Ku, Seockmo
individual record
Assistant Professor
Positions:
- Assistant Professor, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
education and training
- Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University - (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States) 2015
- M.S. in Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University - (Seoul, South Korea) 2009
- B.S. in Molecular Biology; Food and Nutrition (double major), Catholic University of Korea - (Seoul, South Korea) 2007
selected publications
Academic Articles62
- Kang, S., Zhao, Y., Liu, L., Peng, Z., Keon, H., Haque, M., Park, M. S., & Ku, S. (2024). Efficacy of grapefruit seed extract and lactic acid bacteria in reducing Clostridioides difficile infection via gut microbiota modulation. Food Bioscience. 62, 105299-105299.
- Haque, M. A., Nath, N. D., Johnston, T. V., Haruna, S., Ahn, J., Ovissipour, R., & Ku, S. (2024). Harnessing biotechnology for penicillin production: Opportunities and environmental considerations.. Science of the Total Environment. 946, 174236-174236.
- Haque, A., Rogerson, L., Nath, N. D., Haruna, S., Ahn, J., Johnston, T. V., ... Ku, S. (2024). Sustainable management and valorization of antibiotic waste. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498, 155372-155372.
- Haque, A., Ku, S., & Haruna, S. I. (2024). Soil thermal properties: influence of no-till cover crops. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 104(3), 246-256.
- Ku, S., Haque, M. A., Jang, M. J., Ahn, J., Choe, D., Jeon, J. I., & Park, M. S. (2024). The role of Bifidobacterium in longevity and the future of probiotics.. Food Science and Biotechnology. 33(9), 2097-2110.
Chapters1
- Ximenes, E., Ku, S., Hoagland, L., & Ladisch, M. R. (2019). Accelerated Sample Preparation for Fast Salmonella Detection in Poultry Products.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens. 3-20. Springer Nature.
Repository Documents / Preprints1
- Mann, S., Park, M. S., Johnston, T. V., Ji, G. E., Hwang, K. T., & Ku, S. (2021). Oral Probiotic Activities and Biosafety of Lactobacillus gasseri HHuMIN D.
patents
Patents3
- Ladisch, M. R., de Aquino Ximines, E., Ku, S., Foster, K. S., Kreke, T. R., Liu, X., ... Tungare, A. (2017). Rapid concentration, recovery and detection of pathogens in food samples.
researcher on
Principal Investigator6
- Leveraging Lactobacillus spp. to Combat Urinary Tract Infections awarded by BIFIDO - (South Korea) 2024 - 2025
- Empowering Texas Agriculture: Napa Cabbages Role in Global Fermented Foods awarded by TAMU-VFIC 2023 - 2023
Co-Principal Investigator2
- Cover crops and cropping system sustainability in a changing global climate awarded by USDA-SARE 2020 - 2023
Investigator2
awards and honors
- The Distinguished Research Award conferred by Middle Tennessee State University - (Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States) - The College of Basic and Applied Science 2022
recent teaching activities
- FSTC281 Intro Fermentation & Brewing Instructor
- FSTC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- FSTC491 Research Instructor
- FSTC491 Research Instructor
- FSTC691 Research Instructor
Email
sku@tamu.edu
First Name
Seockmo
Last Name
Ku