Hyeonggeun Kim
Incheon,46
Summary
Research scientist specializing in nematode taxonomy and ecology, with expertise in DNA metabarcoding, community analysis, and the development of biological indicators for soil and environmental assessment.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Researcher
National Institute of Biological Resources
01.2017 - Current
- Conducted taxonomic and ecological research on meiofauna, with a primary focus on free-living nematodes.
- Applied DNA metabarcoding techniques to analyze species composition, diversity, and community structure across soil habitats.
- Utilized statistical and bioinformatic tools (e.g., R-based pipelines) to process NGS data and generate ecological visualizations.
- Analyzed relationships between biological communities and environmental factors, including soil physicochemical properties.
- Developed and evaluated nematode-based biological indicators and indices for soil health assessment.
Researcher
National Institute of Fisheries Science
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Conducted environmental surveys and measurements in the West Sea (Yellow Sea) EEZ to assess marine environmental conditions.
- Collected and processed seawater and sediment samples for marine environmental assessment.
- Performed physicochemical analyses of marine environments, including nutrient concentrations and sediment properties.
- Analyzed relationships between environmental variables and marine ecosystem characteristics.
- Supported marine environmental monitoring programs through data management and reporting.
Education
Ph.D. - Biology
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea02-2024
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea02-2010
Skills
- Nematode taxonomy and systematics
- Meiofauna ecology and biodiversity assessment
- Specimen preparation and morphological identification
- Biodiversity database curation and data management
- R programming for ecological analysis and visualization
- Scientific reporting and research documentation
Timeline
Researcher
National Institute of Biological Resources
01.2017 - Current
Researcher
National Institute of Fisheries Science
01.2015 - 12.2015
Ph.D. - Biology
Hanyang University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Hanyang University
Publications
11. Kim, H. & Jeong, R. (2025) Two New Pseudochromadora Species (Nematoda: Desmodorida) from South Korea Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13, 1980.
10. Kim, H., Lee, W. & Jeong, R. (2023) Molecular Phylogeny of the Genus Paracanthonchus (Nematoda: Chromadorida) with Description of P. yeongjongensis sp. nov. from Korea, diversity, 15(5), 664.
9. Kim, H. & Jeong, R. (2023) Two Species of the Family Cyatholaimidae (Nematoda: Chromadorida) from Korea, diversity, 15(10), 1547.
8. Hong, J.-H., Kim, H., Kim, K., Lee, S., Lee, K. & Lee, W. (2023) Two unrecorded species of the family Comesomatidae Filipjev, 1918 (Nematoda: Araeolaimida) from Korea, Journal of Species Research, 12(2), 122–149.
7. Jung, D.-W., Kil, H., Nam, E., Kim, H. & Kim, C.-B. (2022) Redescription of three trapanian nudibranchs (Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae) from Korea with a key to the species, Journal of Species Research, 11(3), 169–173.
6. Ahn, J.-Y., Choi, S., Kim, H., Suh, J.-H. and Do, M (2021) Ecological Niche and Interspecific Competition of Two Frog Species (Pelophylax nigromaculatus and P. chosenicus) in South Korea using the Geographic Information System, KJEE, 54(4), 363–373.
5. Lee, J., Kim, H., Nam, E., Lee J.-S. and Kil H.-J. (2019) Report on three unrecorded sacoglossan gastropods from Korea, Korean J. Malacol., 35(1), 77–79.
4. Lee, J., Kim, H., Nam, E., Lee J.-S. and Kil H.-J. (2018) Report on 4 unrecorded nudibranch gastropods from Korea, Korean J. Malacol., 34(2), 115–119.
3. Semprucci, F., Burattini, S., Kim, H., Hong, J., Lee, W., Guidi, L., Falcieri, E. & Balsamo, M. (2016) Application of confocal laser scanning microscopy in the taxonomy of free- living marine nematodes, Microscopie, 26(2), 48–57.
2. Kim, H., Tchesunov, A.V. & Lee, W. (2015) A new species of the genus Marylynnia (Nematoda: Chromadorida: Cyatholaimidae) from Gwangyang Bay, Korea, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 128(4), 227–238.
1. Barnes, N., Kim, H. & Lee, W. (2012) New species of free-living marine Sabatieriinae (Nematoda: Monhysterida: Comesomatidae) from around South Korea, Zootaxa, 3868, 263–290.