Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
jk2938 [at] cornell.edu   CV
During his PhD, Jongmin identified the function of an uncharacterized gene (he and his advisor named it Kumgang), which was critical for silencing somatic genes during fly spermatogenesis (Kim, ..., Fuller, 2017). After joining a chromatin lab as a postdoc, he continued his work on gene silencing in mouse spermatogenesis, focusing on Polycomb group proteins in modulating chromatin architecture (Kim and Kingston, 2022; Kim, ..., Kingston, 2023). He is excited to investigate how these chromatin-modifying proteins block the misexpression of unwanted genes and safeguard male germ cell fate.
Jongmin is from Korea and came to the US for graduate school. He likes to swim and hike. His recent memorable hike was the "Subway" at Zion. He is looking forward to exploring many trails and gorges around Ithaca.

Research technician, Department of Biomedical Sciences
esb268 [at] cornell.edu  
I obtained my BS with a concentration in Animal Physiology at Cornell University. During my time at Cornell, I worked as a research assistant in the Hendry lab, investigating the distribution of apicomplexan parasites in lizards. After taking a few classes in development and reproduction, I decided that was what I wanted to pursue for my future, and now I am helping set up and organize the Kim lab. Here, I will assist in investigating the functions of the protein Kumgang and CBX7 in spermatogenesis. In the future, I plan to pursue a PhD in developmental biology. In my free time, I enjoy spending time outside, cooking, and caring for my geckos.