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Ji-Young Kim

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Languages

  • English (Professional)
  • Korean (Native)

About Theme

Career Profile

  • I am a master’s student interested in the interactions of viruses within insects.

  • Currently, I employ NGS approaches to investigate the evolutionary relationships of viruses.

  • I have expertise in various molecular biology techniques and bioinformatics skills

Education

MSc in Department of Agricualutral Convergence Technology

2023 - 2025
University of Jeonbuk National

Proposal title: Virome analysis of Varroa destructor from South Korea
Advisor: Prof. June-Sun Yoon https://www.yoon-lab.com/

BSc in Agricultural Biology

2019 - 2023
University of Jeonbuk National

Note: BSc with Distinction, National Science & Technology Scholarship (Full Four-Year Award)

  • Entomology
  • Plant Pathology

Experiences

Laboratory Research Student

2023 - Present
Jeonbuk National University

Insect Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory.

  • Advisor: Prof. June-Sun Yoon

    • Insect Virus Sequence and Structure Analysis

    • Virus Research through Transcriptomics and Genomics

Academic Awards and Grants

17th Asian Institute in Statistical Genetics and Genomics

2023-07-17
Korea Genome Organization

Selected as a scholarship recipient for the 17th Statistical Genetics Workshop

JBNU Research Fair

2023-09-25
University of Jeonbuk National

Received the Excellence Award and a scholarship for an oral presentation at Research Fair

Student Presentation Award

2024-02-22
40th Annual Meeting of the Apicultural Society of Korea with the International Conference of COLOSS Asia

Presentation Award, “Metagenomic Analysis of Viral Diversity in Apis cerana Genome”.

Student Presentation Award

2024-05-23
International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials

Presentation Award, “Analysis of an Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus genome isolated from Korean rhinoceros beetles”.

BK21 FOUR Program by Jeonbuk National University Research Grant

2024-09
University of Jeonbuk National

Awarded a research grant of KRW 3,000,000 (~2,200 USD as of Mar 2024).

Projects

# List of personal and research projects:

Evolution and host adaptability of viruses - Characterization of the genome of a Nudivirus that has adapted to a new host.
Identification Novel virus - Identification the genome of a newly emerging pathogenic Densovirus in _Gryllus bimaculatus_ from South Korea.
Viral community analysis - Investigation of the distribution and prevalence of various viruses in _Varroa_ mites.

Conference

➤ 40th Annual Meeting of Apicultural Society of Korea, with the International Conference of COLOSS Asia (Awarded)
➤ International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials (Awarded)
➤ Korean Society of Applied Entomology & The Entomological Society of Korea 2024 Spring Conference
➤ The 40th Conference of the Apicultural Society of Korea
➤ The 33rd International KOGO Annual Conference
➤ Chiang Mai University 60th Anniversary Mekong-Lancang Bee Symposium

Publications

List of publications:

  • Complete Genome Sequence of an Oryctes Rhinoceros Nudivirus Isolated from Korean Rhinoceros Beetles (Trypoxylus Dichotomus) in Korea.
    • Eunsun Kim*, Ji-Young Kim*, Wontae Kim, Seokhyun Lee, Kwan-Ho Park, June-Sun Yoon
    Virus Research, (2023), IF (5.0)
  • Crisis in South Korean Cricket Farms: Occurrence of Gryllus Bimaculatus Densovirus and Its Spread.
    • Kim, E*, H-J Koo*, Ji-Young Kim, JH Baek, C-O Kim, K Park, and J-S Yoon
    Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, (2024), IF (4.7) | Top 5% most-cited paper in the field