ALUMNI

M.S. students

Jihye Park 96hye1007 [at] naver.com 

Research Project| Screening small molecule inhibitor for EHEC attachment on food surface

Current position| Researcher at Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, KRIBB (Korea Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology) @ Daejeon, Korea - 한국생명공학연구원 유전체맞춤의료전문연구단

(2023년 8월 졸업)

Achievements |
1. An archaeal transcription factor EnfR with a novel ‘eighth note’ fold controls hydrogen production of a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 (NAR)
2. 생물막 형성 억제를 통한 장관 병원성 세균 저해용 조성물 및 이의 용도 (2023. 06. 15) 대한민국 특허출원 10-2023-0077040.

Minjin Oh oh_minjin [at] naver.com 

Research Project| Exploring bacteriophages infecting pathogenic E. coli

Current position| Research Scientist at AMICOGEN R&D center @ Jinju, Korea - 아미코젠 R&D 센터 효소바이오제약본부 바이오연구소 단백질공학팀

Previous position| Researcher at Synthetic Biology Research Center, KRIBB (Korea Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology) @ Daejeon, Korea - 한국생명공학연구원 합성생물학연구센터

(2023년 8월 졸업)

Achievements |
1. Tackling Vibrio parahaemolyticus in ready-to-eat raw fish flesh slices using lytic phage VPT02 isolated from market oyster (Food Res. Int.)
2. Phage biocontrol of zoonotic food-borne pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus for seafood safety (Food Control)
3. Bacteriophages PECP14, PECP20, and their endolysins as effective biocontrol agents for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other foodborne pathogens (Int'l. J. Food. Microbiol.)

Eo Jin Kim 0708eojin [at] naver.com 

Research Project| Detection and Control of Foodborne Pathogens using Bacteriophages

Current position| Researcher at Korea Food Research Institute @ Wanju, Korea - 한국식품연구원 안전유통연구단

(2023년 8월 졸업)

Sin Young Hong  cookiebox2 [at] naver.com 

Research Project| Screening anti-adherent molecules to control EHEC infection

Current position| Researcher at KOGENE Biotech R&D center @ Seoul, Korea - 코젠바이오텍 R&D센터

Previous position| Researcher at ECO-GEAR/Ewha Womans University @ Seoul, Korea

(2022년 8월 졸업)

Achievements |
1. Tackling Vibrio parahaemolyticus in ready-to-eat raw fish flesh slices using lytic phage VPT02 isolated from market oyster (Food Res. Int.)
2. Screening of Anti-Adhesion Agents for Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Targeting the GrlA Activator (JMB)
3. Lactoferrin-polyphenol composite nanocoating with enhanced chemical stability and cell-compatibility (POC)
4. 병원성 대장균 저해용 조성물 및 이의 용도 (2022.12.14.) 대한민국 특허출원 10-2022-0175051.

Jung Hyen Lee  xasklovex [at] naver.com 

Research Project| Characterization and application of Vibrio infecting phages

Current position| Senior researcher (선임연구원) at BIONEER R&D center @ Daejeon, Korea - 바이오니아 R&D센터

(2021년 2월 졸업)

Achievements |
1. Tackling Vibrio parahaemolyticus in ready-to-eat raw fish flesh slices using lytic phage VPT02 isolated from market oyster (Food Res. Int.)
2. Phage biocontrol of zoonotic food-borne pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus for seafood safety (Food Control)
3. An archaeal transcription factor EnfR with a novel ‘eighth note’ fold controls hydrogen production of a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 (NAR)
4. 비브리오균을 감염하는 신규한 박테리오파지 VPT02 및 이의 용도 (2022.03.23.) 대한민국 특허 제 10-2379685.

Hwa Jeong You  hwajung1109 [at] naver.com 

Research Project|  Isolation and characterization of novel bacteriophages infecting Vibrio species

Current position| Researcher at MicrobiotiX R&D center @ Seoul, Korea - 마이크로바이오틱스 R&D센터

Previous position| Researcher at MVRIX R&D center @ Anyang, Korea - 엠브릭스 R&D센터

(2020년 8월 졸업)

Achievements |
1. Tackling Vibrio parahaemolyticus in ready-to-eat raw fish flesh slices using lytic phage VPT02 isolated from market oyster (Food Res. Int.)
2. 비브리오균을 감염하는 신규한 박테리오파지 VPT02 및 이의 용도 (2022.03.23.) 대한민국 특허 제 10-2379685.

TLO Research Assistants

Hyelin Han mariella0511[at] naver.com 

Research Project| Endolysin engineering for pathogen elimination

Current position| Researcher at AMICOGEN R&D center @ Seoul, Korea - 아미코젠 R&D센터

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Jieun Noh, majoring in Food Science & Engineering, jieun.n.lcs [at] gmail.com 

Research project: Characterization of novel bacteriophages infecting Vibrio species

Current position| Biomedical informatics program at NYU Langone’s Vilcek Institute and NYU Grossman School of Medicine 

Previous position| Associate Scientist at Molecular Templates @ NY, USA

Molecular Biologist at Public Health Laboratory @ NY, USA (미국 뉴욕 보건복지부 산하 Bio-Watch Team)

Achievement |
1. Tackling Vibrio parahaemolyticus in ready-to-eat raw fish flesh slices using lytic phage VPT02 isolated from market oyster (Food Res. Int.)

Undergraduate Research Interns

김도진, majoring in Life Science, Ewha Womans University

Research project: Purification of bacteriophage endolysins

권현수, majoring in Food Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University

Research project: Isolating antimicrobial resistant pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus

김태연, majoring in Food Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University

Research project: Isolating antimicrobial resistant pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus

김서연, majoring in Food Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University

Research project: Isolating antimicrobial resistant pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus

정보인, majoring in Food Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, zkffkqlf [at] naver.com 

Research project: Isolating antimicrobial resistant pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus

마예린, majoring in Nutritional Science & Food Management, cookiemyr [at] hanmail.net 

Research project: Characterization of Vibrio bacteriophages

배은서, majoring in Food Science & Engineering, hello0811 [at] gmail.com 


박지원, majoring in Food Science & Engineering,  luminousjw118 [at] gmail.com