Sena Kim, PhD

Sena Kim, PhD

Primary Academic Title

Instructor, Department of Medicine & Oncology Division, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

My research interest is to optimize allo-HSCT for the treatment of hematopoietic malignancies. The therapeutic benefits of allo-HSCT derive from the GvL effect that is mediated by mature T cells present in the donor graft. Unfortunately, the same donor T cells can also cause GvHD, which remains a major barrier to the success of allo-HSCT. Thus, identification of molecular targets could be pivotal in developing therapeutics to eliminate GvHD while enhancing GvL.

Education

  • 2011: BS, University of Ulsan, South Korea
  • 2016: MS/PhD, University of Ulsan, South Korea

Training

  • 2016 - 2018: PostDoc Research Fellow, Department of Biological Science, University of Ulsan, South Korea
  • 2018 - Present : PostDoc Research Associate, Department of Transplant Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Selected Research Publications