Hyung-Do Kim

Hyung-Do Kim (BE doctoral), in collaboration with Prof. Paul Matsudaira (BE, Biology and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT) Quantitative engineering analysis of biophysical processes underlying three-dimensional cell motility and its implications in cancer metastasis; Interface of cell signaling and migration biophysics, particularly, the role of epidermal growth factor autocrine signaling and the associated proteases in cell-matrix interactions, adhesion and cell migration behavior; Development of experimental platforms using current imaging techniques for validation and expansion of existing migration models.