Sunu (Isabel) Kim

Sunu (Isabel) Kim

BSc Microbiology and Immunology

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics

BC Children's Hospital

Biography:
Sunu (Isabel) Kim (she/her) is a PhD candidate (supervisor Dr. Alison M. Elliott) in the Medical Genetics Department at the University of British Columbia. She graduated from McGill University with a BSc in Microbiology and Immunology. In 2022, Isabel joined the Elliott lab working on the GenCOUNSEL Study to focus on families undergoing genetic testing in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). She has recently published (as first author) a Scoping Review: “Genetic counselling considerations with genetic/genomic testing in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A scoping review” (Clinical Genetics; doi: 10.1111/cge.14446). Her research aims to optimize the genetic testing experience for parents in critical care settings. She was awarded a CGS-M graduate scholarship (CIHR MSc) and a UBC MEDG Four Year Fellowship. Her prospective study includes developing and validating a tool to routinely measure parental empowerment in NICUs and PICUs with respect to genetic testing.

Research areas of interest:

Genetic Testing for Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Research Themes:

Reproductive Infectious Diseases Newborn Health Genomics and Personalized Health

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