Dongkyun Kang, PhD

520-621-4940
dkkang@arizona.edu


Dr. Kang received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Prior to joining the UA, Dr. Kang worked as an Assistant professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Cancer Focus

Dr. Kang's research interests include low-cost, in vivo microscopy technologies for aiding cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Kang is currently leading NIH-sponsored projects on developing in vivo microscopy devices for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), skin cancer, and anal cancer.

Research Program Role
Cancer Prevention and Control Program

Display Name
Dongkyun Kang, PhD

Publications

Freeman EE, Semeere A, Laker-Oketta M, Namaganda P, Osman H, Lukande R, McMahon D, Seth D, Oyesiku L, Tearney GJ, et al. 2020 May. Feasibility and implementation of portable confocal microscopy for point-of-care diagnosis of cutaneous lesions in a low-resource setting. J Am Acad Dermatol. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.147.