Dr. Myung-Ji Seo Postdoctoral Researcher Contact Information Mailing address Box H Department of Chemistry Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Email address Myung_Ji_Seo@Brown.edu Education 1999 B.S. in Biotechnology (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea) 2001 M.S. in Biotechnology (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea) 2006 Ph.D. in Biotechnology (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea) 2007-2008 Postdoc in Chemistry ( University of Chicago ) 2008-present Postdoc in Chemistry ( Brown University )

Publications

• M.J. Seo , E.M. Im, J.Y. Nam, S.O. Kim, “Increase of CoQ 10 production level by the co-expression of decaprenyl diphosphate synthase and 1-deoxy- D -xylulose 5-phosphate synthase isolated from Rhizobium radiobacter ATCC 4718 in recombinant Escherichia coli ”, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. , 2007, 17, 1045-1048.

• M.J. Seo , E.M. Im, D. Singh, A. Rajkarnikar, H.J. Kwon, C.G. Hyun, J.W. Suh, Y.R. Pyun, S.O. Kim, “Characterization of D -glucose a-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (VldB) and glucokinase (VldC) involved in validamycin biosynthesis of Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. limoneus KCCM 11405”, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. , 2006, 16, 1311-1315.

• D. Singh*, M.J. Seo *, H.J. Kwon*, A. Rajkarnikar, K.R. Kim, S.O. Kim, J.W. Suh, “Genetic localization and heterologous expression of validamycin biosynthetic gene cluster isolated from Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. limoneus KCCM 11405 (IFO 12704)”, Gene , 2006, 376, 13-23 (*co-first authors).

• M.J. Seo , E.M. Im, J.H. Hur, J.Y. Nam, C.G. Hyun, Y.R. Pyun, S.O. Kim, “Production of coenzyme Q 10 by recombinant E. coli harboring the decaprenyl diphosphate synthase gene from Sinorhizobium meliloti ”, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. , 2006, 16, 933-938.

• C.G. Hyun, S.Y. Kim, J.H. Hur, M.J. Seo , J.W. Suh, S.O. Kim, “Molecular detection of a-glucosidase inhibitor-producing actinomycetes”, J. Microbiol. , 2005, 43, 313-318.

• J.N. Kim, M.J. Seo , E.A. Cho, S.J. Lee, S.B. Kim, C.I. Cheigh, Y.R. Pyun, “Screening and characterization of an esterase from a metagenomic library”, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. , 2005, 15, 1067-1072.

• M.J. Seo , J.N. Kim, E.A. Cho, H. Park, H.J. Choi, Y.R. Pyun, “Purification and characterization of a novel extracellular alkaline phytase from Aeromonas sp.”, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. , 2005, 15, 745-748.

• H.J. Choi, M.J. Seo , J.C. Lee, C.I. Cheigh, H. Park, C. Ahn, Y.R. Pyun, “Heterologous expression of human ß-defensin-1 in bacteriocin-producing Lactococcus lactis ”, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. , 2005, 15, 330-336.

• P. Kim, S.H. Yoon, M.J. Seo , D.K. Oh, J.H. Choi, “Improvement of tagatose conversion rate by genetic evolution of thermostable galactose isomerase”, Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. , 2001, 34, 99-102.