School of Graduate Studies

MD-PhD Program

2021%204:18:45%20PM

 

Name: Grace Kim 

Year in Program: G1

Hometown: Clarksville, MD 

Education: New York University, BA in Biology and Studio Art minor
Tulane University School of Medicine, MS in Medical Genetics and Genomics

Past Research Experience: 

LSU School of Medicine: Graduate Student
July 2021 - Present     New Orleans, LA
Advisor: Dr. Lucio Miele, M.D./Ph.D. PI

  • Transcriptomics of diabetes associated triple-negative breast cancer
  • COVID-19 antibody and genetic variations within the New Orleans population

LSU School of Medicine: Student Researcher
June 2020 - Aug 2020     New Orleans, LA
June 2019 - Aug 2019   
Advisor: Dr. Sunyoung Kim, Ph.D. PI

  • Explored proteomics of neonates, with interest in gastrointestinal development and inflammation

Tulane University School of Medicine: Student Researcher
Sep. 2017 - May 2018     New Orleans, LA
Thesis: “The Effects of the Microbiome and Metabolome in Mismatch Repair Deficient Patients”
Advisor: Prof. Zachary Pursell, Ph.D. PI

  • Masters thesis on the effects of a high glycemic diet on rates of colon cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome

New York University Center for Genomics and Systems Biology: Assistant Research Scientist
Jun. 2016 - May 2017     New York, NY
Advisor: Prof. Gloria Coruzzi, Ph.D. PI

  • Independent research studying genetics of low nitrogen plants, funded by Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Research Technician
June 2014 - Apr. 2016    New York, NY
Advisor: Dr. Eric G. Pamer, M.D. 

  • Clinical trial on autologous fecal microbiota transplantation in immunocompromised patients

New York University Center for Genomics and Systems Biology: Research Assistant 
May 2013 - May 2014    New York, NY
Thesis: “The Effects of Complete Nutrient Depletion, Nitrogen (N) Phosphorous (P) Potassium (K), in Arabidopsis”
Advisor: Prof. Gloria Coruzzi, Ph.D. PI, and Dr. Joan Doidy, Ph.D. Direct Supervisor
Dec. 2011 - May 2013    New York, NY
Advisor: Prof. Gloria Coruzzi, Ph.D. PI, and Daniela Ristova, Ph.D. Direct Supervisor

PUBLICATIONS

In submission: Yi et al. (2021) “Evolutionarily informed machine learning enhances the power of predictive gene-to-phenotype relationships

Varala, Kranthi, et al. “Temporal Transcriptional Logic of Dynamic Regulatory Networks Underlying Nitrogen Signaling and Use in Plants.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 115, no. 25, 2018, pp. 6494-6499., doi:10.1073/pnas.1721487115.

Lee YJ, Arguello ES, Jenq RR, Littmann E, Kim GJ, Miller LC, Ling L, Figueroa C, Robilotti E, Perales MA, Barker JN, Giralt S, van den Brink MRM, Pamer EG, Taur Y. Protective Factors in the Intestinal Microbiome Against Clostridium difficile Infection in Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. J Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 1;215(7):1117-1123. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix011. PubMed PMID: 28498996; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5426375.

Caballero S, Kim S, Carter RA, Leiner IM, Sušac B, Miller L, Kim GJ, Ling L, Pamer EG. Cooperating Commensals Restore Colonization Resistance to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium. Cell Host Microbe. 2017 May 10;21(5):592-602.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.04.002. PubMed PMID: 28494240; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5494988.

Ristova, D., Carre, C., Pervent, M., Medici, A., Kim, G. J., Scalia, D., Krouk, G. (2016). Combinatorial interaction network of transcriptomic and phenotypic responses to nitrogen and hormones in the Arabidopsis thaliana root. Science Signaling, 9(451). doi:10.1126/scisignal.aaf2768Caballero,

Silvia et al. “Distinct but Spatially Overlapping Intestinal Niches for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium and Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae.” Ed. Andreas J Baumler. PLoS Pathogens 11.9 (2015): e1005132. PMC. Web. 9 July 2016.

Harris, B., E. Littman, L. Ling, G. J. Kim, L. Miller, Y. Taur, E. G. Pamer, R. Siriratsivawong, D. E. Stover, A. Singh, and S. Giralt. "Serial Changes in Oral and Respiratory Microbiota in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 191 (2015): A1787. Print.

Ulises Rosas, Angelica Cibrian-Jaramillo, Daniela Ristova, Joshua A. Banta, Miriam L. Gifford, Angela Huihui Fan, Royce W. Zhou, Grace Jaeyoon Kim, Gabriel Krouk, Kenneth D. Birnbaum,Michael D. Purugganan, and Gloria M. Coruzzi. 2013.Integration of responses within and across Arabidopsis natural accessions uncovers loci controlling root systems architecture. PNAS, 110 (37) 15133-15138; published ahead of print August 26, 2013,doi:10.1073/pnas.1305883110

Current Research Interest: Cancer transcriptomics with an emphasis in bioinformatics

Current Medical Interest: Gastroenterology and Psychiatry with an interest in combining both

Career Goal: Academic Medicine

What makes you unique?: I've explored a range of research topics, including: plant genetics, microbiome, agricultural hydroponic development, and cancer research.

What makes you common?: I love dogs!! They truly are human's best friend