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A novel anti-infective peptide nucleic acid
Jang Won Yoon
College of Veterinary Medicine & Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University
Antibiotics have long been used to treat the pathogenic bacteria-mediated infectious diseases. However, the improper and/or excessive use of antibiotics occurs the emergence of antibiotics-resistant bacteria, which limits further administration of conventional antibiotics. As the demand for novel approaches against antibiotic resistant diseases grows, the peptide nucleic acid (PNA) technology has been proposed as one of the novel therapeutic measures. PNA is an artificially synthesized nucleic acid that is structurally similar to DNA or RNA, and possesses a polypeptide backbone, rendering to its stability in host condition. PNA with high hybridization affinity and sequence specificity to complementary nucleic acids, and ultimately induces the target-specific gene silencing by inhibiting gene transcription and/or translation. Collectively, PNA has a great potential for in vivo application, and its role as an antimicrobial alternative has been addressed in recent years. In this presentation, the recent research progress in developing novel antimicrobial PNA will be discussed.
Academic Career
2004 University of Idaho (USA) Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology
1998 Seoul National University, Republic of Korea M.Sc. in Veterinary Microbiology
1993 Seoul National University, Republic of Korea D.V.M., B.S. in Veterinary Medicine
Professional Experience
2014-present Assistant Professor College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon Nat’l Univ.
2011-2013 Research Professor College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul Nat’l Univ.
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow School of Medicine, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore (USA)
1998-1999 Visiting Scientist Univ. of Idaho (USA)