At the “2024 International Conference and General Assembly of the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology” held at the Daegu Expo Convention Center from July 3 (Wednesday) to 5 (Friday), students Kim Min Kyung, Jeong Ji Yoon, and Ma Jae Young (M.S. program 24, advisor Jang Yoon Ji) of the Department of Food and Nutrition won the second prize for the master's degree in “Food Microbiology,” the third prize for the master's degree in “Food Packaging,” and the third prize for the master's degree in “Food Safety,” respectively, in the graduate student excellence paper selection contest.

This regular conference is the largest professional society in the field of food science and technology in Korea, where domestic and foreign food science experts participate in academic exchanges related to food science, contributing to academic promotion, food industry development, and the scientificization of people's food life.

Kim Min Kyung won the second prize for her research on “Exploring novel MKPT02 bacteriophage: harnessing strong antimicrobial properties for eco-friendly control of bacterial blotch disease in the mushrooms,” which can control Pseudomonas tolasi, the pathogen of bacterial brown spot disease in mushrooms.

Jeong Ji Yoon, Kookmin University, won the third prize for his research on “Development of eco-friendly pectin-based food packaging offering controlled phage release for antibacterial activity,” a pectin-based natural antimicrobial film that controls the release of bacteriophages, a natural antimicrobial agent that controls Staphylococcus aureus.

Ma Jae Young won the third prize in the master's program for her research on “An antibacterial polymer coating containing bacteriophage JY01 for effective bacterial attachment and detection in rough food surfaces” using polyethyleneimine, which can increase the attachment ability of bacteriophage to enhance the antibacterial effect of bacteriophage.