Essentials of Marine Biotechnology

Prof. Dr. Se-Kwon Kim has more than 40 years of experience as a marine biochemist, working in the field of marine bioprocess and biotechnology. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at the Korea Maritime and Ocean University and a Research Advisor at the Kolmar Korea Company. He held a marine biochemistry professorship at the Department of Marine Bio Convergence Science and Technology, and was also the director of the Marine Bioprocess Research Center at the Pukyong National University, South Korea. Prof. Kim obtained his PhD from the Pukyong National University, before joining the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (USA) for postdoctoral research. From 1999-2000, he was a Visiting Professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. His research has been published in more than 650 original papers, 70 books and 120 patents.Prof. Kim's major research interests include bioactive substances derived from marine organisms and their various applications (e.g. as pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals or for dietary supplements).

• What is Marine Biotechnology?.- Introduction to Molecular Biology.- Fish Genetics.- Fish Breeding and Biotechnology.- Genetic Diversity and DNA Markers in Fish.- Seaweed Biotechnology.- Microalgae, a Biological Resource for the Future.- Developing Functional Materials with Marine Organisms.- Marine Bioenergy Production.- Marine Natural Substances.- Marine Microorganism Resources and Biotechnology.- Index.