Se-Ran Jun

Se-Ran Jun is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. With a strong background in mathematics and data science, Dr. Jun leads research at the intersection of bioinformatics, microbial genomics, and infectious disease surveillance.

Dr. Jun's research focuses on the analysis and integration of non-omics and multi-omics data—including genomics, microbiome, transcriptomics, epigenomics, metabolomics, and proteomics—to study disease and environmental interactions using advanced machine learning and statistical learning methodologies. Their laboratory is dedicated to real-time surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, particularly in immunocompromised patient populations, integrating genomic data with electronic health records to drive actionable insights for infectious disease prevention and antibiotic stewardship.

Dr. Jun's publication record demonstrates expertise in genomic surveillance of ESKAPE pathogens, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, and application of machine learning to microbiome data. Their recent work emphasizes pathogen genomics using Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology, with significant contributions to understanding resistance evolution in carbapenem-resistant pathogens and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.

As an educator, Dr. Jun teaches multiple courses including Genomic Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, Fundamentals of the Human Microbiome, and Foundations of Biomedical Informatics, demonstrating commitment to training the next generation of bioinformaticians and data scientists.

• Principal Investigator on NIH R21 grant for Real-Time High Resolution Method for Genomic Surveillance of ESKAPE pathogens
• Principal Investigator on NSF grant for Data Governance in Genomic Pathogen Surveillance
• Co-Investigator on multiple NIH, USDA, and institutional grants related to antimicrobial resistance and pathogen genomics

Dr. Jun serves as an editor for Microbiology Spectrum and Frontiers in Microbiology, and reviews for various NIH study sections including Infectious Disease and Immunology, Anti-Infective Resistance and Targets, and Biodata Management and Analysis. They also chair the Biomedical Informatics Admissions Committee and serve as Arkansas Chapter President of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association.