소속: 가천융합의과학원(GAIHST)

현 직위/과정: (2026.9~present) GAIHST 석박통합과정 

전공: 의생명과학

관심 연구 분야: 광합성 세균의 질소고정반응, prokaryotic argonaut, HIV 치료

학력/경력: 

(2025) 연구원, 한국폴리텍대학 

연구업적:

소속: 가천융합의과학원(GAIHST)

현 직위/과정: (2026.9~현재) GAIHST 석박통합과정

전공: 의생명과학

관심 연구 분야: 세균의 새로운 대사작용 발굴, 생물막형성, 잠복결핵 치료제 개발

학력/경력: 

(2025) 이학학사, 전북대학교 환경생명공학 

(2024-2025) 학부생 연구원, 전북대학교 환경생명공학 

연구업적:

(2023) 대한환경공학회 포스터 발표 - [미생물 대사 조절을 통한 바이오파울링 저감 연구] 

(2023) 한국미생물학회 포스터 발표 - [생물막 형성을 저해시키는 버섯 추출물 선별 검사] 

(2024) 한국미생물학회 포스터 발표 - [pH가 Pseudomonas aeruginosa의 생물막에 미치는 영향] 

(2025) 학부생 논문대회 참가 - [정족수 인식기작 조절을 이용한 녹조류(Chlorella spp.) 성장 억제] 

(2025) 한국물환경학회지 논문 게재 (공동 제1저자) - [정족수 인식기작 조절을 이용한 녹조류(Chlorella spp.) 성장 억제]

소속: 이길여암당뇨연구원

현 직위/과정: (2026.10~현재) 박사후연구원

전공: 미생물학

관심 연구 분야: Colisitin 내성 기전, 마이크로바이옴 치료제

학력/경력: 

(2018~2023) 이학박사, 성균관대학교 의과대학 미생물학교실

(2024~2026) 선임연구원, 바이오미 

연구업적: 

 Seo J, Ko KS*, 2024: Development of colistin resistance via heteroresistance modeling in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Precision and Future Medicine, 8(1), 10-18

 Michidmaral Ganbold†, Jungyu Seo, Yu Mi Wi, Ki Tae Kwon, Kwan Soo Ko*, 2023: Species identification, antibiotic resistance, and virulence in Enterobacter cloacae complex clinical isolates from South Korea. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1122691 (Corresponding) 

  In Young Na,† Jungyu Seo,† Yanhong Jin, Kwan Soo Ko*, 2024: Whole-plasmid analysis of NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter seifertii isolate and its fitness in several Acinetobacter species. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance(Corresponding) 

Seo J,† Na IY,† Ko KS*, 2024: Antibiotic efficacy in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae under nutrient limitation and effectiveness of colistin-based antibiotic combinations to eradicate persister cells. Current Microbiology, 81(1), 34 (Corresponding)

Kim SY†, Seo J, Shin J, Chung YJ, Jeon IY, Yun SJ, Kim YS*, Ko KS*, 2020: Clonal spreading of NDM-5 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli isolates in a hospital in South Korea. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 97(2), 115027 (Co-Corresponding)  

Seo J, Wi YM, Kim JM, Kim YJ, Ko KS*, 2021: Detection of colistin-resistant populations prior to antibiotic exposure in KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. Journal of Microbiology, 59(6), 590-597 (Corresponding)

Cheong HS†, Kim SY†, Seo J, Wi YM, Peck KR, Ko KS*, 2020: Colistin resistance and extensive genitive variations in PmrAB and PhoPQ in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from South Korea. Current Microbiology, 77(9), 2307-2311 (Corresponding)

 Joo EJ†, Kim SJ†, Baek M, Choi Y, Seo J, Yeom JS, Ko KS*, 2018: Fecal carriage of antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthy Korean adults. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 28(7), 1178-1184

소속: 이길여암당뇨연구원

현 직위/과정: (2026.11~현재) 박사후연구원

전공: 미생물학

관심 연구 분야: Pathogenesis of pathogenic bacteria

학력/경력: 

(2019~2025) 이학박사, Applied Life Science, 연세대학교 치과대학

(2025~2026) 박사후연구원, 영남대학교 

연구업적: 

1. Seo D, Nam J, Kim M, Lee S, Seo J, Angulmaduwa S, Ramanayake A, Pradeep R, Lai J, Bak EJ, Cho YJ, Noh EJ, Jang S, Kim MA, Cha JH. (2026). Population heterogeneity in Helicobacter pylori PMSS1 shapes variable mouse infectivity: derivation of the homogeneous reference strain PMSS2. Microbiology Spectrum. Advance online publication. doi:10.1128/spectrum.01128-26.

 2. Angulmaduwa S, Ratupaskatiye GGRP, Kim YG, Lee JH, Lee J. (2026). Dihalogenated indoles with antimicrobial activity against Cutibacterium acnes and polymicrobial biofilms. Microbial Pathogenesis, 218, 108685. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2026.108685. 

3. Kim YG, Angulmaduwa S, Jeon H, Sim MH, Lee JH, Lee J. (2026). Iodinated triphenylphosphonium as a dual antibacterial and antibiofilm agent against Cutibacterium acnes. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 120, 108221. doi:10.1016/j.jddst.2026.108221.

 4. Tissera K, Ramanayake A, Kim MA, Noh EJ, Angulmaduwa S, Seo D, Cho YJ, Cha JH. (2025). Expansion of cagA copy number in Helicobacter pylori during co-infection in a mouse model. Helicobacter, e70091. doi:10.1111/hel.70091.

 5. Lai J, Angulmaduwa S, Kim MA, et al. (2024). Influence of oipA Phase Variation on Virulence Phenotypes Related to Type IV Secretion System in Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter, 29(5), e13140. doi:10.1111/hel.13140. 

6. Vidanapathirana G, Angulmaduwa ALSK, et al. (2022). Comparison of pneumococcal colonization density among healthy children and children with respiratory symptoms using real-time PCR (RT-PCR). BMC Microbiology, 22(1), 31. doi:10.1186/s12866-022-02442-z. 

7. Tissera K, Kim MA, Lai J, Angulmaduwa S, et al. (2022). Characterization of East-Asian H. pylori encoding Western EPIYA-ABC cagA. Journal of Microbiology, 60(2), 207–214. doi:10.1007/s12275-022-1483-7. 

8. Munasinghe T, Vidanapathirana G, Kuthubdeen S, Ekanayake A, Angulmaduwa S, et al. (2021). Colonization with selected antibiotic-resistant bacteria among a cohort of Sri Lankan university students. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 578. 

9. Vidanapathirana G, Angulmaduwa S, et al. (2020). Pneumococcal colonization among healthy and hospitalized vaccine-naive Sri Lankan children. Vaccine, 38(46), 7308–7315. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.040. 

10. Jayaweerasingham M, Angulmaduwa S, et al. (2019). Knowledge, beliefs and practices on antibiotic use and resistance among a group of trainee nurses in Sri Lanka. BMC Research Notes, 12, 601. doi:10.1186/s13104-0194640-2.