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Biocatalysis and biotransformation of fine chemicals
Chemoenzymatic synthesis of biocompatible polymers
Enzymatic synthesis of carbohydrates derivatives
Enzymatic and microbial production of biosurfactants
Biodegradable polymers and immobilizaiton of biomaterials
Enzymology in nonconventional media
March 1987 - February 1991 BS, Dept. Chem. Eng., KAIST,
Taejon, Korea
March 1991 - February 1993 MS, Dept. Chem. Eng., KAIST,
Taejon, Korea
March 1993 - August 1997 Ph.D., Dept. Chem. Eng.,
KAIST, Taejon, Korea
B.S. thesis: Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration of Organic Molecules
(Advisor: Seung-Man Yang)
M.S.thesis: Enzymatic Synthesis of Aspartame Precursor in Organic
Media(Advisor: Ji-Won Yang)
Ph.D. thesis: Enzymatic Regioselective Acylation of Carbohydrates
for Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers(Advisor: Ji-Won Yang)
March 1991 - August 1997 Research Associate, Dept. Chem. Eng., KAIST, Korea
November 12-15 1996 Interpreter for Bioindustry Association of UK 5th Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference & BioExpo'96
March 1993 - September 1997 Editorial Assistant of Bioindustry Newsletter, Bioindustry Association of Korea
April 1997 - September 1997 Applied Microbiology Research Division
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Research Fellow on "Production of Levansucrase from Z.mobilis and
R.aquatilis Expressed in Recombinant E.coli "
October 1997 - September 1998 Joint-Postdoctoral Fellow of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation and NSERC of Canada with Dr. E.N. Vulfson, Dr. J. Khan (Institute of Food Research, Biotransformation section, Dept. of Food and Macromolecular Science, Reading, U.K.) and Dr. H.L.Holland (Dept of Chemistry, Brock University, St.Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
"Polymeric microcapsules as an immobilization system for whole-cell
mediated synthesis in organic solvents"
October 1998 - Present Research Associate
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering (Prof. Jonathan S. Dordick)
HPLC with RI and UV detector, GC, TLC, FT-IR, NMR, UV-spectrophotometer, Dialysis, FAB-MS, MALDI-TOF MS, Ultrafiltration
Word processing, spread sheet and database in IBM PC compatible and Macintosh
1. Hyun-Jae Shin, Oh-Jin Park and Ji-Won Yang: Optimum culture condition of Bullera singularis for galactooligosaccharides production. Korean J. Appl. Microb. Biotechnol., 23(5), 593-598(1995)(in Korean)
2. Oh-Jin Park, Hyun Gyu Park and Ji-Won Yang: Enzymatic transesterification of monosaccharides with amino acid esters in organic solvents. Biotechnol. Lett.18(4), 473-478(1996).
3. Hyun-Ho Lee, Oh-Jin Park, Jong-Moon Park and Ji-Won Yang: Continuous production of uniform calcium alginate beads by sound wave induced vibration. J.Chem.Technol. & Biotechnol., 67, 255-259(1996)
4. Yong-Lean Jeong, Oh-Jin Park and Ji-Won Yang: Quantitative assay of bioemulsifier by turbidometric method. J.Microbiol. Biotechnol., 7(3), 209-211(1997)
5. Joong-Hoon Cho, Yong-Lean Jeong, Oh-Jin Park, Byung-Dae Yoon and Ji-Won Yang: Characterization of glycolipid biosurfactants from an isolated strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa YPJ-80. J.Microbiol. Biotechnol.(in press)
6. Oh-Jin Park, Young-Eun Lee, Joong-Hoon Cho, Hyun-Jae Shin, Byung-Dae Yoon and Ji-Won Yang: Purification and structural characterization of glycolipid biosurfactants from Pseudomonas aeruginosa YPJ-80. Korean J. Biotechnol. Bioeng
(submitted)
7. Oh-Jin Park, Gyu-Jong Jeon and Ji-Won Yang: Protease-catalyzed synthesis of disaccharide amino acid esters in organic media. Enzyme Microb.Technol. (submitted)
8. Oh-Jin Park, Jeffrey A. Khan, Herbert L. Holland and Evgeny N. Vulfson: Fungal production of cheese flavours catalyzed by encapsulated fungi in organic solvents(in preparation
1. Oh-Jin Park and Ji-Won Yang: Protease-catalyzed regioselective transesterification of carbohydrates and amino acid esters in organic solvents.10th Int. Biotech. Symp. Expo, August,1996, Sydney, Australia
2. Young-Eun Lee, Yong-Leen Jeong, Oh-Jin Park and Ji-Won Yang: Production and characterization of bioemulsifier from Pseudomonas aeruginosa YPJ 80. 9th Symposium on Chemical Engineering Kyushu-Taejon/Chungnam, October 25-26, 1996, Miyazaki, Japan
1. Screening and development of novel biosurfactant for the degradation of crude oil. the Ministry of Science and Technology. BSN81570-757-3
2. Studies on screening for microorganisms producing extracellular polysaccharides and improvement of polymer properties and productivity. KOSEF 94-0502-10-02-3
3. Isolation and characterization of lipopeptide biosurfactants from Bacillus subtilis C-9. the Ministry of Science and Technology. 1996
4. Structural characterization of glycolipids from Pseudomonas aeruginosa YPJ-80. KOSEF. 1995-1996
5. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of polymers containing amino acids and carbohydrates in organic media. KOSEF. 1996
Korean Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Korean Society of Applied Microbiology
Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering
REFERENCES
1. Dr. Jonathan S. Dordick : Postdoctoral supervisor Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute(RPI)
102 Ricketts bldg, Troy NY 12180, USA
Tel: 1-518-276-6377 Fax;1-518-276-4030; E-mail: dordick@rpi.edu
2. Dr. E.N.Vulfson : Postdoctoral supervisor
Head of Biotransformations section, Dept. of Food Macromolecular Science, Institute of Food Research, Reading Laboratory
Earley Gate, Whiteknights Rd. Reading RG6 6BZ, United Kingdom,
Tel:44-118-935-7208; Fax:44-118-926-7917; E-mail: jenya.vulfson@bbsrc.ac.uk
3. Dr. Ji-Won Yang : Doctorate supervisor
Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
373-1 Kusung-dong, Yusung-gu, Taejon, 305-701, Korea
Tel:82-42-869-3924; Fax:82-42-869-3910; E-mail:jwyang@kaist.ac.kr
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