Peter S. Kim
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Peter S. Kim is president of Merck Research Laboratories (MRL). Kim was promoted to this position in January 2003. In this role he oversees all of Merck's drug and vaccine research and development activities.
Kim, a Korean-American, joined the Company in 2001 as executive vice president, Research and Development for MRL.
Kim trained as a structural biologist. He has studied at Stanford University
, where he earned his doctorate in biochemistry, and Cornell University
, graduating with distinction in chemistry. While at Stanford, he was also a Medical Scientist Training Program Fellow.
Later, Kim worked as a Professor of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), and was a Member of the Whitehead Institute and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
.
Kim has a special interest in HIV / AIDS research and designed compounds that stop membrane fusion by the AIDS virus, thereby preventing it from infecting cells. Kim also served as a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Committee to develop an AIDS vaccine.
His research and work in improving human health has earned Kim numerous awards and other recognition. Some of these honors are noted in the following sections.
Kim, a Korean-American, joined the Company in 2001 as executive vice president, Research and Development for MRL.
Kim trained as a structural biologist. He has studied at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he earned his doctorate in biochemistry, and Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, graduating with distinction in chemistry. While at Stanford, he was also a Medical Scientist Training Program Fellow.
Later, Kim worked as a Professor of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(MIT), and was a Member of the Whitehead Institute and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
.
Kim has a special interest in HIV / AIDS research and designed compounds that stop membrane fusion by the AIDS virus, thereby preventing it from infecting cells. Kim also served as a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Committee to develop an AIDS vaccine.
His research and work in improving human health has earned Kim numerous awards and other recognition. Some of these honors are noted in the following sections.
Awards
- National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
Award in Molecular Biology - Eli LillyEli LillyEli Lilly was the founder of Eli Lilly and Company.Eli Lilly may also refer to:* Eli Lilly and Company, a global pharmaceutical company...
Award in Biological Chemistry - The Hans Neurath Award of the Protein Society
- Samsung Foundation Ho-Am Prize in Basic ScienceHo-Am Prize in ScienceWinners of the Ho-Am Prize in Science :* 1991: Sang-Kyu Kyong* 1992: Jihn E. Kim* 1993: Choong-Ki Kim* 1994: Sung-Hou Kim* 1995: Sue-Goo Rhee* 1996: Won-Yong Lee* 1997: Hyuk Yu* 1998: Peter S. Kim...
Current board memberships and other affiliations
- Member, Council, Institute of MedicineInstitute of MedicineThe Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
- Member, Board of Directors, Whitehead InstituteWhitehead InstituteFounded in 1982, the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is a non-profit research and teaching institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA....
for Biomedical Research - Member, Board of Trustees, Alfred P. Sloan FoundationAlfred P. Sloan FoundationThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit organization in the United States. It was established in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors.-Overview:...
- Member, Council, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
Elected memberships
- Member, National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
- Member, Institute of MedicineInstitute of MedicineThe Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
- Member, American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceThe American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
- Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
- Fellow, Biophysical SocietyBiophysical SocietyThe Biophysical Society is an organization consisting of over 9,000 researchers in academia, government, and industry. Based in the USA, its international membership has grown to about 1/3 of the total. Founded in 1957 by Ernest C...
- Member, Korean Academy of Science and TechnologyKorean Academy of Science and EngineeringThe Korean Academy of Science and Technology is the Republic of Korea’s highest academy of science and serves as an integrated think-tank for science and technology of South Korea...
Service
- MIT Corporation, Visiting Committee, Department of Biology, MIT
- External Life Sciences Advisory Council, Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
- Advisory Council, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integative Genomics, Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
- HARC (HIV Accessory and Regulatory Complexes) Scientific Advisory Board, University of California, San FranciscoUniversity of California, San FranciscoThe University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...