I am interested in solving biological problems by integrating other fields such as chemistry and physics. In the spring of 2016, I became part of the Gonzalez Lab at Columbia and am beginning to work on the Elongation Factor P using biochemical and biophysical methods. During my high school days, I conducted research on constructing a vector system that enables the export and purification of recombinant proteins by utilizing the P. fluorescens tliA ABC Transporter. I published the findings of this research as a journal paper: Ryu, Jaewook, et al., "A vector system for ABC transporter-mediated secretion and purification of recombinant proteins in Pseudomonas species" (Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81.5 (2015): 1744-1753). I also worked on developing a self-assembling biocatalytic film that can break down lipids. Currently, the possibility of this biofilm breaking down crude oils is under investigation by our collaborators at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).