Name: Mingwan Kim

Research Interests

  • Dynamic Neuron-Glia and Glia-Glia Crosstalk in Neurological Disorders

  • Developing Stem-Cell-Based Neuronal Models

  • Exploring Glial Biology in Aging and Neurological Disorders

  • Understanding Neurovascular Pathology and Translational Modeling

Education

  • Incheon National University (Incheon, South Korea)

    BS, Molecular and Medical Science, Division of Life Sciences (Mar. 2019 - Feb. 2025)

  • San Francisco State University (San Francisco, United States)

    Exchange Student, Cell and Molecular Biology, Dept. of Biology (Jan. 2024 - May. 2024)

Technical Skills

  • Neurobiology Techniques: Electrophysiology | Stereotaxic surgery | Mouse brain cannula

  • In vivo Experimental Techniques: Mouse brain dissection and regional isolation | Organ and tissue dissection | Ovariectomy | Tissue perfusion and fixation | Mouse injection techniques | Genotyping

  • Mouse Behavior Tests: Morris Water Maze | Y-maze | Novel object Recognition | Rotarod | Grip strength | Treadmill Test

  • Imaging Techniques: Confocal & Fluorescence microscopy | Z-stack imaging

  • Staining Techniques: Immunohistochemistry (IHC; IF, DAB) | H&E staining | Oil red O staining

  • Molecular & Cellular Biology Techniques: Western blot | ELISA | Protein purification (ion exchange chromatography) | Primer design | Bacterial gene cloning | PCR | Bacterial cell culture | DNA extraction | Gel electrophoresis (agarose, SDS-PAGE) | RT-qPCR | 2D cell culture (mouse and human cell lines)

  • Software & Data Visualization: GraphPad Prism | SPSS | BioRender | ImageJ

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