Pukyong National University

PKNU-DGIST joins 'research team for bio-resources advancement on island wildlife

- high expectations for the development of bio-resources from the island under the supervision of the Honam national institute of biological resources

△ Professor Ryu Bo-Mi, the research director, Choi Seong-Gyun, the center director, and Jeong Jin-Woo, an official from the Honam national institute of biological resources (from the left).

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) and Daegu Gyeongbuk institute of science and technology (DGIST, president Lee Kun-Woo) announced that they participate as a joint research and development institution in the second detailed project of the 'multi-ministry bio-resources advancement project' hosted by the Honam national institute of biological resources (director Ryu Tae-Cheol) under the Ministry of environment.

The goal of this project, supported by the Korea environmental industry and technology institute at the Ministry of environment, is to secure bio-resources on wild creatures living on the islands through cooperation between multiple ministries, including the Ministry of environment and the Ministry of science and ICT, and to discover academic value and industrial value through research on functionality.

The Honam national institute of biological resources, which is in charge of the second detailed task of this project, 'identification of the origin of natural products (indicators/functional components) derived from island wildlife', has established a research team (director Choi Kyeong-Min) for the advancement on the bioresources from island since last year and has pursuing the project until 2026, Pukyong National University and DGIST have additionally joined since January of this year.

With the participation of the two institutions, the research team expects to achieve a synergy effect in achieving the goals of securing the location of the second detailed project and producing useful information by collaborating with existing joint research and development institutions, Mokpo national university (securing information on island wildlife) and Jeju techno park biodiversity research institute (spirits and fractions).

With the joining of this joint research and development institution, Pukyong National University plans to secure the production of extracts of materials, indicators, and single substances of functional ingredients secured through professor Ryu Bo-Mi (department of food and nutrition), and Daegu Gyeongbuk institute of science and technology plans to conduct production (spirits and fractions) and functional research (anti-cancer, etc.) on key information through ingredient analysis led by Choi Seong-Gyun, director of the Core protein resource center.

Choi Kyeong-Min, head of the research team for the bio-resources advancement from island, said, "I believe that the participation of the two organizations this year will help improve the quantity and quality of research results and discover new projects, and I expect that research that can lead the bio industry using island wildlife materials will be actively conducted." <Pukyong Today>