
Hye-Won (Grace) Shin, PhD Director of Research and Programs at
Somang Society Managing Partner & Chief Scientific Officer at Chiron
Total
Phone: 562.977.4580
5836 Corporate Ave., Ste 110, Cypress, CA 90630
At Chiron Total, Dr. Shin is responsible for making major corporate
decisions, creates the strategic direction of a company; develops new
businesses and global partnerships; and acts as the main point of
communication. As the Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Shin develops
research projects and manages community education programs. Dr. Shin
serves as an advisory board member and the Director of Research and
Programs at Somang Society. She also serves as the Director of Korea
Relations at the UC Irvine Office of Global Engagement. Her role at UCI
is to facilitate collaborative relationships with educational,
governmental, and private industrial entities in Korea to promote UCI’s
vision of becoming a global leader in education and innovation. Dr. Shin
is a biomedical engineer with a chemical engineering background and
clinical translational science experience. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical
and Biochemical Engineering from UCI. Dr. Shin’s current areas of
research interest include medical imaging biomarkers and radiomics that
can aid clinicians better diagnose medical conditions, provide effective
treatment, and thus improve patient’s outcome. She also focuses on
developing interventions that can reduce racial and ethnic health
disparities, specifically among Asian immigrants with limited English
proficiency. Dr. Shin was previously an independent investigator with an
academic title of project scientist at UCI where she developed minimally
invasive medical technologies utilizing gas biomarkers to detect and
follow malignancy, infection, and inflammation; and worked closely with
engineers, basic scientists, and physicians to translate engineering
technology into the medical marketplace. She has published 29 research
papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals; 54 conference proceedings
and has written multiple successful research grants. In addition, she is
an inventor on four issued and one pending patents. Dr. Shin has been
invited to present at national and international science conferences
over 60 occasions. In addition, she has been invited to serve as a
National Institute of Health extramural grant reviewer and has served as
a referee for a number of peer-reviewed journals including the IEEE
Sensors Journal, Journal of Breath Research, the Journal of Applied
Physiology, European Respiratory Journal, and the American Journal of
Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine to provide expert evaluations on
the research of fellow scientists.