Chang H. Kim, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Professor of Pathology
Kenneth and Judy Betz Family Endowed Professor

Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

chkim@purdue.edu

Publications | University of Michigan Medical School Directory | Dr. Chang H. Kim And The Immunology & Hematopoiesis Lab

About

He received his BS degree in Molecular Biology at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 1990 and MS degree in 1992. Then, he joined the biotech branch of LG Chem LTD, South Korea before his PhD education in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine and postdoctoral fellowship training at Stanford University. Before joining University of Michigan, he was the section head of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at Purdue University and the program leader at the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. His research has been supported by grants from NIH, DOD, National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Michael J Fox Foundation, American Heart Association, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, and Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. He has served many journals as an associate editor or editorial board member. He was the president for the Association of Korean Immunologists in America (AKIA). He received numerous awards including Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fellow and Special Fellow Awards, Sydney Kimmel Scholar Award, University Scholar Award, Research Excellence Award, Cancer Center Challenge Award, and Kenneth and Judy Betz Family Endowed Professorship. His research group studies the differentiation, migration and effector functions of immune cells and how these immune cells are regulated by vitamins, nuclear receptor ligands, and microbial metabolites.

Education

2002 - Postdoctoral Fellow | Stanford University School of Medicine (Leukemia Society of America Fellow), CA
1998 - PhD | Immunology and Hematopoiesis, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
1992 - MS | Biological Engineering (Molecular Biology), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
1990 - BS | Biology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Experience

2017–Present | Present Kenneth and Judy Betz Research Professor of Food Allergy, University of Michigan School of Medicine
2017–Present | Present Professor of Pathology (tenure), Department of Pathology University of Michigan School of Medicine
2016–2017 | Director of Graduate Program, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue Veterinary Medicine
2016–2017 | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University (courtesy appointment)
2015–2017 | Program Leader, Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
2013–2017 | Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy appointment)
2011–2017 | Section Head of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University
2010–2017 | Professor of Immunology (tenure), Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University (University Faculty Scholar)
2006–2010 | Associate Professor of Immunology (tenure), Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University (Sidney Kimmel Scholar)
2003–2017 | Adjunct Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
2002–2006 | Assistant Professor of Immunology, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Special Fellow)
1995–1998 | Teaching Assistant, Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine
1992–1995 | Research Scientist, LG Chem. LTD., S. Korea

Areas of Interest

Mucosal immunology
Lymphopoiesis and lymphocyte trafficking and effector functions
Host and microbial factors that regulate immune responses

Professional Memberships, Honors, and Awards