Dr. Cheol Young Choi is a professor at the Division of Marine Bioscience at Korea Maritime and Ocean University. Professor Choi completed his Ph.D. from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, and postdoctoral training at Calgary University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), before joining the Korea Maritime and Ocean University. Professor Choi’s primary research interests include Cloning, PCR, DNA, Cell Culture, Electrophoresis, Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Extraction, Western Blot Analysis, SDS-PAGE, and Protein Purification. His group is currently working on endocrine regulatory mechanisms of shellfish using the wavelength of LED lights, stress responses and toxic effects of aquatic organisms by microplastics, and biomarker development for marine environmental risk assessment by expression analysis of oxidative stress-related genes.