Dong-Gwan Kim

Dong-Gwan Kim is a Professor in the Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering at Sejong University. He holds a Ph.D. (2005) and M.S. (1998) from Yonsei University, and a B.S. from Kosin University (1995). His professional experience includes roles as a Research Professor at Seoul National University's Plant Molecular Breeding Center (2012-2014) and Sejong University (2015-2018).

Kim's research explores plant-environment interactions, with focus areas including:

• Mechanisms of plant root development
• Effects of environmental hormones like BPA
• Molecular responses to stressors (cadmium, arsenite, salinity)
• Secondary metabolite biosynthesis induced by wounding

Notable achievements include developing Arabidopsis biosensors for environmental hormones, elucidating heavy-metal tolerance mechanisms in plants and yeast, and genomic analysis of 'Tongil' rice.

His 34 publications show consistent focus on plant stress physiology, with recent work (2024-2025) emphasizing salt tolerance mechanisms, nematode genomics, lignin biosynthesis in trees, and novel enzyme discovery from insect microbiomes. Publications demonstrate advanced molecular techniques including transgenics, multi-omics, and metagenomics.