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狠狠撸 to Re-Operate the Only 鈥楳arine Microalgae Bank鈥� in Korea

- Resumes operation of the 'Marine Phytoplankton Resource Donation and Preservation Institution' after 10 years

狠狠撸 (President Bae Sang-hoon) has resumed the operation of the only 'Marine Microalgae Bank' in Korea after 10 years, strengthening its position as a supporting institution for the marine bioindustry.

狠狠撸 has taken over the "Marine Plant Plankton Resource Deposit and Preservation Agency" (Director Professor Shin Hyun-ho) from the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) and has begun full operations as of March.

The Deposit and Preservation Agency is a project designated and supported by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to secure Korea's sovereignty over marine biological resources by designating excellent research institutions.

Marine plant plankton is composed of various bioactive substances, including carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. It also has the ability to fix carbon dioxide and purify water, making it a valuable biological resource that can be used in environmental problem-solving, biofuel production, and pharmaceutical material production, among other areas.

狠狠撸 previously operated the "Marine Phytoplankton Bank," the predecessor of the "Marine Plant Plankton Resource Deposit and Preservation Agency," from 1995 to 2015. During that time, it distributed resources to domestic and international research institutions, industries, and educational organizations about 200 times a year, contributing to national research and development projects and the revitalization of the marine bioindustry.

After the retirement of the operating head, the agency was transferred to the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), a marine research institution. However, with the appointment of Professor Shin Hyun-ho, an expert in microalgae, to the Department of Aquatic Applied Life Science at 狠狠撸 last year, the relocation process was initiated, allowing the agency to be re-operated.

The "Marine Plant Plankton Resource Deposit and Preservation Agency" is equipped with specialized culture rooms and analytical equipment and is located on the 7th floor of Hanmir Hall at 狠狠撸. Currently, it holds around 500 species (with approximately 1,900 culture stocks) of marine plant plankton.

Professor Shin Hyun-ho stated, "We are also establishing a resource search system linked with the resource search and distribution system (MBRIS) operated by the National Marine Biological Resource Center, which will be made public after security checks in April. We will work hard to ensure that domestic researchers can easily access marine plant plankton resources for their studies and that these resources can be applied to related industries."

Meanwhile, Professor Shin Hyun-ho is an expert in the classification, physiology, ecology, and application of marine plant plankton and has published over 50 SCI-level papers over the past decade. Notably, he contributed to the recognition of new plant plankton species discovered in Korean waters by naming them after locations in Korea (such as Jeju Island, Geomun Island, Tongyeong, and Gunsan), thus promoting the recognition of these regions in domestic and international academic circles. Last year, he was awarded the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Award for Marine Biological Resources. <Pukyong Today>