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Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Prof. Dong-Sung Lee

Professor Dongsung Lee from the College of Medicine at SNU, in collaboration with researchers at UCLA and UCSF, has published a paper in Nature, being the first in the world to study epigenomic changes, including the three-dimensional genome structure and DNA methylation, during human brain development from the fetal stage to adulthood at the single-cell level, using the single-nucleus methyl-3C technology they developed.

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Raise Double Stem Cells by Using Electricity

Professor SUH Yoon Hyun at the College of Medicine and Professor KIM Sung Jun at the College of Engineering have succeeded in raising two times more stem cell by using electricity only. They developed special electric chips which significantly saved the time and cost to rai...

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Professor CHEON Jung Hee Received 'Best Thesis Award' from KMS

CHEON Jung Hee, SNU Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, received the Best Thesis Award from the Korean Mathematical Society (KMS) .

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SNU Dental Hospital Cured Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

SNU Dental Hospital cured the patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome due to snoring by inserting a unique equipment inside of their mouths. The hospital explains the cause of snoring are from having too narrow airways. Snoring, which causes chronic fatigue, loss of concentration, and headaches, can be...

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Professor LEE Byeong Gi Received Information Communications Grand Award

Professor LEE Byeong Gi at the Department of Electrical Engineering was awarded the Information Communications Grand Award from the information and communications society.- Reported in Maeil Business News

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Professor HAN Moo Young Published 'Rainwater and You'

Professor HAN Moo Young at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering published a book titled"Rainwater and You". Han, who has been conducting a research on rainwater usage for the last decade, emphasized that rainwater could be good a fortune if it is properly utilized. - Repor...

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Developing a Fitness Equipment Using Air Pressure Technology

Professor KIM YonSu at the SNU Sports Medicine Research team developed"Smart Rehabilitation Fitness Equipment" using air pressure. He made the first example in the world in which air pressure technology was used for sports facilities.Kim collaborated witha business company Dong Sung Industry. - Reported ...

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New Investment for Cancer Research

Doosan Yonkang Foundation donated 100 million KRW to the SNU Hospital to encourage cancer research. The donation will be used for research projects such as improving the"cancer patient's quality of life and nutritional state after surgery". - Reported in HanKook Ilbo

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Professor PARK Young Joon Created Nano-bio Sensor Chips Connected to Nano-Materials

Professor PARK Young Joon, Director of SNU Nano Systems Institute created a nano-bio sensor chips connected to nano-materials. The biosensors are used to gauge the state or the density of certain organic compound by detecting electric change in an organism. Professor Park said that"these newly created chips would make ...

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Professor KIM Hyung Ho at SNU Bundang Hospital Succeeded in Gastric Cancer Surgery

KIM Hyung Ho, Professor of General Surgery at SNU Bundang Hospital succeeded in gastric cancer surgery. Until now gastric surgery accompanies resecting a huge proportion of the stomach, including lymph node even for early-stage patients. To prevent such excessive removal, Professor Kim focused his study on minimizing t...

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PhD Student Awarded IAMOT Prize

KANG Ki Hyun, Ph.D student of Technology Management Economics and Policy Program at SNU College of Engineering, was awarded the grand prize of International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) 2011. KANG wrote a paper titled"External Technology Sourcing & Internal R&D Capabilities", which explains ...

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Finding More About the Beginning of the Earth

LEE Sung Keun, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at SNU College of Natural Sciences, and his research team, discovered the principles on how the atomic constitution of magma changes when under high pressure.This research will help finding more about the beginning stages of the earth formation. The...

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New Interpretation on the 'Renaissance Age of Korea'

JUNG Byung Sul, Professor of Korean Language and Literature at SNU College of Humanities, gave a series of history lecture at Munhakdongnae Café, an online cafe at http://cafe.naver.com/mhdn, which became very popular to the public. At his lecture 'Power and the Man, the Truth Behind the Prince Sado's ...