(Press-News.org) Deans of the University of Nottingham Visited Korea University's College of Medicine
Korea University's College of Medicine Dean, Sung Bom Pyun, and Deans of the University of Nottingham; successfully held a researcher meeting program for 2 days from November 11th to 12th.
Fuve representative deans visited the University of Korea: Professor Claire Stewart, the Dean and Head of the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham; Professor Nigel Mongan, Professor Alan McIntyre, Professor Srinivasan Madhusudan, and Professor Victoria James. They joined the program to conduct a tour and meeting with Korea University's researchers.
On the first day of the program, the Dean of Korea University's College of Medicine met 5 professors, introduced the college, and pledged to promote exchanges between the two universities. Next, they had an in-depth discussion with Professor Kyong Hwa Park of the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology at Anam Hospital on topics; such as collaboration of organoid systems, AI-based new drug development platforms, and bone metastasis cancer models. At the dinner, friendship between the two universities was promoted, and they all agreed to continue their ongoing exchanges and cooperation.
On the second day, a total of five research meetings were held to exchange opinions on various research projects. Korea University's Professor Gi Hoon Nam of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Professor Il-Joo Cho of the Department of Convergence Medicine, Professor Jun-Seok Lee of the Department of Pharmacology, Professor Kyu Man Han of the Department of Psychiatry, and Professor Woong Hee Shin of the Department of Medical Informatics had active discussions and Q&A sessions with the visiting professors. In particular, Professor Claire Stewart introduced the British education system to students participating in the Dr Lee Jong-Wook Fellowship Program at the Korea University and shared her visions and opinions on the future of medical education. At the same time, some of the participating researchers analyzed joint research topics with Professor Jae Hong Seo of the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology of Guro Hospital. The program ended with a tour around Guro Hospital research facilities.
Both universities are members of GAME (Global Association of Medical Excellence), a strategic international network of medical schools, and have conducted a joint research project of "Building a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Consortium."
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Deans of the University of Nottingham visited Korea University's College of Medicine
2025-01-08
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