School of Medicine - Medicine

  • Assistant Professor
  • KIM, KYEEZU

Research Interest

Social determinants of health, Epigenetic aging biomarker, Epidemiologic methods, Healthy aging

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (2007) College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University
  • Master of Public Health (2010) Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy (2020) School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago

Experience

  • Research Associate, National Cancer Center Korea (2010-2013)
  • Senior Research Specialist, University of Illinois at Chicago (2021)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2020-2023)
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2023 - Present)
  • Assistant Professor, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (2023. 09 - Present)

Journal Articles

  • (2023)  Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status.  SCIENCE ADVANCES.  9,  26
  • (2023)  Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Accelerated Epigenetic Aging in Midlife.  JAMA NETWORK OPEN.  6,  6
  • (2023)  Genome-wide DNA methylation association study of recent and cumulative marijuana use in middle aged adults.  MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY.  28,  6
  • (2023)  Lack of Association of<i> C677T</i> Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphism with Breast Cancer Risk in Mali.  GENETICS RESEARCH.  2023, 
  • (2022)  Associations of exposure to metal and metal mixtures with thyroid hormones: Results from the NHANES 2007-2012.  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.  212,  C
  • (2022)  Relative contributions of six lifestyle- and health-related exposures to epigenetic aging: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.  CLINICAL EPIGENETICS.  14,  1
  • (2022)  Accelerated Epigenetic Age Among Women with Invasive Cervical Cancer and HIV-Infection in Nigeria.  FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH.  10, 
  • (2021)  DNA Methylation GrimAge and Incident Diabetes: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.  DIABETES.  70,  6