Post on 03-Jan-2016
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○ Area
Yonsei Biomedical Science and Technology Initiative (YBSTI)
● Education of interdisciplinary system and establishment of research foundation as specificity of biomedical science and biotechnology.● Pursuit of the best international competitiveness by development of the cutting edge research program of biomedical science and biotechnology.● Reinforcement of industrial competitiveness.● Establishment of the higher educational institutions.
Training of high quality research human resource
Construction of biomedical science and biotechnology research infrastructure & network
Selection of bioactive drug candidates, proteins and genes
Industrial application
Patent & publication
World-leading research and education initiative in biomedical science & biotechnology
○ Vision And Objectives
1st stage
1st stage 2nd stage Final goal
YBSTI DirectorYBSTI Director
Operating Operating CommitteeCommittee
Advisory Advisory CommitteeCommittee
EducationalEducationalInternational International CommitteeCommittee
ResearchResearchIndustrial Educational Industrial Educational
CommitteeCommittee
EquipmentEquipmentResource Resource CommitteeCommittee
○ Organization and Participants
Function of aging
gene research
Genetic therapy
research
Cancer metastasis research
Proteome research
Protein network research
YBSTIYBSTI
○ Research Fields
Life science and
Biotechnology research
Biotechnology industrialization
Eighty faculty members of Yonsei University with specialties on biomedical science and biotechnology participate the research programs shown above.
○ Activities and Outputs
● Biotechnology Industrialization 1. Collection, preservation and distribution of the resources about microorganisms and their genetic information2. Development of quick diagnostic techniques for microorganisms3. Development of food safety assessment system
● Function of Aging Gene Research 1. Management of aging process2. Fundamental understanding about aging on molecular level with searching of aging gene and finding out its function
● Development of Genetic Therapy Research 1. Development of genetic therapeutics for inveterate diseases which include development of industrialization genetic drug delivery system and guarantee new compounds
● Cancer Metastasis Research 1.Search for genes related on cancer infiltration and metastasis2.Developement of new therapeutic target using proved function of the gene
● Proteome Research 1.The best proteome analysis's development of foundational technique & offer of service for internal and external researchers
● Protein Network Research 1. Investigation of Protein Network of cell growth‘s relation2. Investigation of Protein Network of apoptosis's relation
● Corefacility for Biomedical S&E1. High content screening (HCS) system2. cDNA and small molecules library3. International symposiums and workshops
● Life Science and Biotechnology1. Revitalization of educational system's research of biotechnology field2. The host organization of the introduction of a new technique3. Improvement of research power though revitalization of basic research
○ Contact Point
Prof. Chul Soo Shin
Director, Yonsei Biomedical Science and Technology Initiative
202 Advanced Science & Technology Institute Bldg.,
Yonsei University
134 Shinchon-dong, Seoul, Korea, 120-749
Tel: 82-2-2123-3967, Fax: 82-2-365-3967
Email : csshin@yonsei.ac.kr