Kim heads Automation and Sequencing technology hubs at the Generative Biology Institute at EIT. In automation, Kim’s team explores and provides automation for diverse routine experiments, large data campaigns and bespoke scientific applications. In close collaboration with AI/R Autolabs, we also reimagine automation so that it more straightforwardly assists individual scientists driving highly exploratory research. The sequencing tech hub provides in-house sequencing capability in Illumina, Elements, Nanopore and Pacbio and looks to empower walk-up usage amongst scientists.

In his academic career, Kim transitioned from chemistry through chemical biology and cell biology in his PhD with Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, before developing interests in synthetic biology automation at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Here, he collaborated extensively throughout the institute to deliver automation for a variety of groups and scientific projects. During this time, Kim also taught extensively and interviewed for Natural Sciences at Jesus College, Cambridge.

Outside work, Kim mostly occupies his time with climbing, opera, bachata, playing the piano and philosophy.

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