University of Kentucky

Sujin Kim, Ph.D
Assistant Professor

School of Library and Information Science and
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
339 Lucille Little Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0224
(859) 257-8657 (Tel)
sujinkim@uky.edu

 

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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Metadata for Health Information, Tissue Bank Information Systems, Database Management and Warehousing, Biomedical Image Indexing, Medical Informatics, Pathology Informatics, Bioinformatics, Health Information Seeking Behavior, Bioethics and Safety for Tissue Banks

EDUCATION:

  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2003-2004)
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (Ph.D., Library and Information Science, April 2003)
  • Thesis: A study of biomedical researchers, queries, and data elements in relation to data warehouse design (Advisors: Edie Rasmussen, Ph.D, Mike Becich, MD/Ph.D, John Gilbertson, MD, and Hassan Karimi, Ph.D)
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, April 1998)
  • Duksung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea (B.S., Library and Information Science, April 1997)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCES:

  • Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, College of Communication and Information Studies, University of Kentucky (August 2004 to current)
  • Assistant Professor (Joint Appointment), Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY (May 2005 to current)
  • Information System Advisory Committee, Korean Frozen Lung Tissue Bank (Dec. 2003 to current)
  • Korean Bioethics Advisory Committee, Center for Bioethics and Policy Research (November 1996 to current)
  • Research Associate, Center for Oncology and Pathology Informatics, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (May 2004 to August 2004)
  • Post Doctoral Fellow, Center for Oncology and Pathology Informatics, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (May 2003 to April 2004)
  • Graduate Student Researcher, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (May 1998 to April 2003)
  • Graduate Teaching Practicum, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (January 1998 to April 1998 & September 2001 - December 2001). Course: Health Science Information Sources and Services
  • Graduate Student Research Assistant, Pittsburgh Super Computing Center, Pittsburgh, PA (June 1998 to August 1998)
  • Medical Library Intern, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA (January 1998 to May 1998)
  • University Library Intern, GASPIA library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (January 1998 to May 1998)

PUBLICATIONS:

 

·         Kim, S. Jeong HK, Choi HJ, and Kim D (2009d). Automatic histologic Grading for Lobular Carcinoma In Situ. World Congress on Biomedical Physics and Medical Engineering, Munich, Germany (September 7-September 13, 2009).

·         Kim, S. (2009c). Content Analysis of Cancer Blog Posts, Journal of the Medical Library Association, 97(4):260-6.

·         Kim, S. (2009b). Development of an Automatic Mapping Engine for Biomedical Image Descriptors. Annual Conference of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2009.  Milan, Italy August 23-27, 20009. Available at: http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla75/180-kim-en.pdf [Accessed on October 27, 2009].

·         Park, Y., Kim, S*., Ha, S., Kim, A., Shin, B., Park, S., Lee, H., and Kim, H. (2009a). A Study of Bioethical Knowledge and Perceptions of Koreans. Bioethics, 2009 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print] (Note: *Corresponding author for the article)

·         Kim, S. (2008c). Development of a Human Biorepository Information System at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Proceedings of the First BioMedical Engineering and Informatics; 2008 May 27-30; Sanya (Republic of China). Los Alamitos (CA): IEEE Computer Society, 2008:1(1):621 – 625.

·         Kim, S. and Rasmussen E. (2008b). Characteristics of Tissue-Centric Biomedical Researchers Using a Survey and Cluster Analysis. Journal of American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(8):1210-1223.

·         Chung, DS and Kim, S. (2008a). Blogging Activity Among Cancer Patients and Their Companions: Uses, Gratifications and Predictors of Outcomes. Journal of American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(2):297-306.

·         Kim, S and Chung, DS. (2007b). Characteristics of Cancer blog user. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 95 (4):445-50.

·         Kim, S and Gilbertson, J. (2007a). Information Requirements of cancer center researchers focusing on human biological samples and associated data. Information Processing & Management, 43 (5): 1383-1401.

·         Wetzel, A.W., Gilbertson J, Zheng, L., Gilespie, J., Swallwell, J.,Yagi, Y., Kim, S,  Emmert-Buck, M.,  and Becich, M.J. (2000). Three-dimensional reconstruction for genomic analysis of prostate cancer, 28th AIPR Workshop: 3D Visualization for Data Exploration and Decision Making, Oct 13-15 1999, Washington DC, Proceedings of the SPIE 3905: 204-212.

·         Dawson, R., Gilbertson, J., Kim, S., and Becich, M. (1999). Pathology imaging on the Web. Extending the role of the pathologist as educator to patients. Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 19(4): 849-66.

·         Wetzel, A.W., Crowley, R., Dawson, R., Gilbertson, J., Kim, S, Yagi, Y., Zheng, L., Gadd, C., Joo YM, Deerfield DW., and Becich, M.J. (1998). Evaluation of prostate tumor grades by content based image retrieval. 27th Applied Imagery and Pattern Workshop: Advances in Computer Assisted Recognition Washington D.C., Oct 16, 1998, Proceedings of the SPIE, 3584: 244-252.

 

PRESENTATIONS:

 

·          Kim, S. Lamkin S, and Duncan P. (2009). Captions used for Describing MicroscopicImages. Presented at the Annual KBRIN is the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Submit, Held in Falls Creek State Park, Pikeville, TN, USA. March 20-22, 2009. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. Tadepalli K, Nandakumar S (2009). Development of a Web-based Microscopic Image Annotation Engine. Presented at the Annual KBRIN is the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Submit, Held in Falls Creek State Park, Pikeville, TN, USA. March 20-22, 2009. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S and Sadagopan A. (2009). Mapping Biomedical Image Descriptors Using Google Image Search Interface. Presented at the Annual KBRIN is the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Submit, Held in Falls Creek State Park, Pikeville, TN, USA. March 20-22, 2009. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2008). Analysis of Biospecimen-Centric Users and Their Requirements among Koreans, Presented at the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER): Division of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP), Held in Bethesda, Maryland. May 18 - 21, 2008, (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2007). Informatics: the next step in transitional research, Presented at the Annual Conference of Kyungbook Pathology Association, Daegu, Korea. July 19, 2007. (Invited)

·          Kim, S. (2007). Human Biorepository in Korea. In Annual Meeting of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Held in Singapore between May 30 and June 2, 2007. (Invited)

·          Kim, S. and Chung, D. (2007). Cluster Analysis of Cancer Blog Users, Annual Conference of International Communication Association. Presented in the 2007 conference paper. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Chung, D. and Kim, S. (2007). Blog Use among Cancer Patients and Their Companions: Uses, Gratifications and Predictors of Outcomes, Annual Conference of International Communication Association. Presented in the 2007 conference paper. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. and Thomas, R. (2007). A development of metadata framework to describe digitized microscopic images, Presented at the Annual KBRIN is the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Submit, Held in Lake Barkley, Kentucky. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. Cherku, S., Nikkilini, S., and Ko, C. (2007). A development of mouse specimen bank information system: a case report from University of Kentucky, Presented at the Annual KBRIN is the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Submit, Held in Lake Barkley, Kentucky. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S., Polisetty, G. Nikkilini, S., and Schmidt, J (2006). An assessment of a locally designed human biorepository information system against the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) caTISSUE Core, Presented at the 2006 Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program First Biennial Symposium, Sponsored by National Center for Research Resources of National Institute of Health Held in Washington DC, July 18, 2006. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2006). Biospecimen tracking system: UK Biospecimen Information System (UK-BIS) and Korea Lung Tissue Bank Information System (KLTBIS) Presented at the Annual KBRIN is the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Submit, Held in Paris, Tennessee. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2006). Financial Issues in Human Biorepositories in USA. Invited Presentation, In the 1st International Human Biorepository Seminar, Held in Seoul Korea, November 10, 2006. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. and Dickerson, K. (2005). Biospecimen Tracking Information System: University of Kentucky Cancer Center Biospecimen Core Tissue Bank, Presented International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), Held in Seattle, WA, Between May 1-May 4, 2005. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2005). Biospecimen Tracking Information System: University of Kentucky Cancer Center Biospecimen Core Tissue Bank, Presented at the Annual KBRIN is the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Submit, Held in Lake Barkley, Kentucky. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S., Kim, H., and Uhm, C (2004). Internet-based human tissue repository information system: Korean Lung Tissue Bank. E-poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Advancing Practice, Instruction and Innovation through Informatics(APIII), Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2004. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2004). Construction of Tissue Bank Inventory System in Korean Frozen Lung Tissue Bank, Presented at the second workshop of Korea Frozen Lung Tissue Bank, Seoul, Korea, June 12, 2004. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2004). Construction of Tissue Bank Information System, presented at Tissue Bank construction seminar, Held in the Hyundai Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea December 24, 2004. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2003). Tissue Bank Information System at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Experience. Presented at the annual meeting of Association of Korean Pathology, Seoul, Korea, December 20, 2003. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S. (2001). A study of pathology researchers and the data elements and queries used in interactions with a data warehouse for tissue banking. Presented at the annual meeting of the Advancing Practice, Instruction and Innovation through Informatics (APIII), Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2001. (Peer-reviewed)

·          Kim, S., Gupta, R., and Gilbertson, J. (1999). An advanced tissue bank information system. Presented at the annual meeting of the Advancing Practice, Instruction and Innovation through Informatics (APIII), Pittsburgh, PA, October, 1999. (Peer-reviewed)

 

GRANTS:

 

Extramural Grants

 

·         Kim, S. (Principal Investigator). A study of microscopic imaging description through captions published in academic biomedical journals. Medical Library Association’s Donald Lindberg Research Grant Fellowship. Medical Library Association (June 2009 to May 31, 2009).

http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/lindberg.html

·         Kim, S. (Principal Investigator). A study of metadata framework for digitized pathologic images. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): 21st Librarian Program. Grant number: RE-04-08-0069-08 (July 2008 to July 2011).

http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/061708_list.shtm#KY

·         Kim, S. (Co-Investigator). Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (Subcontract). National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)-National Institute of Health (NIH) as part of IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program. Grant number:2P20RR016481-04. (January 2005 to Current).

 

Internal Grants

 

·         Kim, S. (Principal Investigators). & Real, K. Healthcare Workers’ Risk Perceptions and Information Seeking Behaviors Related to Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Prevention. University of Kentucky-College of Communication and Information Studies Dean’s Research Grant. (July 2010 to June 2011).

·         Kim, S. (Principal Investigator). Knowledge and Perception of Tissue Bankers about Bioethical and Legal Issues in Human Biorepositories. University of Kentucky-College of Communication and Information Studies Research Grant. (January 2007 to January 2008).

·         Kim, S. (Principal Investigator). A Development of Metadata Framework to Support Pathologic Image Databases. University of Kentucky-Faculty Summer Research Grant (May 2006 to August 2007).

 

AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP:

 

·         College of Communication and Information Studies Faculty International Travel Award for World Congress on BioMedical Physics and Engineering, Munich, Germany. (Summer 2009).

·         College of Communication and Information Studies Faculty International Travel Award for IFLA, Milan, Italy. (Summer 2009).

·         College of Communication and Information Studies Faculty International Travel Award for ISBER Singapore. (Summer 2008.).

·         National Library of Medicine’s Biomedical Informatics Training Program Award (September 21~September 28, 2008)

·         College of Communication and Information Studies Faculty International Travel Award for BMEI China. (Spring 2007.).

·         A Development of UK Markey Cancer Tissue Bank Information Management System (ukTISSUE). Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky, Total Research Support Gift (PI: Sujin Kim). (Summer 2006).

·         A Development of UK Markey Cancer Tissue Bank Information Management System (ukTISSUE). Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Total Research Support Gift (PI: Sujin Kim). (Summer 2006).

·         Dissertation Proposal Award, School of Information Science, University of Pittsburgh (April, 2002).

·         Duksung Woon-Hyun Scholarship for Study-abroad, Duksung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea (January 1997-May 1998).

 

Any questions can be mailed to sujinkim@uky.edu