Scientific Program


GrandBallroom 1+2 (통합세션) 
Time Session Title Faculty
09:00-09:30 Opening Remarks and Congratulatory Address
09:00-09:10 Opening RemarkYong-Jin Kim (Seoul National University Hospital)
09:10-09:20 Welcome AddressByung-Kwan Cho (KAIST)
09:20-09:30 Congratulatory AddressSang Yup LEE (KAIST)
09:30-11:30 Plenary Session & Forum: Shaping the Future of Health and Life SciencesModerators: Yong-Jin Kim (Seoul National University Hospital),
Byung-Kwan Cho (KAIST)
09:30-09:55 The Future of Cancer Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy: Challenges and OpportunitiesArlene Sharpe (Harvard Medical School, USA)
09:55-10:10 Synthetic Biology for BioinnovationByung-Kwan Cho (KAIST)
10:10-10:25 Lessons from Stem CellsYoungkeun Ahn (Chonnam National University Medical School)
10:25-10:40 The Generality and Power of Bio-AIChaok Seok (Seoul National University)
10:40-10:55 Linking Telomere Damage to the Spectrum of Aging-RElated DisordersHyunsook Lee (Seoul National University)
10:55-11:30 Forum
11:30-12:00 Poster Session and Networking (GrandBallroom Foyer)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
GrandBallroom 1
13:00-15:00 Session 1. Molecular Basis of AgingModerator: Hyung Soo Han (Kyungpook National University)
13:00-13:30 Telomere G4 Dynamics and TERRA: Implications for Aging and OncogenesisHyunsook Lee (Seoul National University)
13:30-14:00 Investigating Metabolism in Cancer and AgingMarcia Haigis (Harvard Medical School, USA)
14:00-14:30 Immune Aging and Lung Cancer: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic OpportunitiesSe-Hoon Lee (Samsung Medical Center)
14:30-15:00 Spray-type Modifications and AgingHyun-Woo Rhee (Seoul National University)
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:30 Session 3. Organoids and Disease ModelingModerator: Kunyoo Shin (Seoul National University),
Woong Sun (Korea University)
15:30-16:00 Cortical Assembloids to Recapitulate the Tissue Dynamics in Human Schizophrenia BrainKunyoo Shin (Seoul National University)
16:00-16:30 Advancement of Human Brain Organoids in Modeling Human Neurodevelopmental DisordersIn-Hyun Park (Yale University, USA)
16:30-17:00 Characterization of Cytokine-dependent Development of Human Neural Organoids using MOSAIC PipelineWoong Sun (Korea University)
17:00-17:30 Neuroimmune Interactions Shaping Social BehaviorGloria B. Choi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
17:30-18:00 Poster Session (GrandBallroom Foyer)
GrandBallroom 1+2 (통합세션) 
Time Session Title Faculty
09:00-09:30 Opening Remarks and Congratulatory Address
09:00-09:10 Opening RemarkYong-Jin Kim (Seoul National University Hospital)
09:10-09:20 Welcome AddressByung-Kwan Cho (KAIST)
09:20-09:30 Congratulatory AddressSang Yup LEE (KAIST)
09:30-11:30 Plenary Session & Forum: Shaping the Future of Health and Life SciencesModerators: Yong-Jin Kim (Seoul National University Hospital),
Byung-Kwan Cho (KAIST)
09:30-09:55 The Future of Cancer Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy: Challenges and OpportunitiesArlene Sharpe (Harvard Medical School, USA)
09:55-10:10 Synthetic Biology for BioinnovationByung-Kwan Cho (KAIST)
10:10-10:25 Lessons from Stem CellsYoungkeun Ahn (Chonnam National University Medical School)
10:25-10:40 The Generality and Power of Bio-AIChaok Seok (Seoul National University)
10:40-10:55 Linking Telomere Damage to the Spectrum of Aging-RElated DisordersHyunsook Lee (Seoul National University)
10:55-11:30 Forum
11:30-12:00 Poster Session and Networking (GrandBallroom Foyer)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
GrandBallroom 2  
13:00-15:00 Session 2. Synthetic BiologyModerator: Jinwon Lee (Sogang University)
13:00-13:08 Frontiers in Synthetic BiologyByung-Kwan Cho (KAIST)
13:08-13:36 Synthetic Biology for Health and SustainabilitySang Yup LEE (KAIST)
13:36-14:04 DNA Origami for Reservoir ComputingSeungwoo Lee (Korea University)
14:04-14:32 Title TBAWilliam M. Shih (Harvard Medical School, USA)
14:32-15:00 Ultrasound-mediated NeuromodulationHyunjoo Jenny Lee (KAIST)
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-18:00 Session 4. Cell and Gene TherapyModerator: Inho Jo (Korean Fund for Regenerative Medicine)
15:30-16:00 Macrophage Plasticity in Cardiac FibrosisYoungkeun Ahn (Chonnam National University Medical School)
16:00-16:30 Cardiac Gene Therapy: Past, Present, & Future Roger Hajjar (Mass General Brigham, USA)
16:30-17:00 The Matricellular Protein CCN5 Reverses Established Cardiac FibrosisWoo Jin Park (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
17:00-17:30 Technology for Gut–Brain Axis Electroceutical DevelopmentSeongjun Park (Seoul National University)
17:30-18:00 Innovative Multimodal Imaging and Therapeutic Strategy in High-Risk Coronary Plaque Jin Won Kim (Korea University Guro Hospital)

Time Session Title Faculty
GrandBallroom 1
09:00-11:00 Session 5. VirusModerator: Jongsik Chun (CJ BIOSCIENCE)
09:00-09:24 Therapeutic Innovations in Preparedness for Next Pandemics Moon Jung Song (Korea University)
09:24-09:48 Host-Directed Therapy for Respiratory Viral Disease via Functional GenomicsSam Hwang (The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA)
09:48-10:12 Discovering Systemic Host Responses to Viral Infections through Multi-omics IntegrationOrr Ashenberg (The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA)
10:12-10:36 Integrative Pathogenesis and Countermeasure Development for Emerging BunyavirusesNAM-HYUK CHO (Seoul National University)
10:36-11:00 Vaccine Development of Emerging Bunyaviruses Jae Ung Jung (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA)
11:00-12:00 Policy Forum: The Road to Impactful Global Research Collaboration (*Korean Session)Moderator: Kyungjae Myung (UNIST)
11:00-12:00  Panels: Yong-Jin Kim (Seoul National University),
SOONYUB KWON (LEE & KO)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Session 7. Spatial OmicsModerator: Kyungjae Myung (UNIST)
13:00-13:30 Smart Laser Gun: AI Integrated Spatial Omics as an Innovative Biomarker Discovery ToolSunghoon Kwon (Seoul National University)
13:30-14:00 Molecular Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles in Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment MonitoringHyungsoon Im (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)
14:00-14:30 From Slides to Spatial Omics: Toward Pathology-Based Precision Cancer MedicineJoo Sang Lee (Sungkyunkwan University)
14:30-15:00 Epigenetic Mosaicism Acquired in Human EmbryogenesisYoung Seok Ju (KAIST)
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 Session 9. Innovative Medical TechnologyModerator: Hee Chan Kim (CHA University Bundang Medical Center)
15:30-16:00 Design, Discovery, and Biosynthesis of De Novo Antimicrobial Peptides Incorporating Non-Canonical Amino AcidsJeong Wook Lee (POSTECH)
16:00-16:30 Intraoperative Tumor-Targeted Imaging for Precision SurgeryHyun Koo Kim (Korea University Guro Hospital)
16:30-17:00 AI-based Design of Protein Therapeutics and Small-molecule DrugsChaok Seok (Seoul National University)
17:30-18:00 Closing Remarks
Time Session Title Faculty
GrandBallroom 2  
09:00-11:00 Session 6. Bioengineered Tumor ModelsModerator: Beop-Min Kim (Korea University)
09:00-09:30 Biomimetic Metastatic Niche for High-Throughput Multiplexed Cancer Drug ScreeningJENNIFER HYUNJONG SHIN (KAIST)
09:30-10:00 Mechanobiology of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Mediated by 3D Extracellular MatrixIan Wong (Brown University, USA)
10:00-10:30 PRISM High-throughput Cell Viability Screening to Elucidate How Tumor Microenvironments Modulate Drug Responses of Cancer CellsBlanche Chee Hinn Yih, IP (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA)
10:30-11:00 Establishment of Tumor Organoids and ApplicationsSun-Young Kong (National Cancer Center)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Session 8. New ModalityModerator: Jeonghee Cho (Dankook University),
Seung-Pyo Lee (Seoul National University Hospital)
13:00-13:30 Next-Gen Cancer Therapeutic Strategies: Exploiting the Achilles' Heel of Evolving Drug ResistanceJeonghee Cho (Dankook University)
13:30-14:00 Extrachromosomal DNA as a Major Driver of Cancer Progression and Drug ResistanceHoon Kim (Sungkyunkwan University)
14:00-14:30 Size, Force, and Entropy at Cellular InterfaceYoung-Wook Jun (UCSF, USA)
14:30-15:00 A Journey Towards Novel Device for Heart Failure TreatmentSeung-Pyo Lee (Seoul National University Hospital)
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:30 Session 10. Regenerative MedicineModerator: Eui-Cheol Shin (KAIST)
15:30-16:00 Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: A New Era of Regenerative Medicine? Kwang-Soo Kim (McLean Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, USA)
16:00-16:30 Astrocyte Co-grafting Enhances Cell Therapy by Ameliorating Host α-Synuclein Pathology in Parkinson’s DiseaseSang-Hun Lee (Hanyang University)
16:30-17:00 Dissecting Glia-Immune Networks and Therapeutic Value in CNS Autoimmune DiseasesHo Jin Kim (National Cancer Center)
17:00-17:30 Development of a Human Multi-tissue Organoid Platform that Recapitulates Cellular Diversity and Inter-tissue Crosstalk in Hepatobiliary-intestinal Diseases Dongho Choi (Hanyang University)
17:30-18:00 Closing Remarks