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Education:
Postdoctoral, Developmental Biology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York (CUNY)
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Myongji University

Impactful Research Areas:
Health
    Biomedical

Research Expertise:
Skeletal Biology and Bioengineering: Synovial Joint Development, Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Metabolism

Dr. Kim's lab is interested in understanding how synovial joints form, grow, and maintain using tools from developmental biology and molecular genetics. With the information we learned from joint biology, we are interested in developing engineered cartilaginous tissues and novel joint therapeutics to treat joint conditions such as osteoarthritis (OA).

Honors and Awards:
2021-2026 NIH/NIAMS Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01)
2024-2025 Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Grant Award 
2024-2025 PCMD Affiliate Member Core Funding (P30)

Professional Memberships:
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)

Recent Publications:
Kim M*, Koyama E, Saunders CM, Querido W, Pleshko N, Pacifici M*. “Synovial joint cavitation initiates with microcavities and is coupled to skeletal flexion and angulation in developing mouse embryo limbs." Biology Open 2022 June 15; 11(6):bio059381. Doi: 10.1242/bio.059381. Epub 2022 Jun 15

Kim M, Steinberg DR, Burdick JA, Mauck RL, “Extracellular Vesicles Mediate Improved Functional Outcomes in Engineered Cartilage Produced from MSC/Chondrocyte Co-cultures” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2019 Jan 29, 2019, 116 (5) 1569-1578.

Kim M, Erickson IE, Huang AH, Dodge GR, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR, “Donor-to-Donor Variability in Functional Chondrogenesis by Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels” Tissue Eng Part A. 2018 May 24. Doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2017.0520