Journal of Genomics and Precision Medicine

Dr. Kidon Sung is a Staff Fellow and Microbiologist in the Division of Microbiology at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He earned his Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from the University of Georgia, with a research focus on food safety and molecular detection of foodborne pathogens. Dr. Sung has extensive experience in antimicrobial resistance, biofilm biology, and nanoparticle-based antimicrobial strategies. Throughout his career at the FDA, he has received multiple prestigious awards recognizing excellence in laboratory science and research contributions.

• Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms
• Molecular detection of foodborne pathogens
• Genomic and proteomic characterization of pathogenic bacteria

1. FDA Technical Advisory Groups (Bacterial Detection & Identification)

2. Internal manuscript reviewer, NCTR/FDA

3. Member, NCTR Diversity Committee

4. Member, Environmental, Safety and Health Committee (FDA)

5. Active member of professional societies including ASM and IAFP

6. Contributor to regulatory science and public health research at FDA

1. Quantitative proteomic and phenotypic responses of urinary pathogens to CuO/Cu₂O nanoparticles

2. Species-specific stress responses to selenium nanoparticles in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus mirabilis

3. Proteomic insights into dual-species biofilm formation of E. coli and E. faecalis

4. Comprehensive genomic analysis of uropathogenic E. coli: virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance

5. Whole-genome sequence analysis of antibiotic resistance, virulence, and plasmid dynamics in MDR E. coli isolates

6. Chicken juice enhances C. jejuni biofilm formation with distinct morphological features

7. Draft genome sequences of cephalosporin/tetracycline resistant Citrobacter freundii CF51 isolate