We sincerely welcome Dr. Kidon Sung from National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, United States, to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Cells. Dr. Kidon Sung graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in food science and technology from the Kangwon National University, South Korea. Dr. Sung then earned a Ph.D. with a focus on food safety from the University of Georgia. He studied a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay to detect viable Campylobacter jejuni during graduate school. Dr. Sung joined the Division of Microbiology at FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), as a postdoctoral research fellow and later moved into a research microbiologist staff fellow role. Dr. Sung is a recipient of the Ambassadorial Scholar of International Rotary Club (1998), the Developing Scientist Award of the International Association for Food Protection (2002), the FDA Group Recognition Award (2007), the FDA Excellence in Laboratory Science Group Award (2009, 2015), and the NCTR Special Act Award (2018). We appreciate Prof. Dr. Kidon Sung for his participation and support.
May 23, 2024