
Byeonghwa Jeon, PhD
Education
Summary
My research interests revolve around the translation of basic microbiological research into intervention measures to address public health issues of food safety and antibiotic resistance. Concerning food safety, I am trying to improve microbial food safety by understanding bacterial tolerance to stress conditions present in food production, processing, distribution, and preservation. About antibiotic resistance, I am interested in elucidating how bacterial physiology affects the development of resistance and tolerance to antibiotics, and developing antibiotic potentiators with food-grade materials to control antibiotic-resistant pathogens using existing drugs.