233 South 10th street
Bluemle Life Science Building, Room 422
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Sangwon V. Kim, PhD
Principal Investigator
Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Kim received PhD in the Department of Immunobiology at Yale University (advisor: Dr. Richard A. Flavell) and post-doctoral training at Skirball institute of Biomolecular Medicine in New York University (advisor: Dan R. Littman)
Gerard J. O'Connor
Graduate Student (PhD)
Jerry graduated from Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's degree in biology. Following his graduation, he spent four years researching the impact of biocides on microbial development at Dow and DuPont Microbial Control. He is presently a third-year doctoral student at TJU exploring the function of C10ORF99 in the creation of the epithelial barrier in the large intestine, with particular emphasis on its influence on the development of colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.
Connie Jihae Choi
Graduate Student (PhD)
Connie graduated from University of the Sciences with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Before joining Dr. Kim's lab, she spent three years as a research technician in David Weiner's group at the Wistar Institute after graduating. Connie is a second-year graduate student at TJU studying immunology and microbial pathogenesis (IMP). Her research focuses on how the GPR15-C10ORF99 pathway contributes to eosinophilic esophagitis.
Lucia C. Robertson
Research Technician
Lucia graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. prior to joining the lab of Dr. Kim. She held positions as an anatomy instructor in Upward Bound Math and Science Program at Temple University and as animal caretaker at Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center. She oversees two irradiators at the moment in addition to her job as a research technician in Dr. Kim's lab.
