Research focus

• Screening and isolation of natural bioactive material applied in functional food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry
• Production of biosurfactant such as sophorolipid, rhamnolipids applied in cosmetic and environmental treatment
• Identification the structure of active compounds by TLC, HPLC, NMR, FT-IR, MS

• Bioactive materials research

• Fermentation for production of bioactive secondary metabolites
• Screening and isolation of active compounds from natural plants
• Cultivation and searching the novel active components from pharmaco-mushroom
• Using the animal cell culture model for testing and investigation the mechanism of active compounds
• Identification the structure of active compounds by TLC, HPLC, NMR, FT-IR, MS

• Molecular research

• Using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for identifying the active microbilogical consortium.
• Using PCR for phylogenic identification

Education

• B.S, Biotechnology, University of Natural Science, Ho Chi Minh National University, Vietnam, 2004
• M.S, Biotechnology, Inha University, South Korea, 2007
• Ph.D,  Biotechnology, Inha University, South Korea, 2013

Publications

1. Le Quynh Loan, Nguyen Hoang Dung, Nguyen Luong Hieu Hoa, Ngo Duc Duy, Hoang Quoc Khanh (2016). “DPPH Radical Scavenging And Antibacterial Activities Of Methanol Extract And Its Solvent Fractions Obtained From Amauroderma Subresinosum Mycelium”, Journal of Biotechnology 14(1A): 275-281.
2. Nguyen Hoang Dung, Nguyen Luong Hieu Hoa, Nguyen Thi Tuong Vi, Nguyen Thi Bach Hue, Ngo Duc Duy, Hoang Quoc Khanh (2016). “Production And Characterization Of Soporolipid Produced By Candida bombicola”. Journal of Science and Technology.
3. Nguyễn Hoàng Dũng, Lê Quỳnh Loan, Kim Eun-Ki, Lê Văn Minh, Đặng Trần Quân, Trần Thị Thanh Loan (2016). “Khảo sát hoạt tính làm trắng da của rau diếp cá Houttuynia cordata thumb. trên dòng tế bào u hắc tố B16F10 ứng dụng trong mỹ phẩm”. Tạp chí Y học TP. HCM 20(2): 19-24.
4. Ngô Đức Duy,  Huỳnh Long Thủ, Ngô Thị Cẩm Tiên, Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Lưu Hoàng Cẩm Thư, Nguyễn Hoàng Dũng, Nguyễn Hoài Hương, Hoàng Quốc Khánh (2015). “Định Danh Một Số Chủng Vi Nấm Trên Bệnh Da Chó Nuôi Tại Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh”, Tạp chí Công nghệ Sinh học 13(4A): 1423-1430, 2015
5. Ngô Đức Duy, Đinh Viết Nhật, Lê Quỳnh Loan, Nguyễn Hoàng Dũng, Hoàng Quốc Khánh (2015). Phân Lập Và Định Danh Các Chủng Nấm Gây Bệnh Cành, Trái, Hoa Và Rễ Trên Cây Thanh Long Tại Tỉnh Bình Thuận Dựa Trên Vùng Gen Its, Tạp chí Công nghệ Sinh học 13(4A): 1413-1422, 2015
6. Babitha S, Shin JH, Nguyen DH, Park SJ, Reyes GA, Caburian A, Kim EK (2011), "A stimulatory effect of Cassia occidentalis on melanoblast differentiation and migration", Arch Dermatol Res 303(3):211-6
7. Dung H. Nguyen, Duc T.M. Nguyen, Eun-Ki Kim (2008), "Effects of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) released from laboratory equipments", Korean J. Chem. Eng., 25(5):1136-1139
8. Dung H. Nguyen, Duc T.M. Nguyen, Lyun-Hwa La, Sang-Hee Yang, Hyang-Bok Lee, Hae-Jong Kim, Jeong-Hyun Shin, Dong Man Kim, Eun-Ki Kim (2007), "Depigmenting effect of Cinnamomum cassia Presl in B16F10 melanoma cells", Korean J. Chem. Eng., 24:827-830
9. Eun-Suk Hong, Duc Thi Minh Nguyen, Dung Hoang Nguyen, Eun-Ki Kim (2008), "Inhibition of melanogenesis by Erigeron canadensis via down-regulating melanogenic enzymes in B16F10 melanoma cells", Korean J. Chem. Eng., 25(6):1463-1466
10. Kim HJ, Kazi JU, Lee YR, Nguyen DH, Lee HB, Shin JH, Soh JW, Kim EK (2010), "Visualization of the melanosome transfer-inhibition in a mouse epidermal cell co-culture model", Int. J. Mol. Med., 25:249-253
11. Lam Do Phuong Uyen, Dung Hoang Nguyen, Eun-Ki Kim (2008), "Mechanism of skin pigmentation", Biotechnology and bioprocess engineering, 13: 383-395
12. Lian Hua Luo, Jeong-Woo Seo, Dung Hoang Nguyen, Eun-Ki Kim, Soon Ah Kang, Dae-Hyuk Kim, and Chu Ho Kim (2010), " Melanogenesis inhibitory effect of dehydroevodiamine isolated from fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa", Korean J. Chem. Eng., 27:915-918
13. Luo LH, Kim HJ, Nguyen DH, Lee HB, Lee NH, Kim EK (2009), " Depigmetation of melanocytes by (2Z,8Z)-Matricaria acid methyl ester, Bio Pharm Bull. 32:1091-1094
14. Morya VK, Nguyen DH, Singh BK, Lee HB, Kim EK (2014), "Homology modelling and virtual screening of P-protein in a quest for novel antimelanogenic agent and In vitro assessments", Exp Dermatol 23:838-42
15. Nguyen DH, Lee JE, Kim EK (2011), "Identification of depigmenting components from Nigella glandulifera Freyn", Korean J. Chem. Eng., 28: 1070-1073
16. Park S, Morya VK, Nguyen DH, Singh BK, Lee HB, Kim EK (2015), "Unrevealing the role of P-protein on melanosome biology and structure, using siRNA-mediated down regulation of OCA2" 403: 61-71
17. Sumathy Babitha, Dung H. Nguyen, Sang-Joo Park, Jeong-Huyn Shin, Gaudelia A. Reyes, Adeltrudes Caburian, Eun-Ki Kim (2010), "Potential of Cassia alata leaf extract in inclucing differentiation of mouse melanoblast", Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 15:1071-1076
18. Um JM, Kim HJ, Lee Y, Choi CH, Hoang Nguyen D, Lee HB, Shin JH, Tai No K, Kim EK (2012), "A small molecule inhibitor of Mitf-E-box DNA binding and its depigmenting effect in melan-a cells, J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 26(10):1291-7
19. Uyen Do Phuong Lam, Dung Nguyen Hoang, Hyang-Bok Lee, Bora Kim, Joo-Dong Lee, Jeong-Hyun Shin, Eun-Ki Kim (2011), "Depigmenting effect of Sterculia lynchnophera on B16F10 melanoma and C57BL/6 melan-a cells", Korean J. Chem. Eng., 28: 1074-1077

Project

1. Screening and isolation of skin depipmenting agents from Vietnamese plants, Funded by Ministry of Education and Training, 2016-2018
2. Production and characterization of sophorolipids by Candida bombicola applied in cosmetic industry, Funded by Department of Science and Technology- Ho Chi Minh city, 2016 - 2018
3. Cultivation of Cordyceps militaris and its antioxidant and antibacterial activities, Funded by Institute of Tropical Biology, 2015
4. Disclosure and implications of differentiation in physiological-biochemical properties of Ganoderma at the comparative studies of valuable Vietnamese mushroom and species cultured in Russia, Funded by Join Russian- Vietnamese research projects, 2012-2014
5. Isolation and identification of fungi disease on Dragon fruit based on ITS gene reggion at Binh Thuan - Vietnam, Funded by by Institute of Tropical Biology, 2015