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Sungeun Kim

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Associate Professor

Contact Information

424 Shineman Center
315-312-2086
[email protected]

Research 

  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Medical Imaging
  • Neuroscience
  • Neurodegenerative disorders
  • Bioinformatics
  • Human-computer interface

Grants

Completed

  • R01LM012535 NLM (PI: Nho)           
    R01LM01253

Integrating Neuroimaging, Multi-omic, and Clinical data in complex disease

Role: Co-PI
4/1/16-3/31/22

  • NIH/NIA R03 (PI: Kim)
    R03AG050856
    Novel strategies for blood-based biomarkers for AD: Role of genetic variation in a multivariate frameworkRole: PI
    9/1/15 – 4/30/17
  • MJFF & Alzheimer Association (PI: Kim)
    Biological networks and pathophysiology of AD and PD
    Role: PI
    10/1/15 – 9/30/17

Publications 

Peer-reviewed Publications

  • Vasanthakumar A, Davis J, Idler K et al. (2020) Harnessing peripheral DNA methylation differences in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) to reveal novel biomarkers of disease. Clinical Epigenetics, doi:10.1186/s13148-020-00865-y.

  • Nho K, Nudelman K, et al. (2020) Gnome-wide transcriptome analysis identifies novel dysregulated genes implicated in Alzheimer’s pathology. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, doi:10.1002/alz.12092.

  • Jia T, Chu C, Liu Yun et al. (2019) Epigenome-wide meta analysis of blood DNA methylation and its association with subcortical volumes: findings from the ENIGMA Epigenetics Working Group. Mol Psychiatry, doi:10.1038/s41380-019-0605-z.

  • Satizabel CL, Adams HHH, Hibar, DP et al. (2019) Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structure in 38,851 individuals. Nat Genet, doi:10.1038/s41588-019-0511-y.

  • Nudelman KNH, Lin J, Lane KA, Nho K, Kim S, Faber KM, Risacher SL, Foroud TM, Gao S, Davis JW, Weiner MW, Saykin AJ, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. (2019). Telomere Shortening in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Cohort. J Alzheimers Dis, doi:10.3233/JAD-190010.

Peer-reviewed Conference Abstracts

  • Inlow, M, Kim S (2023) A new adaptive signal detection method for neuroimage analysis, Joint Statistical Meetings 2023, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 5-10 [Platform talk]

  • Kim S, Nho K, Gao S, Saykin AJ, for Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. (2019). Genetic association of immune-related proteomic analytes from peripheral blood in MCI and Alzheimer’s disease. AAIC'19: Alzheimer's Association Int. Conf. on Alzheimer's Disease, Los Angeles, CA, US, July 14-18, 2019. 

  • Kim S, Gathman ZR, Risacher SL, Nho K, Saykin AJ. (2019). Association of hypertension diagnosis at baseline with faster cognitive decline within one year in cognitively normal controls and PD patients. The 14th International Conference on Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD 2019), Lisbon, Portugal, March 26-31, 2019. 

  • Risacher SL, Kim S, Nho K, Saykin AJ. (2019). Longitudinal cognitive decline and brain atrophy in Parkinson’s patients with cognitive impairment and mild cognitive impairment patients with Parkinsonian symptoms. The 14th International Conference on Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD 2019), Lisbon, Portugal, March 26-31, 2019. [Platform talk]

Education 

  • Ph.D., School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2008
  • MS, Department of Radio Sciences and Engineering, Korea University, 1999
  • BS, Department of Electronic Engineering, Korea University, 1997

Class taught 

  • ECE101 Introduction to Engineering
  • ECE211 Electric Circuits
  • ECE233 Signals and Systems
  • ECE271 Digital Systems
  • ECE344 Electromagnetics
  • ECE365 Control systems
  • ECE433 Introduction to digital imaging