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Khoa Pham, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

Khoa Pham, Ph.D.
Khoa Pham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA, 2016
  • B.Sc. (cum laude) in Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA, 2009

Biography

Areas of Interest 

  • Protein structure and function; protein–small-molecule interactions
  • Antibody development and characterization
  • Structural biology with an emphasis on X-ray crystallography
  • Mass spectrometry–based protein characterization
  • Biophysical and spectroscopic techniques
  • Computational chemistry and molecular dynamics simulations 

 Professional Appointments 

  • Assistant Professor, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, 2026 â€“ present
  • Adjunct Professor, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, August 2025 – December 2025
  • Adjunct Professor, Miami Dade College, May 2025 – December 2025
  • Scientist III, XBiotech USA Inc., Austin, TX, November 2021 – July 2025
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 2019 – 2021
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2016 – 2019 

 Courses 

  • CHM 1025 – Introductory Chemistry
  • CHM 1033 – Chemistry for Health Sciences
  • CHM 1045 – General Chemistry I
  • CHM 1045L – General Chemistry I Laboratory
  • CHE/BIO 352 – Biochemistry I
  • CHE 352L – Biochemistry I Laboratory
  • CHE/BIO 353 – Biochemistry II
  • CHE 395/495 – Research in Biochemistry  

Selected Publications  

  • Z. Geeraerts, I. Ishigami, A. Lewis-Ballester, K. N. Pham, et al., 
  • K. N. Pham, F. Fernandez-Lima, 
  • K. N. Pham, A. Lewis-Ballester, S.-R. Yeh, 
  • K. N. Pham, Y. Mamun, F. Fernandez-Lima, 
  • K. N. Pham, A. Lewis-Ballester, S.-R. Yeh,
  • M. Winters, J. B. DuHadaway, K. N. Pham, et al., 
  • K. N. Pham, S.-R. Yeh, 
  • A. Lewis-Ballester, K. N. Pham, et al., 
  • K. Pham, J. Miksovska, 
  • K. Pham, et al.,  

A complete list of publications is available via  and  
A complete list of protein structures deposited in the  

Awards 

  • Doctoral Dissertation Year Fellowship, Florida International University (2016).
  • Summer Research Award, NIH Biomedical Research Initiative (2014).
  • Poster Presentation (2nd Prize), Graduate Symposium, Miami, FL (2014).
  • Travel Award, South Florida Division, American Chemical Society (2013).
  • Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chemistry Award, FIU, (2010).
  • Poster Presentation (1st Prize), Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition (2009). 

Professional Memberships 

Professional and Community Service 

  • Judge,  (2026) 

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