Seminar & Colloquium
[세미나: 8월 29일(월), 오후 1시 30분] Prof. Jinho Kim, Stevens Institute of Technology
Title
Bioengineering Approaches to Management of Lung Diseases
Speaker
Prof. Jinho Kim, Biomedical, Stevens Institute of Technology
Education
- 09/2009 – 10/2013 PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, NY
- 09/2009 – 10/2012 MPhil, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, NY
- 09/2007 – 05/2009 MS, Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, PA
- 09/2004 – 05/2007 BS, Mechanical Engineering, Highest Honors, Temple University, PA
Professional Experience
- 08/2018 – Present Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
- 09/2017 – 08/2018 Associate Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
- 09/2013 – 08/2017 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
| Date | Monday, August 29th, 2022
| Time | 13:30 ~
| Venue | 33동 223호 (동부 세미나실)
[Abstract]
Respiratory diseases remain leading causes of global morbidity and mortality, affecting over 500 million people and causing nearly 5 million deaths annually around the world. Notably, persistent air pollution, for which climate change is responsible in part, continues to impose threats to the respiratory health. In this presentation, I will discuss some of the recent studies that my research team has been undertaking to create bioengineering solutions to addressing some of the issues related to respiratory disorders. In the first part of the presentation, I will introduce an innovative tissue engineering protocol and bioreactor systems that we have been creating to promote functional regeneration of donor lungs that are refused for transplantation. While patients with end-stage lung disease desperately need lung transplantation, nearly 80% of donor lungs are disqualified for transplantation due to lung tissue injury. Our goal is to repair rejected donor lungs with marginal quality by replacing defective cells with lab-grown healthy cells while the lungs are supported on our custom-built bioreactor platform during the cell-based interventions. In the second part of the presentation, I will introduce biomaterials and engineering tools that my team has been developing to diagnose and treat pulmonary air leak. Inhaled air that continues to leak out of the lung through damaged lung tissue can increase the pressure inside the chest cavity and eventually lead to lung collapse. Because it is difficult to locate and seal the air leak, treatment of such condition is often delayed. My team has been creating an acoustically based sensor system that can detect the air leak and synthesizing a lung-mimetic hydrogel that can rapidly repair the leak. Together, my team’s bioengineering approaches may open new avenues for establishing translational strategies that allow diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of different respiratory disorders.
| Host | 이관형 교수 (02-880-8366)