Background
Kim, Peter Sungbai was born on April 27, 1958 in Atlanta. Son of Mi Heh Kim.
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Peter Sungbai Kim
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Peter Sungbai Kim, British Biochemistry educator. Recipient Excellence in Chemistry award ICI Pharmaceuticals, 1989, Walter J. Johnson prize Journal Molecular Biology, 1989, National Academy Science Molecular Biology award, 1993, Eli Lilly Biological Chemistry award American Chemical Society, 1994, DuPont Merck Young Investigator award Protein Society, 1994, Ho-Am prize for basic science Ho-American Foundation, 1998.
Education
AB magna cum laude with distinction, Cornell University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1985.
Career
Whitehead fellow Whitehead Institute, Cambridge, 1985—1988, associate member, 1988—1992, member, 1992—2001. Assistant professor biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988—1992, associate professor, 1992—1995, professor biology, 1995—2001. Assistant investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1990—1993, associate investigator, 1993—1997, investigator, 1997—2001.
Executive vice president Research and development Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, 2001—2002, president, since 2003. Executive vice president Merck & Company, Inc., since 2008. Board directors Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2003—2009, Whitehead Institute biomedical Research, since 2005.
Member council Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, since 2006. Member oversight committee, division earth and life studies The National Academies, 2006—2008, Council Global Human Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine Enterprise, since 2009. Board trustees Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, since 2009.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Biophysics Society, American Academy Microbiology, American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine (council member).
Connections
Married Kathryn H. Spitzer. Children: Michael, Jeremy, Alexander.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1979
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1985
Awards
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Recipient Excellence in Chemistry award ICI Pharmaceuticals, 1989, Walter J. Johnson prize Journal Molecular Biology, 1989, National Academy of Sciences Molecular Biology award, 1993, Eli Lilly Biological Chemistry award American Chemical Society, 1994, DuPont Merck Young Investigator award Protein Society, 1994, Ho-Am prize for basic science Samsung Foundation, 1998, Hans Neurath award The Protein Society, 1999, Harvey lecturer, The Harvey Society, 2002.Recipient Excellence in Chemistry award ICI Pharmaceuticals, 1989, Walter J. Johnson prize Journal Molecular Biology, 1989, National Academy of Sciences Molecular Biology award, 1993, Eli Lilly Biological Chemistry award American Chemical Society, 1994, DuPont Merck Young Investigator award Protein Society, 1994, Ho-Am prize for basic science Samsung Foundation, 1998, Hans Neurath award The Protein Society, 1999, Harvey lecturer, The Harvey Society, 2002.