Cameron M Kim

Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Education advances in biomolecular/cellular engineering, mathematical modeling of biological systems, biotechnology design, and integrating ethics in BME curriculum. Expanding authentic research experiences in undergraduate education.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Contact Information

  • Email Address: cameron.kim@duke.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Stanford University, 2020

Research Interests

Education advances in biomolecular/cellular engineering, mathematical modeling of biological systems, biotechnology design, and integrating ethics in BME curriculum. Expanding authentic research experiences in undergraduate education.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • KEEN Campus Rising Star Award. Kern Family Foundation. 2024
  • Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2023
  • Bass Connections Award for Outstanding Leadership. https://bassconnections.duke.edu/bass-connections-leadership-award. 2023

Courses Taught

  • SCISOC 290: Topics in Science & Society
  • ISS 796T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ISS 795T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ISS 396T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ISS 395T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ETHICS 290: Special Topics in Ethics
  • BME 790: Advanced Topics for Graduate Students in Biomedical Engineering
  • BME 706L: Biotech Design II
  • BME 705L: Biotech Design I
  • BME 590: Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering
  • BME 494: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
  • BME 493: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
  • BME 406L: Biotech Design II
  • BME 405L: Biotech Design I (GE, MC)
  • BME 394: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
  • BME 390L: Special Topics with a Lab
  • BME 290L: Intermediate Topics with Lab (GE)
  • BME 290: Intermediate Topics (GE)
  • BME 260L: Modeling Cellular and Molecular Systems

Representative Publications

  • Bucholz, E. K., C. Kim, J. R. Chan, and C. Ferney. “The Snail Progression of Ethical Instruction: Nurturing Ethical Mindsets Across the Biomedical Engineering Curriculum.” In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2024.
  • Chan, J. R., E. K. Bucholz, and C. M. Kim. “Board 19: Work in Progress: Integrating Ethics Education across the Biomedical Engineering Curriculum Increases Student Awareness of Frameworks and Broader Applications to Practice.” In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2023.
  • Kim, C. M., C. Wallace, and M. W. Gatongi. “Board 28: Work-in-progress: Transforming the Molecular and Cellular Engineering Educational Experience in Biomedical Engineering.” In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2023.
  • Kim, C. M. “Methanol-fuelled yeast synthesizes anticancer drugs.” Nature Synthesis 2, no. 3 (March 1, 2023): 202–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00227-w.
  • Mathur, Melina, Cameron M. Kim, Sarah A. Munro, Shireen S. Rudina, Eric M. Sawyer, and Christina D. Smolke. “Programmable mutually exclusive alternative splicing for generating RNA and protein diversity.” Nature Communications 10, no. 1 (June 2019): 2673. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10403-w.