Dr. Byung-Whi Kong received his B.S. degree in Animal Science from Korea University in South Korea and M.S. (Molecular Cell Biology) and Ph.D. (Molecular Virology) degrees in Animal Science in 2005 from the University of Minnesota. He did post-doctoral research at the University of Minnesota and joined the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science in August, 2006. He is also a faculty member of the Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program.
Dr. Kong’s current research focus is on the host-virus interactions and genetically engineered vaccine development to prevent avian infectious viruses.
PUBLICATIONS
Rachamadugu R, Lee YM, Wooming A, and Kong BW. 2009. Identification and expression analysis of infectious laryngotracheitis virus encoding microRNAs. Virus Genes. In press..
Kong BW, Carlson DF, Fahrenkrug SC, and Foster DN. 2008. Application of the Sleeping Beauty transposon system to avian cells. Animal Genetics. 39(2):180-6
Kong BW, Foster LK, and Foster DN. 2008. Species specific deletion of the viral attachment glycoprotein of avian metapneumovirus. Virus Res. 132(1-2):114-21
Kong BW, Foster LK, and Foster DN. 2008. A method for the rapid isolation of virus from cultured cells. Biotechniques. 44(1):97-9
Kong BW, Foster LK, and Foster DN. 2007. Establishment of an immortal turkey turbinate cell line suitable for avian metapneumovirus propagation. Virus Res. 127(1):106-15
Kong BW, Foster LK, and Foster DN. 2006. Comparison of avian cell substrates for propagating subtype C avian metapneumovirus. Virus Res. 116(1-2):58-68.
Christman SA, Kong BW, Landry MM, Kim H, and Foster DN. 2006. Contribution of differential p53 expression in the spontaneous immortalization of a chicken embryo fibroblast cell line. BMC Cell Biology. 7:27.
Christman SA, Kong BW, Landry MM, Kim H, and Foster DN. 2005. Modulation of p53 expression and its role in the conversion to a fully immortalized chicken embryo fibroblast line. FEBS Letter. 579(30):6709-15.
CONTACT INFORMATION
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- Dr. Byung-Whi Kong
Center of Excellence for Poultry Science
POSC 0-404
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
- Telephone: (479) 575-5494
FAX: (479) 575-7139
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