Ken W.Y. Cho
kwcho@uci.edu
Fax: 949-824-9395
Lab:949-824-7950
Education and Training
(2007-present) Chair, Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine, USA
(2007-present) Adjunct Visiting Professor, Life Sciences, POSTECH, Korea
(2006-2007) Vice-Chair, Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine
(2000-present) Professor, UC Irvine.
(1997-2000) Associate Professor, UC Irvine.
(1991-1997) Assistant Professor Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine.
(1986-1991) Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Eddy De Robertis, UCLA
(1985) Ph.D in Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,
Affiliations
- Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Center
- LifeChips Program
- Center for Complex Biological Systems
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Institute for Genomic and Bioinformatics
- Developmental Biology Center
Teaching
Bio104 Developmental Biology.
Bio210 Developmental Genetics
Awards and Services
2006-present Chair, NIH study section, Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Xenopus
2005 NIH Special Emphasis Panel on Beta Cell Biology Consortium, ad hoc member
2002-2003 NIH study sections, Ad hoc member
2000-2005 NIH CDF5 Study section, regular member
2000-2004 co-Director, CSHL Xenopus course
1999 Golden Key Society Honorary Member
1996-2001 Research Career Development Award
1994 NIH Human Embryology 2 Study Section, Ad hoc member,
1994-1998 Pew Scholars Award
1993-1995 American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Research
1992-1994 Basil O’Connor Research Scholar
