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Jinshil Kim
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University
Education
- 2016
- Food Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National UniversityB.S.
- 2018
- Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National UniversityM.S.
- 2021
- Food Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National UniversityPh.D.
Appointments
- 2026–present
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang UniversityAssistant Professor
- 2023–2026
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), USAVisiting Fellow
- 2022
- Carbohydrate Bioproduct Research Center, Sejong UniversitySenior Researcher
- 2021–2022
- Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National UniversitySenior Researcher
Research interests
- Isolation and characterization of foodborne pathogens
- Mechanisms of virulence, antibiotic resistance and stress tolerance in foodborne pathogens
- Mechanisms of bacteriophage–host interactions
- Bacteriophage-based strategies to control foodborne pathogens
Selected publications
Colistin resistance plasmids dually enhance bacterial virulence and antibiotic resistance via surface polysaccharide biosynthesis.
Tevenvirinae phages encode a family of LSm-like fold proteins.
Stimulation of surface polysaccharide production under aerobic conditions confers aerotolerance in Campylobacter jejuni.
Crystal structures of YeiE from Cronobacter sakazakii and the role of sulfite tolerance in gram-negative bacteria.
Awards
- 2022
- Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National UniversityOutstanding Scientist Award