Dr. Sung-Kun (Sean) Kim
Dr. Sung-Kun (Sean) Kim
Professor of Biochemistry
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Phone: 918-449-6414
Office: BASC 224
Lab: BASC 213
Email: kim03@nsuok.edu
Research
The project that we are investigating is the discovery of potential drugs or detecting materials using a couple of techniques. One of methods is SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential enrichment), an in vitro selection technique that allows screening for a particular functionality, such as the binding to proteins. The resulting functional molecules, called aptamers, that are suitable for the enrichment of any desired property are selected from a large, random pool of RNA or DNA (the great majority of pool members are non-functional) by selection techniques. The immense complexity of the generated pool justifies the assumption that there may be a few molecules with secondary and/or tertiary structures that will allow tight and highly specific binding to target molecules, resulting in inhibition of the enzymatic activity or development of detecting materials against target molecules (bacteria, toxins, etc.).
Publications
Current Students
Kim's Current GroupMore Information
Sung-Kun (Sean) Kim's Lab Website
The Master of Science in Natural Sciences Graduate Program