{"id":12457,"date":"2023-01-23T10:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T15:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=12457"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:23:27","slug":"wonho-kim-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/wonho-kim-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonho Kim, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<p><strong class=\":keywords\">Keywords: <\/strong><strong>Chromatin folding, Cohesin, Enhancer-Promoter interaction, Gene transcription<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chromatin must be folded to fit in the nucleus. The process of chromatin folding is highly regulated and not haphazard. Chromatin folding plays a vital role in gene transcription through multiple ways including enhancer-promoter looping. We try to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in chromatin folding, how chromatin folding affects gene transcription and how chromatin folding is regulated in physiological and pathological conditions.<\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/myncbi\/wonho.kim.1\/bibliography\/public\/\"><b>MyNCBI<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wonho Kim in UNC Genetics News<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-january-2026\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">February 20, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for January 2026<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers in January 2026.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for January 2026\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wonho-kim-phd-joins-department-of-genetics\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2023\/01\/Wonho_picture.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wonho Kim\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">February 10, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Wonho Kim, PhD Joins Department of Genetics<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">The Department of Genetics welcomes Dr. Wonho Kim, Assistant Professor.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wonho Kim, PhD Joins Department of Genetics\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Keywords: Chromatin folding, Cohesin, Enhancer-Promoter interaction, Gene transcription Chromatin must be folded to fit in the nucleus. The process of chromatin folding is highly regulated and not haphazard. Chromatin folding plays a vital role in gene transcription through multiple ways including enhancer-promoter looping. We try to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in chromatin &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wonho-kim-phd-joins-department-of-genetics\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wonho Kim, PhD Joins Department of Genetics\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12458,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-12457","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wonho Kim, PhD | Department of Genetics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/wonho-kim-phd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wonho Kim, PhD | Department of Genetics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research Interests Keywords: Chromatin folding, Cohesin, Enhancer-Promoter interaction, Gene transcription Chromatin must be folded to fit in the nucleus. 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