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Newman Laboratory
for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute
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77 Massachusetts Avenue, 3-147, Cambridge MA 02139, USA Phone: (617)253-8114 (Work), (774)244-4661 (Home), sjaekim@mit.edu |
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| • Ph.D., Bioengineering, August 2006 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA • Master of Science, Bioengineering, August 2001, GPA 3.52/4.0 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA • Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, March 1995, GPA 3.63/4.0 Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea • Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering, March 1993, GPA 3.71/4.0 Han-Yang University, Seoul, Korea |
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| 10/09 - present | Research Fellow, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, MIT | ||
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| 08/06 - 09/09 | Post-Doctoral Fellow & Asst Research Scientist,
Center for Adaptive Neural Systems, Arizona
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| 12/02 - 06/06 | Research Assistant, Bioengineering (Neural Interfaces / advisor: Dr. Richard A. Normann), University of Utah | ||
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Development of a Cochlear Nerve Based Auditory
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| 09/04 - 07/06 | Exhibit Developer, Utah Science Center (Museum),
Salt Lake City • Development of scientific interactive exhibits... read more >> |
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| 01/03 - 05/03 | Teaching Assistant, Bioengineering, University of
Utah • Laboratory for Fundamental of Biomedical Engineering |
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| 08/01 - 08/02 | Research Assistant, Human Engin. Research Lab, University
of Pittsburgh... read
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| 09/99 - 08/01 | Research Assistant, Bioengineering (Biomechanics
/ advisor: Dr. Kent N. Bachus), University of Utah • Analysis of 6-D Foot Ankle Motion following Tendon Transfer... read more >> |
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| 07/95 - 01/98 | Korean Oversea Volunteer, Cebu & Bicol Colleges,
Philippines... read
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| 03/93 - 03/95 | Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering (Robotics
/ advisor: Dr.Youngil Youm), POSTECH, Korea • Development of a Powered Prosthetic Arm Controlled by Electromyogram (EMG) Signals... read more >> |
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| PUBLICATIONS | • D'astous JL, Macwilliams BA, Kim
SJ, Bachus KN, ¡°Superficial Versus Deep Transfer of the
Posterior Tibialis Tendon¡±, J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 March/April;
25(2):245-248. (PDF)
(In Review) Fairchild M, Kim SJ, A larkov, JJ Burton, Abbas J, Jung R, "Use of adaptive neuromuscular electrical stimulation for hip movement in an incomplete spinal cord injury rodent model", submitted to Experimental Neurology. |
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| ABSTRACTS & PROCEEDINGS | • Kim SJ,
Boninger M, Cooper R, Koontz A, Souza A, ¡°Wheelchair Braking Biomechanics¡±,
Resna Conference, Menneapolis, Minesota, July, 2002. (PDF) • Badi A.N., Kim S. J., Shelton C., Normann R.A., ¡°Electrode Independence in a Novel VIII Nerve Auditory Prostheses¡±. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, 2003. • Kim SJ, Manyam S, Badi AN, Normann RA, ¡°Neural Responses in Feline Auditory Cortex to Direct Auditory Nerve Stimulation¡±, Soc. Neurosci. Abs., 2004. (PDF) • Kim SJ, Badi AN, Normann RA, ¡°Electrophysiological Mapping of Cat Primary Auditory Cortex with Microelectrode Arrays¡±, Soc. Neurosci. Abs., 2005. (PDF) •Kim SJ, Mukherjee M, Jung R, ¡°Adaptive electrical stimulation for rodent locomotion training produces fatigue-resistant responses", Int. Neurotrauma Symposium, 2007.(PDF) •Kim SJ, Mukherjee M, Jung R, ¡°Adaptive Control for Neuromuscular Stimulation Therapy in an Intermittent Training Paradigm", BMES, 2007.(PDF) •Kim J, Cho S, Kim SJ, ¡°Preliminary Studies to Develop a Ubiquitous Computing and Health-monitoring System for Wheelchair Users", BodyNets, Tempe, AZ, March, 2008.(PDF) •Andrade J, Kim SJ, Christensen D.A., ¡°Bioengineering Education via Projects and Activities for an Interactive Science Center: the University of Utah Experience¡±, 3rd Biomedical Engineering Education Summit Meeting, St. Charles, IL, June, 2008. (PDF) •Abbas J, Kim SJ, Fairchild M, Allison S, Krishnamurthi N, Jung R, ¡°On the Use of Adaptive Control in Stimulation-Assisted Neuromotor Therapy¡±, International FES Society Conference, German, 2008.(PDF) •M Fairchild, JL Burton, SJ Kim, JJ Abbas, R Jung, ¡°Use of adaptive neuromuscular electrical stimulation for hip movement in an incomplete spinal cord injury rodent model¡±, Soc. Neurosci. Abs., 2009. (PDF) |
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| THESIS | • Doctoral
Philosophy in Bioengineering, Neuronal Responses in Feline
Primary Auditory Cortex to Acoustic and Direct Intraneural Auditory
Nerve Stimulation, University of Utah, 2006 (PDF) • Master of Science in Bioengineering, Biomechanical Study of Transfer of Posterior Tibialis Tendons: Comparison of Various Route Methods, University of Utah, 2001 (PDF) • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Development of a Prosthetic Arm & It¡¯s Control by Bioelectric Signals, Pohang University of Science & Technology, 1995 (PDF in Korean) |
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| COMPUTER SKILLS | Matlab, LabVIEW, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Python, Tcl/Tk, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Flash ActionScript... read more >> | ||
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| SCORE | TOEFL: 263 (CBT, taken in 2000) GRE: 580/790/780 (Verbal/Quantitative/Analytic, taken in 2002) |
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| AWARD | Scholarships for being at top of class during undergraduate study | ||
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| 09/02 - 07/06 | Volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels: Delivering meals to homebound seniors | ||
| 06/03 - 06/04 | The President of Korean Student Association of University of Utah | ||
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Cochlear
implants (CIs) have been used successfully for many individuals
who have profound hearing impairment. However, there are still
several problems associated with CIs, including poor spatial
resolution, cross-talk between electrodes, and poor low frequency
percepts. It has been proposed that direct intraneural stimulation
of the auditory nerve by penetrating electrode arrays could
overcome these problems. Such an approach should provide very
focal stimulation of auditory nerve (AN) fibers, thereby providing
a high fidelity restoration of sound and the restoration of
low frequency percepts. In this project, I investigated a
critical issue in direct intraneural auditory nerve stimulation,
i.e., the degree of functional selectivity that can be achieved
with penetrating microelectrodes. The development and use
of high electrode count-penetrating electrode arrays in the
auditory nerve should result in an increase in the number
of functionally independent channels of stimulation. The primary
auditory cortex (AI) is a late stage of auditory processing
and reflects the integrated activity of the ascending auditory
pathway. Accordingly, I investigated the neuronal activity
in the AI evoked by electrical stimulation of the auditory
nerve in order to quantify stimulus selectivity as a function
of auditory nerve electrode separation. I implanted penetrating
microelectrode arrays in the auditory nerve of a cat, stimulated
the nerve using these electrodes, and recorded the neuronal
activity patterns evoked in the AI when each implanted electrode
was stimulated. The result of this work demonstrated the feasibility
of direct auditory nerve stimulation as a promising approach
that could overcome inherent problems of the traditional cochlear
implants.