Alumni

Arxel G. Elnar, Ph.D. (2025)

Thesis: Elucidation of the strain-specific CLA conversion in Bifidobacterium breve JKL2022 for probiotic and postbiotic development

Research Focus:

1. Bacteriocin production and safety assessment of Enterococcus faecalis CAUM157

2. Development of Bifidobacterium breve JKL2022 as functional probiotic and postbiotic for CLA conversion

3. Elucidation of the CLA conversion pathway in Bifidobacterium breve

4. In vitro digestion of vegetable oils for CLA production

5. Recombinant protein expression in E. coli (bacteriocins, linoleic acid isomerase)

External Link: ORCID | Google Scholar | LinkedIn | ResearchGate | Loop (Frontiers) 

황가원, MSc (2025)

Thesis: Antimicrobial evaluation of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles using bacteriocin-producing probiotic strains against foodborne pathogens

Research Focus:

1. Green-synthesis of silver nanoparticles

2. Anti-microbial and anti-biofilm activity

External Link: ORCID | ResearchGate

강모현, MSc (2025)

Thesis: Characterization and potential application of bile salt hydrolase (BSH) in the probiotic strains of Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium

Research Focus:

1. Cloning and heterologous expression of probiotic enzymes

2. Bile salt hydrolase

External Link: ORCID | ResearchGate

장유진, MSc (2024)

Thesis: Development of probiotic dairy product by applying conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-producing Bifidobacterium breve JKL2022

Research Focus:

1. Probiotic characterization

2. Dairy microbiology 

External Link: ORCID | ResearchGate

한수빈, MSc (2023)

Thesis: Novel antimicrobial strategies against Listeria monocytogenes: Bacteriocins, bacteriophages, and endolysins

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정다은, MSc (2022)

Thesis: Physiological and genomic characterization of Lactococcus lactis CAU2013 and its bacteriocin production in whey-based media

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윤성희, MSc (2020)

Thesis: Application of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria and bacteriophage in fresh cheese for efficient control of Listeria monocytogenes

External Link: ORCID

한래희, MSc (2019)

Thesis: Isolation and characterization of Lactobacillus plantarum P3 from kimchi, a potential probiotic strain with cholesterol-lowering effects 

External Link: ORCID

이주은, MSc (2019)

Thesis: Overexpression and characterization of the L-lactate dehydrogenases from Lactobacillus casei HY2782 to control post-acidification

External Link: ORCID  ResearchGate

김민곤, MSc (2019)

Thesis: Inhibition of Pseudomonas psychrophila and Serratia quinivorans by their bacteriophages in chicken meat

External Link: ORCID  NDSL

권미래, MSc (2019)

Thesis: Isolation of psychrotrophic bacteria from raw milk and characterization of heat-resistant proteases from Pseudomonas rhodesiae F21

External Link: NDSL

이희수, MSc (2017)

Thesis: Analysis of chicken microbiome and bacteriophageome using a next generation sequencing approach

External Link: NDSL

허선학, MSc (2017)

Thesis: Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages and bacteriocin-producing bacteria for the biocontrol of Clostridium perfringens

External Link: NDSL