THE MOON LAB
Food Systems Analytics
Lab Members

Yuseok Moon, PhD. ATS
Toxicologist, Professor
Education
BS in Agricultural Sciences, CALS (Magna cum Laude), Seoul National University , Korea
MS in Biological Sciences (Toxicology) KAIST (Dr. Kyu-Hwan Yang)
PhD in Food Science and Environmental Toxicology, MSU, MI. USA ( Dr. James J. Pestka)
Professional
Professor Dept. Foodtech, Integrative Biomedical Sciences, School of Data Sciences, Pusan National University. Korea
Dean, PNU-KMI Collaborative Research Center, Busan
Certification as Fellow ATS, Academy of Toxicological Sciences
USA. 2013-Currents
International Cooperating Scientist, Earlham Institute and Quadram Institute of Bioscience, Norwich, UK.
Computational Toxicologist Trainee in the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, RTP, NC, USA.
Soil Biology Lab Skill Cetificate in WUR, Netherlands (2024)
Fellow in National Institute of Environmental Health Science
(NIEHS), RTP, NC, USA (Dr. Thomas Eling)
Research associate in IMS, University of Tokyo, Japan (Dr. Toshio Kitamura)
Books
1. Moon, Y. Mucosal Exposome and Intestinal Carcinogenesis Handbook of Cancer and Immunology, Nima Rezaei (ed.), Springer Nature Switzerland AG, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80962-1_370-1. 2024.
2. Moon, Y. Gastrointestinal Exposome for Food Functionality and Safety, Diet, microbiome and health, Handbook of Food Bioengineering (multi volume SET IXX), Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, ELSEVIER, ISBN: 9780128114926. 2018.
3. Moon, Y. Mucosal Exposome and Food Toxicity Biomarkers, Food Toxicology, Suzanne Hendrichand Ashish Sachan, Apple Academic Press, USA (AAP), ISBN: 9781771886178, 2017.
4. Moon, Y. Diet-derived Integrated Stress Responses, eIF2á kinase, and Related Diseases, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: Regulation, Function and Roles in Health and Disease, Cameron Wagner, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 51-64, 2016.
5. Moon, Y. Implications of Involvement of NSAID-Activated Gene 1 in Ulceration and Wound Healing: Lessons from the Oncological and Cardiovascular Studies, Wound Healing: Cellular Mechanisms, Alternative Therapies and Clinical Outcomes, Lacie E. Wade, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 105–122,2015.
6. Moon, Y. Gut-derived biomarkers for 8-keto-trichothecene mycotoxins, Mycotoxins: Occurrence,Toxicology and Management Strategies, Cesar Rios, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 134–142, 2015.
7. Moon, Y. Ribosomal alterations and immune-related illness: Evidence of links between ribosomal stress signaling and disease, Ribosomes: Molecular Structure, Role in Biological Functions and Implications for Genetic Diseases, Zhou Lin and Wang Liu, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 31–48, 2013.
Family Tree

Currents and Alumni
Currents
Govindhan Thiruppathi PhD: NRF Fellow, Biomodulation
Juil Kim, PhD (PNU, Biomed): NRF Fellow Toxicologist
Ray Navin, MS (Chonbuk, Medical Science): D2
Junjie Sun, MS (Shanghai, Microbiology): D2
Dasom Kwon, BS (DGIST/KNU/SCNU): M2 (MS-PhD)
Hoyoung Chung, BS (DU): Computational Scientist, M1 (MS-PhD)
Seung Joon Park, BS (DU): Virologist, M1 (MS-PhD)
Soonwoo Jang, MD (PNU): Clinical Data Scientist (MD-PhD). D1
Shirui Zhang, BS: Computational Scientist, M1 (MS)
Alumni
Arulkumar Nagappan: Associate Professor, SMCH
Zhimin Du, PhD (Xinxiang Medical University Hospital)
Seong-Hwan Park, PhD (한국생명공학연구원 선임연구원)
Kee Hun Do PhD (보건복지부 5급)
Chang Gyu Oh: MD-PHD (부산의대 조교수)
Seung Joon Lee, PhD (dgist)
Hyun Yang, PhD (국립수산과학원)
Seung Hyun Lee, MS (PNU): 부산광역시 공무원
Collaborators
Dr Tamas Korcsmaros (Quadram Institute, UK): Gut Network Biology, KRF 지원 국제공동연구: Now Imperial College London
Dr. David Lynn (EMBL Australia)