Hyunkyung Claire Kim

Bio

Hyunkyung Claire Kim is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Translational Genomics of Diabetes Lab led by Dr. Anna Gloyn. She received her PhD in Genetics from the University of Chicago, where she developed a statistical method to disentangle shared and trait-specific genetic architecture across complex diseases using large-scale biobank data. Prior to her doctoral training, she worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, studying the genetic subtypes and heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes through data-driven clustering approaches.

She is interested in the translational genomics of diabetes, including integrating human genetics with multi-omic data to uncover disease mechanisms and advance precision medicine. Her long-term research interests include developing computational methods to understand how genetic, molecular, and environmental factors jointly shape metabolic disease risk, disease heterogeneity, and progression.

Professional Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago (2026)
• Master of Science, Harvard University (2019)
• Bachelor of Science, Yonsei University, Computer Science (2015)

Stanford Advisors

• Anna Gloyn, Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor