Youngkyu Kim
Associate Research Scientist
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolYoungkyu Kim is an associate research scientist at Columbia University with a decade of expertise in single-molecule and nanoscale probing of dynamic biological systems, combining AFM-based imaging with microsecond-timescale measurements to reveal mechanisms of function and disease. He progressed from PhD work at POSTECH to postdoctoral positions and now leads projects developing ultrasensitive, label-free biosensors and chemical imaging methods for protein–nucleic acid complexes. His interdisciplinary skill set spans chemistry, biophysics, neuroscience-adjacent data science and machine learning, enabling quantitative interpretation of complex biological signals. Based in New York, he blends deep experimental craftsmanship with a demonstrated track record of translating single-molecule insights into practical detection technologies—plus a quieter curiosity about finance, cats, and computational analysis.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering at Pohang University of Science and TechnologyBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, cum laude, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, cum laude at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Github Skills (18)
translation10
keras10
nlp8
deep-learning8
natural-language-processing8
nodejs6
git-client5
github5
git5
sentence2
python1
backtesting1
fasttext1
sentence-embeddings1
word2vec1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
karl6885/Financial_Engineering
Sep 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:19 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
karl6885/karl6885.github.io
Dec 2016 - Jul 2023
Q's Tech blog
Contributions:2 PRs, 72 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 7 months
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