Dr. Kang‑Rae Kim is a researcher at the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Republic of Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Population Genetics from Soonchunhyang University. His research interests span population genetics, genomics, and molecular phylogenetics, with a particular emphasis on the population genetics of freshwater fishes and plant genome analysis. Before joining NIFS, he served as a post‑doctoral researcher at the Rural Development Administration (RDA) and the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR). Dr. Kim is an active member of The Malacological Society of Korea and the Korean Journal of Ichthyology.