or to improve
exiting functions are established, and
by capitalizing on them new plant organisms
with new functions of high added value
are developed.
The second area of research focuses
on the possibility to apply plant cells
as bioreactors or green factories to
produce high value added proteins and
plant secondary metabolic products,
and also pursues to develop the required
technologies. For these two research
directions, various life science-related
studies, both basic and applied, targeting
plant systems are being undertaken.
The source technologies newly attained
from the basic and applied researches
of life science will be patented and
commercialized. Some of the research
results with highly attractive market
prospect include the development of
new plant organisms whose resistance
to insects and environmental disasters
is much reinforced. Also, a step ahead
from the conventional concept to consider
plants as food resources, developing
bioreactor or green factory systems
will enable us to mass produce chemotherapeutics
or proteins used for the treatment
of heart diseases, and secondary metabolic
products used for medicinal purpose
at reasonable costs. This will contribute
to the creation of new biotech industry.
A total of six professors are participating
in the Plant Biotechnology group,
with five in Plant Systems Biology
and one in Plant Cell Technology.
Major Achievements:
- Rice mutant lines (100,000) established
for novel genes discovery & development
of high quality rice (Dr. Gyn Heung
An)
- Heavy metal & herbicide resistant
genes identified (Dr. Youngsook Lee)
Participating Professors
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RESEARCH 
Plant Biotechnology
