Prof. Dr. Sang-Soo Kwak is a Principal Researcher at the Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB). He completed his Ph.D. studies in Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Tokyo, Japan (1988). His interests include the development of transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to environmental stresses, metabolic engineering of antioxidants in transgenic sweetpotatoes, and the development of industrial plants (sweetpotato, potato, alfalfa, poplar) for sustainable development on global marginal lands, including desertification areas in northeast Asia.