The Kim lab
B. D. Kim Lab
members in the middle yard of the new CALS building in Seoul
campus (as of March 16, 2004, from left to right) Top line - D.
H. Kim (PhD), C. H. Chang, H. J. Noh, W. K. Min, I. Lambein
(PhD), J. H. Kim Middle line - S. Lee, M. S. Han, J. Y. Lee, B.
D. Kim (PhD), H. J. Kim, E. Y. Yoo (PhD), O. R. Kim, H. J. Kim,
J. H. Sung Bottom line - J. S. Shin, J. H. Han (PhD), W. H.
Kang, H. R. Lee, J. M. Lee, S. I. Yeom, M. G. Park
Research interests
The focus of research in our laboratory is molecular and genetic analysis of pepper (Capsicum spp.) for useful traits, especially pungency, disease resistance, fruit color, and male sterility. Experimental approaches for investigating pepper genes are 1) development of high-resolution genetic maps using RFLP, SSR and AFLP, 2) BAC library construction for physical mapping and map-based cloning, 3) QTL mapping of disease resistance, 4) comparative genomics in Solanaceae, 5) identification of genes related to pungency, fruit color, fruit quality, and disease resistance 6) generation of male sterile plants.
Dr. Kim is a professor of Dept. Plant Science (http://plaza.snu.ac.kr/~mglab/ko_frame.htm) and a director of Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Breeding Research (CPMGBR) (http://pmgb.snu.ac.kr/) at Seoul National University. CPMGBR was established in 1999 as one of the excellent science research centers designed and funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF). The objective of the CPMGBR is to bridge the science of plant molecular genetics and the technology breeding with the goals of advancing science and developing new hot pepper plants with better quality and resistances to plant pathogens.
Selected Publications
Lee, J.M., Nahm, S.H., Kim, Y.M., and Kim, B.D. (2004) Characterization and molecular genetic mapping of microsatellite loci in pepper. Theor. Appl. Genet. 108: 619-627
Yoo, E.Y., Kim, S., Kim, Y.H., Lee, C.J., and Kim, B.D. (2003) Construction of a deep coverage BAC library from Capsicum annuum, 'CM334'. Theor. Appl. Genet. 107: 540-543
Huh, J.H., Kang, B.C., Nahm, S.H., Kim, S., Ha, K. S., Lee, M.H., and Kim, B.D. (2001) A candidate gene approach identified phytoene synthase as the locus for mature fruit color in red pepper (Capsicum spp.). Theor. Appl. Genet. 102: 524-530
Kang, B.C., Nahm, S.H., Huh, J.H., Yoo, H.S., Yu, J.W., Lee, M.H., and Kim B.D. (2001) An Interspecific (Capsicum annuum x C. chinense) F2 Linkage Map in Pepper Using RFLP and AFLP Markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 102: 531-539
Kim, M., Kim, S., Kim, S., and Kim B.D. (2001) Isolation of cDNA clones differentially accumulated in the placenta of pungent pepper by suppression subtractive hybridization. Mol. Cells. 11:213-219
Lee, S.J., Suh, M.C., Kim, S., Kwon, J.K., Kim, M., Paek, K.H., Choi, D., and Kim, B.D. (2001) Molecular cloning of a novel pathogen-inducible cDNA encoding a putative acyl-CoA synthetase from Capsicum annuum L. Plant Mol Biol. 46: 661-671
Cho, H.J., Kim, S., Kim, M., Kim, B.D. (2001) Production of transgenic male sterile tobacco plants with the cDNA encoding a ribosome inactivating protein in Dianthus sinensis L. Mol Cells. 11:326-333
Contact
Byung-Dong KIM
Professor and Director
Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Breeding Research
Seoul National University
San 56-1 Shinlim-dong, Gwanak-gu
Seoul 151-742, Korea
E-mail: kimbd@snu.ac.kr
Phone: +82-2-880-4933, Fax: +82-2-873-5410
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