Basic research in biological sciences has greatly enhanced our understanding of molecular, cellular, and genetic mechanisms underpinning various aspects of living organisms in health and disease. Many of the outstanding questions in biomedical research call for collaboration between scientists in different fields of basic science as well as clinical and pharmaceutical disciplines. The goal of BMP symposium is to introduce the latest advances in biological, medical, and pharmaceutical sciences, which will facilitate future collaborative discoveries across the disciplines. As a part of the Emerging Technology Program, we will focus on the use of the latest techniques and approaches to enhance our understanding of the fundamental biological principles as well as translational advances to improve human health. The symposium will provide an overview of broad ranges of topics including cancer, immunology, neuroscience, stem cell research, drug discovery, and translational medicine. In addition, how such advances may be utilized for designing effective therapeutic strategies will be discussed. | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chair | ||||
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Sohyun Ahn National Institutes of Health USA |
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Co-Chair | ||||
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Hey-Kyoung Lee The Johns Hopkins University USA |
Keynote Speakers | ||
Name | Affiliation | Title |
Sohyun Ahn | NIH/NICHD | Setting up the Neurogenic Niche |
Hey-Kyoung Lee | Johns Hopkins Univ | Cross-Modal Cortical Adaptation to Sensory Loss |
Session Chairs | ||
Name | Affiliation | Session |
Jung Hyun Park | NIH/NCI | Immune system: Development and homeostasis |
Seung-Hoi Koo | Korea University | Molecular Basis of Metabolic Disease |
Sohyun Ahn | NIH/NICHD | Stem Cells and Development |
Hey-Kyoung Lee | Johns Hopkins Univ | Advances in Neuroscience |
Kyung S. Lee | NIH/NCI | Cell cycle and Cancer |
Sihoun Hahn | Advances in Translational Research | |
Soo-Kyung Lee | OHSU | Epigenetic regulation in development, disease and more |
Yun H. Choe | Lucas & Mercanti, LLP | Drug Discovery and Development |
Invited Speakers | ||
Name | Affiliation | Title |
Immune system: Development and homeostasis | ||
Jung Hyun Park | NIH/NCI | Cytokine signaling in CD4/CD8 lineage decision in the thymus |
Chang H. Kim | Purdue University | Bidirectional regulation of immunity by the gut bacterial metabolites short chain fatty acids |
Jeong-Sook Shin | UCSF | Homeostasis and function of immunoglubulin E |
Cheong Hee Chang | Univ Michigan | Interplay of signlaing and cell metabolism for the development and function of innate T cells |
Charles C. Kim | UCSF | Immunological tolerance of malaria infection |
Name | Affiliation | Title |
Molecular Basis of Metabolic Disease | ||
Kee Hong Kim | Purdue Univ | Leaving Resveratrols Shadow: Role of Piceatannol, a Resveratrol Analogue, in Adipogenesis and Lipid Metabolism in Adipocytes |
Jun Hee Lee | Univ Michigan | Orchestration of cellular metabolism by Sestrin-family proteins |
Seung-Hoi Koo | Korean Univ | Regulation of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis by Protein Argnine Methyltransferase 6 |
Jae Myoung Suh | Salk Institute | Endocrinization of FGF1 produces a neomorphic insulin sensitizing activity |
Name | Affiliation | Title |
Stem Cells and Development | ||
Mi-Ryoung Song | GIST | STAT3 maintains the stemness of radial glia at mid-neurogenesis |
Mi Hyeon Jang | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine | Molecular mechanism governing new neuron development in adult brain |
Gabsang Lee | Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine | Derivation of induced neural crest from human postnatal fibroblasts |
Deok-Ho Kim | Univ Washington | Microenvironmental regulation of stem cell function and tissue regeneration |
Senyon Choe | Salk Institute & UCSD | Engineering Body Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) and their clinical potentials |
Name | Affiliation | Title |
Advances in Neuroscience | ||
Eunjoon Kim | KAIST | Synaptic scaffoding protein, NMDA receptor function, and autism spectrum disorders |
Se-Young Choi | Seoul National Univ | Synaptic role of mild mental retardation related factor, Cereblon |
Alfredo Kirkwood | Johns Hopkins Univ | Neuromodulation of cortical plasticity |
Hee Jung Chung | Univ Illinois-Urbana-Champaign | The role of KCNQ channels in epilepsy and homeostatic plasticity |
Hey-Kyoung Lee | Johns Hopkins Univ | Experience-dependent homeostatic plasticity of inhibitory synapses |
Cell cycle and Cancer | ||
Wallace Marshall | UCSF | Patterning centriole assembly in Stentor |
Kunsoo Rhee | Seoul National Univ | Spindle Pole Formation and Disintegration during Mitosis |
Kyung S. Lee | NIH/NCI | Polo-like kinase 4 and 1: From centrosome duplication to mitotic control |
Dongmin Kang | Ewah Womans University | Control of the pericentrosomal H2O2 level by peroxiredoxin I Is critical for mitotic progression |
Kyungjae Myung | NIH/NHGRI | Identification of a potential chemotherapeutic agent to treat lynch syndrome tumors |
Advances in Translational Research | ||
Sihoun Hahn | Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington | Precision Medicine through Next-Generation Sequencing Raising the bar for education, training and practice |
Jung-Min Lee | NIH/NCI | Targeting DNA damage repair and cell cycle pathways in womens cancers |
Joo Ha Hwang | University of Washington Sch Med | Potential applications of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of pancreatic cancer |
W. Ray Kim | Stanford University School of Medicine | Direct Acting Antivirals for HCV: A triumph in the making for translational research |
Chang Ho Seo | University of Tokyo | Biofunctional Surfaces with Nano- and Micro-topographic Cues to Promote Osteogenic Differentiation and Focal Adhesion Maturation |
Epigenetic regulation in development, disease and more | ||
Seunghee Lee | Seoul National Univ | UTX, a histone H3-lysine 27 demethylase, acts as a critical switch to activate the cardiac developmental program |
Jaehoon Kim | KAIST | How to write histone H3K4 methyl mark on chromatin |
Soo-Kyung Lee | OHSU | Ezh2, a histone H3-lysine 27 methyltransferase, functions as an epigenetic timer to coordinate the timely differentiation of oligodendrocytes |
Inhyun Park | Yale Univ | Dynamic change in X Chromosome Status in Reprogramming |
Hee-Woong Lim | Univ Penn | Genome-wide analysis of enhancer-RNA transcription reveals regulatory mechanisms by an anti-diabetic drug in adipocyte |
Drug Discovery and Development | ||
Yun H. Choe | Lucas & Mercanti, LLP | Patent Talk, Patent and Drug Discovery and Development-after AIA |
K. Stephen Suh | JT Cancer Center, HUMC | Circulating Tumor Cells in Hodgkin Lymphoma and Prognostic Biomarkers: New Windows for Precision Drugs |
Yosup Rew | Amgen | Discovery of AMG 232, a small molecule MDM inhibitor for treating cancer |
Danny Joh | BioMarin | A Case Study on Clinical Development of a Kinase Inhibitor: A Brief History of Iressa |
Wooseok Han | Novartis | Structure Guided Optimization of Novel, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable Inhibitors of PIM Kinases |
Heemin Rhee | Health Research International | Scientific Innovation, Regulatory Expeditious Review, and Cost Effectiveness for Drug Discovery and Development |