New Face

Woo-Yang Kim

Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Kent Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Research and teach neurobiology. My lab studies brain development related to generating cognition, social behavior and emotion. We are particularly interested in pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism and intellectual disability as well as anxiety and depression.

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2018

EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

University of Nebraska Medical Center

likes most about kent state university:

Friendly and dynamic environment.

ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:

Vision to build a great academic institution

RESIDES IN:

Kent, Ohio

HOMETOWN:

Seoul, South Korea

EDUCATION:

Ph.D in Neuroscience, State University of New York at Buffalo

HOBBIES:

Flying RC airplane, playing and watching basketball