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UNIST Students Honored with 2021 Asan Foundation Scholarship

Three UNIST graduate students were recognized with the 2021 Asan Foundation Medical Bioscience Scholarship.

Three UNIST graduate students have been awarded the prestigious 2021 Asan Foundation Medical Bioscience Scholarship, an annual award given to the nation’s top graduate students in medical bioscience. The Asan Foundation Medical Biosci... Read More

UNIST Reveals the Whole Genome Sequences of Whale Sharks

Their findings have been published in the journal PNAS.

A recent study, affiliated with the Korean Genomics Industrialization and Commercialization Center (KOGIC) at UNIST has presented the whole-genome sequence and analyses of the endangered whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest extant fis... Read More

Oct 15, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

“Jellyfish have remarkable innnovations that allow them to actively hunt in the water column.”

[ARN MAGAZINE] Professor Jong Bhak's research team has completed the genome map of Nomura's jellyfish for the first time.

Professor Jong Bhak, founding director of Korean Genomics Industrialization Center (KOGIC), together with Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), have presented the completed genome sequence of the Nemopilema jellyfish, for... Read More

Jul 20, 2020 By Asia Research News Research

Genome Expo 2018 Launched in Ulsan, the Hub for Genomics Research

The 2018 Genome Expo is scheduled to be held at UNIST from August 31 to September 1, 2018.

The 2018 Genome Expo is scheduled to be held at UNIST from August 31 to September 1, 2018. The primary objective of this conference is to share the results of 10,000 Korean Genome Project (Genome Korea) and the research work presented by in... Read More

Aug 29, 2018 By JooHyeon Heo News

UNIST Partakes in the Launch of the “Genome Korea in Ulsan”

Korea’s largest scale Personal Genome Project to sequence 10,000 people and patients

The Ulsan 10,000 Genome Project, dubbed “Genome Korea in Ulsan”, launched in Ulsan Metropolitan City on Nov. 25, 2015.

The Ulsan 10,000 Genome Project, dubbed “Genome Korea in Ulsan”, officially launched in Ulsan on November 25th, 2015. The project’s consortium includes Ulsan Metropolitan City, the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST),... Read More

Nov 25, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo News

New Study Discovers Vulture’s Scavenging Secrets

Discovery opens door to new strategy for protecting humans against infection.

A recent study revealed that cinereous vultures, also known as Aegypius monachus, have a unique genetic make-up which enable them to thrive on carcasses without being affected by the harmful bacteria living on these remains. The study was j... Read More

Oct 19, 2015 By JooHyeon Heo Research

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