Michael Kim, Ph.D.
General Information

Contact
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Languages
- English
Roles
- Associate Professor
Research Interests
Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the establishment and maintenance of dendritic arborization patterns
Investigating mechanisms of protection against dendrite degeneration
Education
2002 Ph.D.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1994 B.A.
University of California, Berkeley
Publications
- Part-based motor neuron recognition in the Drosophila ventral nerve cord
- The role of autophagy in Nmnat-mediated protection against hypoxia-induced dendrite degeneration
- Nmnat exerts neuroprotective effects in dendrites and axons
- Patterning and organization of motor neuron dendrites in the Drosophila larva
- List of Publications
Biography
Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. in Cell & Structural Biology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2002, where he trained with Dr. Akira Chiba. He then performed his postdoctoral training with Dr. Yuh-Nung Jan at the University of California, San Francisco from 2002-2007, where he investigated mechanisms of dendritic morphogenesis. Dr. Kim joined the faculty of the Department of Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology in October 2007 as an Assistant Professor.