Yoon Berm Kim

Background

Kim, Yoon Berm was born on April 25, 1929 in Pyongnam, Republic of Korea. Son of Sang Sun and Yang Rang (Lee) Kim. came to the United States, 1959, naturalized, 1975.

Education

Doctor of Medicine Seoul National U., 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1965.

Career

Intern, University Hospital Seoul National U., 1958-1959; assistant professor microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1965-1970; associate professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1970-1973; member, head laboratory ontogeny of immune system, Sloan Kettering Institute Cancer Research, Rye, New York, 1973-1983; professor immunology, Cornell Univercity Graduate School Medical Sciences, New York City, 1973-1983; chairman immunology unit, Cornell Univercity Graduate School Medical Sciences, 1980-1982; professor microbiology, immumology and medicine, department chairman micorbiologyand immunology, Finch U. Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, since 1983; acting dean School Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Finch U. Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, 1994-1995. Member Lobund advisory board U. Notre Dame, 1977-1988.

Achievements

• Yoon Berm Kim has been listed as a noteworthy Immunologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Gnotobiotics (president), International Association for Gnotobiology (founding), American Association Immunologists, American Society Microbiology, American Association Pathologists, Korean-American Medical assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, Society for Leucocyte Biology, International Society Development Comparative Immunology, Harvey Society, International Society Interferon and Cytokine Research, Chicago Association Immunologists (president), Association Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs, International Endotoxin Society (charter), Society Natural Immunity (charter), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Soon Cha Kim, February 23, 1959. Children: John, Jean, Paul.

Father:

Sang Sun Kim

Mother:

Yang Rang (Lee) Kim

Spouse:

Soon Cha Kim

child:

John Kim

child:

Jean Kim

child:

Paul Kim