Dooyoung Kim

My research interests focus on understanding the biodiversity of ground beetles using an integrative approach.

Admittance Semester/Year and Program

Fall/2025; PhD

Education

M.S. in Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea, Feb. 2025

B.Agr. in Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea, Feb. 2023

Research Lab

Will Group

Selected Publications

• Kim D, Hwang UW. (2026). Unraveling systematics, evolution, and biogeography of the ground beetle subgenus Nialoe Tanaka sensu lato (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichus) in East Asia. Insect Systematics and Diversity. (in press)

• Kim D, Seo JW, Hwang UW. (2026). Integrative taxonomy and biogeographical history of the subgenus Abea, with synonymy of Micronialoe (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichus). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. (in press).

• Kim D, Choi EY, Kim D, Kim YK, Suh SJ. (2024). Taxonomic notes on the Korean intertidal ground beetle species of the genus Bembidion (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 17(3): 464-470.

• Kim D, Suh SJ. (2024). Review of the ground beetle subgenus Micronialoe from Korea, with a description of a new species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichus). Zootaxa, 5471(4): 451-464.

• Kim D, Kim G, Shin CR, Park B, Choi EH, Hwang UW. (2024). The complete mitochondrial genome of a ground beetle Synuchus nitidus (Carabidae: Harpalinae: Sphodrini) from South Korea. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 9(6): 711-715.

Selected Presentations

• Kim D, Hwang UW. (2024). Molecular phylogenetics and biogeographic studies of the subgenus Nialoe s. lat. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichus). 2024 Spring Conference of KSAE & ESK: 64. (oral presentation).

• Kim D, Hwang UW. (2024). Phylogeny of the subgenus Nialoe s. lat. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichus) and examination of species status in the audax complex. XXVII International Conference of Entomology: P0388. (poster presentation).

Selected Honors and Awards

• Grand Prize for oral Presentation, 2024 Spring Conference of KSAE & ESK (25th Apr 2024).

• Certificate of Commendation by the Mayor of Daegu Metropolitan City upon undergraduate graduation (17th Feb 2023).