Our school held the 2nd ‘Ajou Biology Seminar’. It is a place to invite promising overseas researchers in the field of advanced bio to share the latest research trends and achievements.

The seminar, which was held at Ajou University's Hyegang Hall on the 5th, was attended by researchers from related fields, including Choi Ki-joo, president of Ajou University. Kim Jae-ho, head of the Ajou Brain Promotion Project, Kim Yong-sung, dean of the Advanced Bio Convergence College, and Kim Chul-ho, head of the Advanced Medical Research Institute at Ajou University Medical Center.

Professor Kim Deok-ho, director of the Hopkins Center for Microphysiological Systems at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, was invited as a lecturer at the 2nd Ajou Bio Seminar (Ajou Innovations, ABS. ai). Professor Kim is a world-renowned expert in the field of biomimetic systems and also serves as the president of the Korean-American Institute of Technology.

In this lecture, Professor Kim Deok-ho introduced the research results of advanced bio fields that have been devoted for the past 25 years, including disease modeling, new drug development, and space bio research using biochip-based microbiological systems (MPS).

In particular, Professor Kim focused on cardiac tissue simulation technology using MPS, disease modeling, and drug development cases. In addition, he introduced a heart organoid made of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to MPS and a study on the impact of space environment on human body at the International Space Station (ISS) with NASA. After the lecture, questions and discussions continued.

"This seminar served as an opportunity to catch up international-level research trends and strengthen global research cooperation between domestic and foreign researchers," said Kim Yong-sung, dean of Ajou University's Advanced Bio Convergence College. "We will continue to increase research competitiveness in the high-tech bio field through continuous academic exchanges."

The event was co-hosted by the Ajou Brain Promotion Project Group, Advanced Bio Convergence College, Ajou University Medical Center Advanced Medical Research Institute, and the 4-step BK21 Chem Biomedicine Education Research Group.

The Ajou Bio Seminar (Ajou Innovations, ABS. ai) was first held in November 2023 to share the latest research trends and results in the medical and bio fields. The seminar was organized by several researchers from Ajou University, including medical schools, to promote convergence research through close exchanges.

Prof. Deok-ho Kim of Johns Hopkins University introducing the research results of advanced bio fields

Researchers and Graduate Students taking Lecture