Sung Hun Park, Ph.D.
     Assistant Research Scientist

Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center
1500 Research Parkway Ste. A120
College Station, TX 77845

Phone: (979) 845-7315 (office),
(979) 845-7545 (Lab),
Fax: (979) 862-4522
E-mail: s-park4@tamu.edu

Ph.D., Plant Physiology, Texas A&M University, 1995
MS, Plant Genetics, Seoul National University, 1989
BS, Agonomy, Seoul National University, 1987

Developing tomato fruits and carrots with elevated levels of calcium. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of rice, cotton, tobacco and kenaf. Developing genotype-independent transformation system. Evaluating various factors which enhance transformation efficiency.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2001-P Assistant Research Scientist, VFIC, Texas A&M Univ.
1999-2001 Research Associate, Texas A&M Univ.
1995-1999 Post Doctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M Univ.
1991-1995 Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M Univ.
1987-1989 Graduate Research Assistant, Seoul National Univ.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Crop improvement for human nutrition through genetic engineering
2. Develop drought- and salt- tolerant crops
3. Develop herbicide-, insect- and disease- resistant crops
4. Phytoremediation- removing toxic heavy metals from soil

INVITED TALKS
Texas A&M University, Research in Agriculture and Life Sciences-Honors;
“ Plant Biotechnology” October/02
Texas A&M University, Research in Agriculture and Life Sciences-Honors;
“ Enhancing calcium levels of tomato, carrot and potato” February/02
J.R. Simplot Company, Biotech., Boise, ID;
“ Tomato fruit with enhanced calcium nutrition and disease resistance” June/01
Seoul National University, Department Plant Sciences, Korea;
“ Transformation of a Texas rice cultivar using Agrobacterium” November/97
Seoul Women’s University, Department Horticulture, Korea;
“ Evaluation of plasmid size and a supervirulent plasmid on plant transformation” November/97
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Korea;
“ Effectiveness of selectable marker genes in plant transformation” December/96
Seoul National University, Department Agronomy, Korea;
“ Agrobacterium-mediated rice transformation” December/96

PUBLICATIONS
1996 S.H. Park, S.R.M. Pinson and Roberta H. Smith. T-DNA integration into genomic DNA of rice following Agrobacterium inoculation of isolated shoot apices. Plant Mol. Biol. 32: 1135- 1148

1998 S.H. Park, S.C. Rose, C. Zapata, M. Srivatanakul and R.H. Smith. Cross-protection and selectable marker genes in plant transformation. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Plant. 34: 117-121

1999 C.Zapata, S.H. Park, K.M. El-Zik and R.H. Smith. Transformation of a Texas cotton cultivar by using Agrobacterium and the shoot apex. Theor. Appl. Genet. 98: 252-256

1999 C.Zapata, M. Srivatanakul, S.H. Park, B.M. Lee, M. Salas and R.H. Smith. Improvements in shoot apex regeneration of two important fiber crops: cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), and kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 56: 185-191

2000 S.H. Park, B.M. Lee, M.G. Salas, M. Srivatanakul and R.H. Smith. Shorter T-DNA or additional virulence genes improve Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Theor. Appl. Genet. 101: 1015-1020

2000 M. Srivatanakul, S.H. Park, M.G. Salas and R.H. Smith. Additional virulence genes influence transgene expression: transgene copy number, integration pattern and expression. J Plant Physiol. 157: 685-690

2000 M. Srivatanakul, S.H. Park, J.R. Sanders, M.G. Salas and R.H. Smith. Multiple shoot regeneration of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) from a shoot apex culture system. Plant Cell Rep. 19: 1165-1170

2001 M. Srivatanakul, S.H. Park, M.G. Salas and R.H. Smith. Transformation parameters enhancing T-DNA expression in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.). J Plant Physiol. 158: 255-260

2001 S.H. Park, J. Park and R.H. Smith. Herbicide and insect resistant elite transgenic rice. J Plant Physiol. 158: 1221-1226

2001 M.G. Salas, S.H. Park, M. Srivatanakul and R.H. Smith. Temperature influence on stable T-DNA integration in plant cells. Plant Cell Rep. 20: 701-705

2003 S.H. Park, J.L. Morris, J. Park, K.D. Hirschi, and R.H. Smith. Efficient and genotype-independentAgrobaterium-mediated tomato transformation. J Plant Physiol. 160: 1253-1257

2003 S.H. Park, J.K. Pittman, K-S. Yoo, K.D. Hirschi, and R.H. Smith. 2003 Increased firmness,
shelf life and calcium content in tomatoes by expression of an Arabidopsis H+/Ca+ transporter. Manuscript in Preparation

2003 S.H. Park, T-S. Kang, C-K. Kim, L.M. Pike, K.D. Hirschi and R.H. Smith. 2003 Potato and
carrot with enhanced calcium nutrition by expression of an Arabidopsis H+/Ca+ transporter. Manuscript in Preparation

BOOK CHAPTERS
1998 S.H. Park, D. Kirubi, C. Zapata, M. Srivatanakul, T.S. Ko, S. Bhaskaran, S. Rose and R.H. Smith. Monocot and dicot transformation using Agrobacterium tumefaciens and the shoot apex. Cell Biology: A Laboratory Handbook, 2nd Edition: Ed. J.E. Celis, Academic Press. pp176-182

2000 R.H. Smith, C. Zapata, S.H. Park, M. Srivatanakul, B.M. Lee and M.G. Salas. Plant transformation using Agrobacterium and the shoot apex. A Spectrum of Achievement in Agronomy: Women Fellows of the Tri-Societies. ASA Special Publication 62: 43-46

2002 R.H. Smith and S.H. Park. Tissue culture for crop improvement. Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding: Ed M.S. Kang, CABI Publishing. pp189-196

2003 R.H. Smith, J.W. Smith and S.H. Park. Cotton Transformation: Success and Challenges. Genetic Transformation in Crops: Eds. G.H. Liang & D.Z. Skinner, Haworth Press, N.Y. In Press

OTHER PUBLICATIONS
18 Abstracts, 5 Proceedings and 6 Oral Presentations

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