Joong Ho Moon, Ph.D. Professor Email: jmoon@fiu.edu Office: CP 311 Phone: (305) 348-1368 Lab phone: (305) 348-1405 Lab location: CP 348

ABOUT: Dr. Moon received his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from Pohang University of Science and Technology (S. Korea) in August 1999, where he studied self-assembled monolayers on silicon oxide surfaces. At MIT, Dr. Moon studied p-electron conjugated polymer brushes and the effect of unique surface structures on chemical sensing under Prof. Tim Swager. After seven-year industrial research experience, Dr. Moon joined the Department of Chemistry at FIU in 2008. Since then, Dr. Moon’s research has been focused on developing functional oligomers and polymers for small interfering RNA or protein delivery, fluorescence imaging and sensing of live cells, and selective antimicrobial activity. AWARDS AND HONORS: 2019 and 2020 FIU CASE Faculty Award (Research), 2015 FIU Top Scholar, 2014 NSF CAREER award PATENTS: 1. “Anti-mycobacteria Drugs”, J. H. Moon and M. Miranda, US Patent application 17/854,360 (Jul. 2022) 2. “Modified guanidine-containing polymers for biological delivery”, J. H. Moon, A. Barrios, M. M. Diaz, US Patent application 17/578,709 (Jan. 2022) 3. “Guanylurea functionalized peptides and proteins for therapeutics”, J. H. Moon (US Patent 11,123,442) (Sep. 2021) 4. “Modulated guanine-containing polymers or nanoparticles”, J. H. Moon and A. Barrios (US Patent 10,688,189B1) (Jun. 2020) 5. “Modulated guanine-containing polymers or nanoparticles”, J. H. Moon and M. S. Ahmed (US Patent 10,568,902B2) (Feb. 2020) 6. “Conjugated oligomer-based Macrocycles for live cell imaging”, J. H. Moon (US patent application US 16/433,243) (Jun. 2019) 7. “Antimicrobial poly(guanylurea)s”, J. H. Moon and M. S. Ahmed, PCT/US2019/020656 (2019) 8. “Antimicrobial poly(guanylurea)s”, J. H. Moon and M. S. Ahmed (US Patent 10,017,462B1) (Jun. 2018) 9. “Flexible poly-p-(phenyleneethynylene)s with controlled conjugation length and biodegradable conjugated polymers for target organelle specific labeling and drug delivery”, J. H. Moon, R. Manian, E. Mendez (US Patent 9,757,410 B2) (Sep. 2017) 10. “One-pot synthesis of flexible poly-p(phenyleneethynylene) s with controlled conjugated length”, J. H. Moon and T. Vokata (US Patent 9,676,886 B2) (Jun. 2017) 11. “Emissive species for clinical imaging”, J. H. Moon, (US Patent 7,521,232) (2009)