The goal is to develop biotechnologies and bioprocesses for the production of microbial metabolites, proteins, industrial enzymes, and bioenergy, all of which are useful for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, dietetic, cosmetic, feed, fine chemical, and other industries.
Research Areas
Microbial metabolic engineering
Production of microbial metabolites
Metabolic engineering of industrial microorganisms
Bioconversion technology
High throughput screening of novel biocatalysts
Directed evolution of industrial enzymes
Production of useful biomaterials by bioconversion
Animal microbiome
Microbiome taxonomic profile (MTF) analysis of animals
Development of pre/probiotic materials for industrial animals
Microbial strains and processes to produce chemicals
Production and utilization of microbial oil
Bioenergy
High-Throughput Screening System and Biotechnological Applications
Screening enzyme from single cell based polymerase Fosmid cloning
Selected Publications
Gemmobacter straminiformis sp. Nov., isolated from an artificial fountain.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 67(12):5019-5025.
Ji Young Kang (First)
Enhancement of 2,3-butanediol production from Jerusalem artichoke tuber extract by a recombinant Bacillus sp. strain BRC1 with increased inulinase activity.
