Marine Larvae

Se-Kwon Kim, Ph.D., works as a Distinguished Professor at Hanyang University. He worked as a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Marine Bio Convergence Science and Technology and as Director of the Marine Bioprocess Research Center (MBPRC) at Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Pukyong National University and conducted postdoctoral studies at the Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. Later, he became a visiting scientist at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of British Colombia in Canada. Dr. Kim was president of the ‘Korean Society of Chitin and Chitosan’ from 1986-1990 and the ‘Korean Society of Marine Biotechnology’ from 2006-2007. To the credit for his research, he won the best paper award from the American Oil Chemists’ Society in 2002. Dr. Kim was also the chairman of the 7th Asia-pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium in South Korea in 2006. He was the chief editor of the ‘Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science’ during 2008-2009. In addition, he is a board member of the International Society of Marine Biotechnology Associations (IMBA) and the International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food (ISNFF). His primary research interests are investigating and developing bioactive substances from marine resources. His immense experience in marine bio-processing and mass-production technologies for the marine bio-industry is the key asset in holding majorly funded Marine Bio projects in Korea. Furthermore, he expanded his research fields up to the development of bioactive materials from marine organisms for their applications in oriental medicine, cosmeceuticals, and nutraceuticals. He has authored around 720 research papers, 70 books, and 120 patents.

Preface. Marine Larvae: Current State of the Research. Limited Pelagic Larval Dispersal of the Green-lipped Mussel Pernaviridis Populations between the Western and Eastern Causeway of Johore. Marine Larval Development Assay: Current Trends and Applications. Coral Reef Fish Larvae as Model Systems to Understand Marine Fish Larval Recruitment. Morphology, Development and Behavior of Marine Pufferfish Larvae. Recent Insights on Zebrafish Larvae as Experimental Model for Studying Liver Diseases. Nutrition of Marine Larvae. The Growth of Marine Larvae. Toxicity Testing Using Marine Mollusks’ Larvae. Applications of Marine Medaka Larvae for Ecological Toxicity Assessment. Anticancer Properties of Nutraceuticals Derived from Marine Larvae. Biotechnological Applications of Marine Larvae. Potential Secondary Metabolites and Medical Application of Marine Larvae. Digestive Physiology of Marine Larvae: An Overview of Adaptations and Mechanisms. Index. About the Editor.