SNU Lab of Animal Microbiology
본 연구실은 동물 장내 미생물과 식품 미생물학 연구를 통해 미생물과 숙주 간의 복잡한 상호작용을 이해하고 기능성 미생물의 잠재력을 탐구합니다.
프로바이오틱스, 항생제 내성, 식이성 성분 및 엑소좀 연구를 기반으로 동물과 인간 건강 증진에 기여하고자 합니다.
이를 통해 안전한 식품 생산과 지속가능한 바이오 연구의 발전을 추구합니다.
Research Interest
Probiotics are generally recognized as safe and plays major roles in maintenance of human and animal health. With the concept of microbiome, probiotics and gut microbiome are involved in progress and development of metabolic disorders including obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)/Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS), cancer, depression, sleep, and arthritis as well as longevity in human. In addition, they also provide critical insights for animal production, animal disease, environmental issues, reproduction, and animal welfare in animal industry.
The mission of SNU Lab. of Animal Microbiology (SLAM) is to provide global leading probiotics- and microbiome-based solutions for human and animal health through the scientific innovation and creativity.
Current Research
· Probiotics Identification of newly isolated probiotics and microbiota in human and animal
· Interaction between microbiome and host in the gut environments using metagenomics and culturomics
· Resistome analysis for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Korean animal farms
· Development of high-throughput methods using Caenorhabditis elegans animal models
· Application of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics in food and feed industry
· Functional analysis of dietary milk-based components in dairy foods
· Molecular mechanism of virulence factors in animal-originated pathogens