- Profile
Current Position: Associate professor
- Major: Food Chemistry, Food Analytical Chemistry
- Areas of Research:
- Investigating chemical alterations of food components during processing
- Exploring plant pigments, phytochemicals, and their health effects
- Characterizing food-matrix interactions and their impact on bioavailability and metabolism of bioactives
- Developing green chemistry-based analytical methods for food analysis
- Office: +82-2-880-2531
- E-mail: jihlee@snu.ac.kr
Education
- 2012 University of California, Davis, Department of Food Science and Technology Food Science (Ph.D. in Food Science)
- 2006 Seoul National University, Department of Food and Nutrition (M.S.)
- 2004 Seoul National University, Department of Food and Nutrition (B.S.)
Recent Publications
- Choi, S., Seo, H., Lee, K. R., Lee, S., Lee, J. Y., & Lee, J. (2019). Effect of milling and long-term storage on volatiles of black rice (Oryza sativa L.) determined by headspace solid-phase microextraction with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Food Chemistry, 276, 572–582.
- Kim, I., Moon, J. K., Hur, S. J., & Lee, J. (2020). Structural changes in mulberry (Morus microphylla Buckl.) and chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) anthocyanins during simulated in vitro human digestion. Food Chemistry, 318, 126449.
- Choi, S., & Lee, J. (2021). Volatile and sensory profiles of different black rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars varying in milling degree. Food Research International, 141, 110150.
- Jung, S., Kim, S., Kim, I., Chung, M., Moon, B., Shin, S., & Lee, J. (2021). Risk assessment of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages in Korea using the margin of exposure approach and cancer risk assessment. Food Control, 124, 107867.
- Han, N., Kim, I., Kim, J., & Lee, J. (2021). Tissue-specific distribution of primary and secondary metabolites of baemoochae (× Brassicoraphanus) and its changes as a function of developmental stages. Food Research International, 150, 110796.
- Park, E., Yu, H., Lim, J. H., Choi, J. H., Park, K. J., & Lee, J. (2023). Seaweed metabolomics: A review on its nutrients, bioactive compounds and changes in climate change. Food Research International, 163, 112221.
- Kwon, J., Kim, I., Moon, B., Lee, K.-W., Jung, M., & Lee, J. (2023). The effects of different cooking methods and spices on the formation of 11 HCAs in chicken wing and pork belly. Food Control, 147, 109572.
- Lee, H., Kim, S., Shin, S., & Lee, J. (2025). Monitoring of toxic carbonyl compounds and furan derivatives in Korean fruit wine and risk assessment using the margin of exposure approach. Food Control, 179, 111561.
- Jang, W., Choi, J., Yu, H., Kim, S., Ha, S. D., & Lee, J. (2025). Determination of naturally derived propionic, benzoic, and sorbic acids in seafood, meats, and fruits during storage. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 137, 106897.
- Park, B. K., Lee, H., Choi, K. S., Lee, W. O., Kajino, N., Choi, C., & Lee, J. (2025). Seasonal variation of tetrodotoxin and analogues in Korean pufferfish (Takifugu pardalis) and risk assessment of dietary exposure in Korean population. Food Chemistry, 493, 145799.
Grants
- Personalized dietary suggestions through identification of polyphenol metabolites derived from the gut microbiome. 2022-2026. National Research Foundation of Korea
- Building a metabolite dataset for determining laver quality. 2021-2025. Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
- Establishment of pungency data of red pepper powder for quality determination. 2021-2025. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Development of a preemptive safety management framework for potential natural toxins in food. 2025–2027. Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
- Study on improving test methods for specifications of food additives – focusing on colorants and emulsifiers. 2025–2026. Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Lab Members
- Eunyoung Park (Postdoctoral scholar)
- Woojin Jang (PhD student)
- Bongki Park (PhD student)
- Hyunjun Lee (PhD student)
- Hahyeong Yu (PhD student)
- Jungu Kang (PhD student)
- Haeun Lee (MS student)
- Sungwoo Kwon (MS student)
- Jun Yong Jang (MS student)
- Dayoung Kang (MS student)
