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Namho Kim

Questioner · DISC type c
Sr Principal Scientist at OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Namho Kim is an accomplished organic and medicinal chemistry expert with over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He leads the Oligonucleotide Chemistry team at OliX US, leveraging his deep knowledge in drug discovery, from small molecules to modern RNAi therapeutics. He holds a Ph. D. from The University of Texas at Austin and a M. S. from KAIST.

A unique aspect of his career is that he pursued and completed his Ph. D. from The University of Texas at Austin mid-career, while working as a full-time research scientist.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Sr Principal Scientist
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Namho shows up

Cautious & Analytical
Value Seeker
Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Namho cares about

Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
As the Oligonucleotide Chemistry Team Leader at OliX, he is focused on the development of novel nucleic acid-based drugs like siRNA.
Drug Discovery
His entire career spans the drug discovery pipeline, from computer-aided design and small molecule synthesis at SK Chemicals to his current role.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Sr Principal Scientist
OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4-2020 - 3-2023
Principal Scientist
OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1-1999 - 3-2020
Principal Scientist
SK Chemicals
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Education
2009 - 2014
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
1993 - 1999
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) & Master of Science (M.S.)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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