Johns Hopkins University · Biomedical EngineeringKim Lab
Deok-Ho Kim · Baltimore, Maryland
Research Focus
Dr. Deok-Ho Kim's lab at Johns Hopkins University focuses on developing innovative in vitro models to study complex diseases such as Parkinson's and cardiac conditions. They utilize advanced microphysiological systems to replicate human tissue environments and investigate how disease mechanisms affect neural and cardiac function. The aim is to improve understanding of disease pathways and evaluate potential therapeutic strategies using patient-specific cells.
Parkinson's diseaseneurovascular unithuman cardiac innervationmicrophysiological modelsinduced pluripotent stem cells
Research Aims
5AIM 01Develop a high-throughput model to understand Parkinson's disease.
AIM 02Incorporate human cells to study diseases in a microphysiological context.
AIM 03Investigate neuro-cardiac interactions using patient-derived stem cells.
AIM 04Evaluate therapeutic approaches for treatment efficacy.
AIM 05Explore cellular responses to sympathetic innervation in cardiac diseases.
Skills the Lab Values
microfluidics3D cell cultureoptogeneticssingle-cell transcriptomicsmicroelectrode array techniques
Output against the department
Publications330top 28% of dept.164th of 595
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Citations17ktop 21% of dept.126th of 595
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