Enrolled since 2024

Kim completed her Bachelor’s in Physics and Master’s in Applied and Engineering Physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). 

For her Master’s thesis, she worked in Antonio Scialdone’s group at the Helmholtz Institute of Munich, where she investigated the establishment of the head-to-tail axis in mouse embryos.

In November 2024, she joined Antonio Scialdone’s group as a PhD student, co-supervised by Catalina Vallejos at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on developing and applying statistical methods for analyzing spatial transcriptomics datasets, aiming to improve the 3D spatial reconstruction of transcriptomic patterns in various biological contexts, such as cell fate decisions during early embryonic development, tissue injury, and bone architecture.