Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy at University of Sydney and then went onto study in the Interdisciplinary Program in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Seoul National University. After receiving a phD degree in the year 2008, I joined the Systems Biology Research Group to apply a systems approach to the study of 'Pathogenic Microorganisms.'

Education

2008, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Program in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (Advisor: Professor Cha Yong Choi)

2002, M.Eng. Interdisciplinary Program in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (Advisor: Professor Cha Yong Choi)

2000, B.Pharm. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Australia

Publications

J.W. Park#, J.S.J. Hong#, N. Parajuli, W.S. Jung, S.R. Park, S.K. Lim, J.K. Sohng and Y.J. Yoon. (2008) Genetic dissection of the biosynthetic route to gentamicin A2 by heterologous expression of its minimal gene set. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 105, 8399-8404. (#co-author)

W.S. Jung, A.R. Han, J.S.J. Hong, S.R. Park, C.Y. Choi, J.W. Park and Y.J. Yoon. (2007) Bioconversion of 12-, 14-, and 16-membered ring aglycones to glycosylated macrolides in an engineered strain of Streptomyces venezuelae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 76, 1373-1381.

J.W.1 Park, J.S.J. Hong, N. Parajuli, H.S. Koh, S.R. Park, M.O. Lee, S.K. Lim and Y.J. Yoon. (2007) Analytical profiling of biosynthetic intermediates involved in the gentamicin pathway of Micromonospora echinospora by high-performance liquid chromatography using electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection. Anal Chem. 79, 4860-4869.

J.S.J. Hong#, S.J. Park#, N. Parajuli, S.R. Park, H.S. Koh, W.S. Jung, C.Y. Choi and Y.J. Yoon. (2007) [Functional analysis of DesVIII homologues involved in glycosylation of macrolide antibiotics by interspecies complementation]. Gene, 386, 123-130. (#co-author) (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378111906005762)

X. Qi, E.J. Jun, L. Xu, S.J. Kim, J.S.J. Hong, Y.J. Joon and J.Y. Yoon. (2006) New BODIPY as OFF-ON fluroescent chemosensor and flurescent chemodosimeter for Cu2+: Cooperative selectivity enhancement toward Cu2+. J Org Chem. 71, 2881-2884.

Y.J. Jang, B.S. Moon, M.S. Park, B.G. Kang, J.Y. Kwon, J.S.J. Hong, Y.J. Yoon, K.D. Lee and J.Y. Yoon. (2006) New cavitand derivatives bearing four coumarin groups as fluorescent chemosensors for Cu2+ and recognition of dicarboxylates utilizing Cu2+ complex. Tetrahedron Lett. 47, 2707-2710.

S.K. Lee, J.S.J. Hong, C.Y. Choi, J.S. Ahn and Y.J. Yoon. (2006) Enhanced production of hydroxyled macrolides from the pikromycin pathway of Streptomyces venezuelae. Enzyme Microb Technol. 39, 778-782.

J.W. Seok, S.K. Lee, J.S.J. Hong, S.R. Park, S.J. Jeong, A.R. Han, J.K. Sohng, B.G. Kim, C. Y. Choi, D.H. Sherman and Y.J. Yoon. (2006) Heterologous expression of tylosin polyketide synthase and production of a hybrid bioactive macrolide in Streptomyces venezuelae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 72, 763-769.

J.S.J. Hong, W.S. Jung, S.K. Lee, H.S. Koh, H.S. Park, S.J. Park, Y.S. Kim, and Y.J. Yoon. (2005) The role of a second protein (DesVIII) in Glycosylation for the biosynthesis of hybrid macrolide antibiotics in Streptomyces venezuelae. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 15, 640-645.

S.K. Lee, D.B. Basnet, J.S.J. Hong, W.S. Jung, C.Y. Choi, H.C. Lee, J.K. Sohng, K.G. Ryu, D. J. Kim, J.S. Ahn, B.S. Kim, H.C. Oh, D.H. Sherman and Y.J. Yoon. (2005) Structural diversification of macrolactones by substrate-flexible cytochrome P450 monooxygenases. Adv Synth Catal. 347, 1369-1378.

J.S.J. Hong, S.H. Park, C.Y. Choi, J.K. Sohng and Y.J. Yoon. (2004) New olivosyl derivatives of methymycin/pikromycin from an engineered strain of Streptomyces venezuelae. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 238, 391-399.

J.S.J. Hong, C.Y. Choi and Y.J. Yoon. (2003) Premature release of polyketide intermediates by Hybrid polyketide synthase in Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 13, 613-619.

Contact Information

Email Address: jahong@ucsd.edu

Phone: (858) 922-6749

Mailing Address: 9500 Gilman Drive Mail Code 0412 La Jolla, CA 92093-0412