Core Faculty Members
Professor Hae-Won Kim Core Faculty
Institute of Tissue Regeneration Enginnering (ITREN)
Hae-Won Kim received his Ph.D from Seoul National University in 2002.
Following his graduation, he was a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and then a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University College London (UCL) Eastman Dental in 2003-2004.
He was appointed as a professor in the College of Dentistry at Dankook University in 2005.
Currently, he is a distinguished professor of the university, director of the Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), and leader of Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Mechanobiology Dental Medicine Research Center (MRC).
In addition, he serves as the editor-in-chief of the 'Journal of Tissue Engineering'(IF: 8.2), 'Mechanobiology' (newly launched in 2026), associate editor of Frontiers in Bioengineering & Biotechnology, and edirorial board members in Biomaterials, Bioactive Materials, Med-X, etc.
He has published over 550 peer-reviewed papers with more than 46,800 citations (h index = 112).
His research interests are mechanobiology, nanotherapeutics, stem cell engineering and biomaterials for regenerative medicine.
Google Scholar citation:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ko&user=umYXC08AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Degree
- Bachelor Degree: From Seoul National University (1993.3-1997.2)
- Masters Degree: From Seoul National Univ. (1997.3-1999.2)
- Ph.D: From Seoul National Univ. (1999.3-2002.2)
Career
- (2000-2002) - National Institute of Standards and Technology
- (2002-2003) - Advanced Materials Research Center
- (2003-2004) - Eastman Dental Institute of UCL)
- (2004-2005) - Advanced Materials Research Center
- (2005~Current) - Prof. Dankook University, Dental School
- (2009~Current) - Prof. Nanobiomedical Science (Graduate School, in WCU program)
- (2008~Current) - Director, Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- (2015~Current) - Visiting Professor, UCL
- (2015~Current) - Visiting Professor, Columbia University
Editors
- Editor In Chief : Journal of Tissue Engineering
- Editor In Chief: Mechanobiology
- Associate Editor : - Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Editorial Board Member : - Biomaterials - Bioengineering - Bioactive Materials - Mex-X
Publication Statistics
- Total Publications - 550
- Research Articles - 450
- Review Articles - 100
- Total Citation - 46,800
- H-Index - 112
Selected Recent Papers
• Temporal stretch-induced nuclear mechanosensing coordinates early chromatin accessibility and genome protection, Adv Sci (2026).
• Biomechanics in Miniature: Microfluidic-based In Vitro Modeling to Decipher Mechanobiological Phenomena, Trends in Biotech (2026).
• Matrix-induced nuclear remodeling and mechano-therapeutics, Cell Rep (2025).
• Push-and-Pull Nanotherapeutics for Osteoarthritis with Drug Delivery and Dual Scavenging of Reactive Oxygen Species and Cell-Free DNA, ACS Nano (2025).
• Mechanosignaling and 3D morphological adaptation of MSCs in response to hydrogel rigidity underpin angiogenic and immunomodulatory efficacy for ischemic injury regeneration, Bioactive Mater (2025).
• Precise Quantification of Angiogenesis in 3D Biomaterials using in vitro CAM Models: Enhancing 3Rs in Research and Minimising in vivo Dependency, Adv Funct Mater (2025).
• Single-Atom Pt-Doped Ceria Nanozymes Mitigate Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Cardiomyocyte-Targeted Uptake and Catalytic Suppression of Oxidative Stress, Bioactive Mater (2025).
• Chondrocyte-mimetic therapeutic microcarriers for synergistic chemo-mechanical signaling in cartilage regeneration, Mater Horizons (2025).
• Eco‐Fabricated Nanowave‐Textured Implants Drive Microtubule‐Assisted Nuclear Mechanotransduction and Chromatin Modification: Biophysical Priming for Osteogenesis and Bone Regeneration, Adv Funct Mater (2025).
• Matrix-rigidity Cooperates with Biochemical Cues in M2 Macrophage Activation through Increased Nuclear Deformation and Chromatin Accessibility, Adv Sci (2025).
• Electrically-stimulated cellular and tissue events are coordinated through ion channel-mediated calcium influx and chromatin modifications across the cytosol-nucleus space, Biomaterials (2025).
• Neural Tissue-Like, not Supraphysiological, Electrical Conductivity Stimulates Neuronal Lineage Specification through Calcium Signaling and Epigenetic Modification. Adv Sci (2024).
• Tissue Mechanics and Hedgehog Signaling Crosstalk as a Key Epithelial-Stromal Interplay in Cancer Development. Adv Sci (2024).
• Targeting Nuclear Mechanics Mitigates the Fibroblast Invasiveness in Pathological Dermal Scars Induced by Matrix Stiffening. Adv Sci (2024).
• Selective Suppression of Integrin‐Ligand Binding by Single Molecular Tension Probes Mediates Directional Cell Migration. Adv Sci (2024).
• Nanozyme-Engineered Hydrogels for Anti-Inflammation and Skin Regeneration. Nano-Micro Lett (2024)
• Cyclic stretch promotes cellular reprogramming process through cytoskeletal-nuclear mechano-coupling and epigenetic modification. Adv Sci (2023)
• Coordinated biophysical stimulation of MSCs via electromagnetized Au-nanofiber regulates cytoskeletal-to-nuclear mechano-responses and lineage specification. Adv Funct Mater (2023).
• Advanced materials technologies to unravel mechanobiological phenomena. Trends in Biotech (2023)