Entered Combined-Degree Program:Fall 2013 as entering DMD student.

Graduated program:2020年夏天,a PhD in Microbiology/Immunology

Biography

Kyulim received her Bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Prior to starting her graduate studies in the DMD/PhD program, Kyu conducted research in Dr. Ozlem Yilmaz’s laboratory, characterizing the intracellular trafficking mechanisms of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis in human primary gingival epithelial cells. For her PhD studies, Kyu continued her passion in molecular microbiology in Dr. Robert Burne’s laboratory and explored the antagonistic strategies employed by beneficial commensals against Streptococcus mutans in the oral cavity, which was funded through the F30 NIH/NIDCR NRSA Fellowship. As a DMD/PhD candidate, Kyu stayed very active in the service arena, holding national leadership positions in the AADR National Student Research Group and being involved in advocacy as a AADR Gert Quigley Fellow. Kyu is now a postdoctoral fellow in the Burne Lab and continuing her research, while she also spends time teaching DMD students and treating patients as a faculty member in the dental school.

Thesis Advisor:Robert A Burne, PhD