Conference Speakers

Dr. Kim-Shapiro earned a BA in physics at Carleton College, a MS in Physics from Southern Illinois University, and received a PhD in biophysics from the University of California at Berkeley, in 1993. Before entering graduate school, Dr. Kim-Shapiro served in the Peace Corps as a college-level physics instructor at L’Institut Superieur du Pedagogy, in Zaire . He is now a Professor and Chair of Physics and holds the Harbert Family Distinguished Chair for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship at Wake Forest University. He also is the director of the Wake Forest Translational Science Center (TSC); Fostering Independence in Aging. He has had continuous NIH funding as a principal investigator for about 25 years including a NIH MERIT award, and has about 180 publications. He employs physical tools and theory to solve problems in biology, focusing generally on reactive oxygen species, heme proteins, and blood flow. He is currently studying the effects of nitrite and nitric oxide in biological systems, especially as it relates to blood and cardiovascular diseases.