International Journal of Renal Diseases and Therapy

Hyung Sik Kim

Role: Prof. Hyung Sik Kim

Designation: Professor

Department: Division of Toxicology

Institution: Sungkyunkwan University

Country: Korea, Republic of

Hyung Sik Kim, Ph.D., is a professor in the Division of Toxicology at the College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. He earned his M.S. degree from the same university in February 25, 1991, and completed his Ph.D. in Dr. Byung Mu Lee's lab, where he focused on the correlation between chemical carcinogenesis and DNA-adduct formation, and investigated the cancer chemopreventive effects of plant polysaccharides. He also gained expertise in molecular oncology techniques during this time. After obtaining his Ph.D., he worked as a Senior Researcher at the Korea Food & Drug Administration, where he studied the adverse effects of reproductive and developmental toxicants. Since 2003, he has been an Assistant Professor at the Division of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University in Korea. Prof. Kim is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association for Cancer Research, Society of Toxicology, International Congress of Toxicology, and Korean Society of Toxicology. He has also served as a vice president of the International Congress of Toxicology (ICT) in 2013 and the 8th Asian Toxicology in 2015. Prof. Kim has made significant contributions to the fields of pharmacology, oncology, and toxicology and has published numerous papers on these topics.