Dr. Kidon Sung graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in food science and technology from the Kangwon National University, South Korea. Dr. Sung then earned a Ph.D. with a focus on food safety from the University of Georgia. Dr. Sung joined the Division of Microbiology at FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), as a postdoctoral research fellow and later moved into a research microbiologist staff fellow role. Dr. Sung is a recipient of the Ambassadorial Scholar of the International Rotary Club (1998), the Developing Scientist Award of the International Association for Food Protection (2002), the FDA Group Recognition Award (2007), the FDA Excellence in Laboratory Science Group Award (2009, 2015), and the NCTR Special Act Award (2018). Dr. Sung’s research interest is identifying biofilm formation or antimicrobial resistance markers by using integrated transcriptomic and proteomic profiles of biofilms following consistent bacterial exposure to antimicrobial medical devices. Dr. Sung is also interested in biofilm control using nanomaterials, the development of rapid methods for detecting antibiotic-resistant genes, molecular characterization of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, the development of selective media to isolate foodborne pathogens, and interaction between pathogenic bacteria and human cells.