Professor Jin Young Kim, PhD, joined the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong, SAR, China, in 2015 and currently holds the position of associate professor. At the molecular level, the core of mammalian circadian clocks consists of a transcriptional negative feedback loop that is highly conserved from the brain to all peripheral tissues. This feedback loop drives the daily rhythmic expression of thousands of genes involved in various cellular processes and signaling pathways. Her lab employs biochemical and molecular biological approaches to investigate the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration influenced by circadian clocks and vice versa. Prof. Kim has published 23 articles in highly recognized peer-reviewed international research journals with around 1,000 citations. She has also been involved in peer review for multiple international research grants and manuscripts. By actively participating in multiple research fields, her lab tries to connect them to understand circadian clock-mediated mechanisms in the brain. Based on her broad research experience, she leads the lab in understanding circadian clocks from multiple directions. She also cooperates with scientists from various fields to broadly understand circadian clock-mediated brain functions.