Taeyi Kim

EDUCATION

College / University

Korea University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Structural Biology

Country

South Korea

Lab Experience

Cryo-EM & Negative EM grid preparation, Single particle analysis Cryo-EM, CryoSPARC, Virus preparation using Sf cell line, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC/Gel Filtration), ITC, Cloning, DNA extraction, Large scale cell culture, (q)PCR, Mutant screening, ChIP, Western blot, Electrophoresis (Agarose gel, SDS-PAGE)

Projects / Research

2025: Structural analysis of hormonal cascade components (focusing on energy-driven DNA-binding transcriptional factor and related E3 ligase) using Cryo-EM and CryoSPARC
2023: Mammalian E3 ubiquitin ligase complex protein components’ structural analysis using Cryo-EM

Scholarships / Awards

2026 – 2027:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2024:	International student assistant certificate (with Excellence)
2022 – 2024:	Semester High Honors
2022:	Outstanding Academic Society Member Award (Korea University Disease Study Society)
2022:	Academic Excellence Scholarship by Korea University

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Driven by the intrinsic power of structural biology to directly elucidate protein function through structure, my research focuses on unraveling the molecular mechanisms of protein degradation machinery using Cryo-EM. Building upon my prior research on the structural analysis of complex systems, including a mammalian E3 ubiquitin ligase complex and hormonal cascade components involving energy-driven transcription factors and E3 ligases, I am eager to investigate key scaffold proteins implicated in human diseases to advance therapeutic development. Furthermore, I am interested in advancing single-particle Cryo-EM methodology to refine structure determination pipelines, ultimately providing actionable insights that support and accelerate the work of the broader structural biology community.