 310 / 366​
Stephen Thai
OMS-II at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
UNTHSC
Experience
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Master of Medical Sciences at UNTHSC
Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at Trinity University
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Scribe
Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas
Lab: RES 310 / 366​
Katherine Oakes
Research Assistant
Research Interests
Epigenetics; gene delivery
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Research Experience
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Undergraduate Research Assistant (July 2022 - Jan. 2022)
Laboratory of Dr. Pudur Jagadeeswaran, University of North Texas
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Bachelor of Science in Biology (2018 - 2022)
​University of North Texas​​