Dongyeop X. Oh(오동엽)
Doctoral advisor/Postdoctoral research mentor
Dongyeop X. Oh is my PhD advisor. Prof Oh is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Korea University. He was previously an Assistant Professor at the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University. He received BS and MS degrees in Polymer Engineering from Hanyang University in 2011 and subsequently earned a PhD in Environmental Engineering at POSTECH in 2016. He worked for eight years as a Principal Researcher at the Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, KRICT. His research focus is on sustainable polymer synthesis for a circular bioeconomy.
Banner photo: In mushroom (macro fungi), chitin is a major carbohydrate component of the fungal cell wall. It is an important pathogen-associated molecular pattern (molecular motif) that can be recognized by specific plant receptors to activate chitin-triggered immunity, thus is a promising target for antifungal agents.
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