Education
Dr. Sung Wan Kim is currently a
Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering. He received his B.S. and M.S.
at Seoul National University in 1963 and 1965, respectively, and his
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at the University of Utah in 1969 (under
Professor Henry Eyring).
Research Interests
Dr. Kim is a pioneer and has been
engaged in drug delivery research since 1974 in the areas of hydrogels,
biodegradable drug conjugates, self-regulating drug delivery and
stimuli sensitive polymers. He has also worked extensively in medical
polymers, especially blood compatible polymers. Dr. Kim's present
research includes design of novel polymers for the delivery of protein
drugs, cells and genes.
Awards
Dr. Kim has received numerous awards,
among them are the Rosenblatt Prize (2003), AACP Volwiler Award (2002),
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Dale Wurster
Award (1998), the Controlled Release Society (CRS) Founders Award
(1995), the Clemson Basic Biomaterials Award (1987), AAPS Research
Achievement Award in Drug Delivery (1995), the Annual Award of the ISBP
(1994), the Japanese Biomaterials Research Award (1996), the Utah
Governor's Medal of Science (1988), University of Utah Distinguished
Research Award (1987), and the Outstanding Paper in the Journal of
Controlled Release (1989, 1991, 1998).
Member, Institute of Medicine of
the National Academies (1999).
Member, National Academy of
Engineering (2003).
Positions/Appointments
Dr. Kim is Founder and former Co-Chairman for
the International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery, which
is held biennially in Salt Lake City since 1983. He is on the Editorial
Board of the Journal of Controlled Release, Pharmaceutical Research,
Journal of Biomedical Materials Science, and Biomaterials Science
journals. He is a Fellow in the AAPS, Biomaterials Society, and the
AIMBE societies.
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