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UNIST Student Honored with 2020 Takara Award!

Jumi Park in the School of Life Sciences at UNIST has been honored to receive the Takara Award from the 2020 KSBMB International Conference.

A UNIST graduate student, Jumi Park in the School of Life Sciences at UNIST has been honored to receive the 2020 Takara Award from the Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB). The winners were honored at the annual KSB... Read More

When A Spinning Toy Meets Hydrodynamics: Point-of-care Technology Is Set in Motion

Their findings have been published in Nature Biomedical Engineering on May 19, 2020.

A fidget spinner inspired microfluidic chip can diagnose infectious diseases at the time and place of patient care.

When A Spinning Toy Meets Hydrodynamics: Point-of-care Technology Is Set in Motion

About 60% of women will experience urinary tract infection (UTI) at least once in their lifetime. With antibiotic-resistant organisms increasing, UTI is likely to bring more of the health and economic burden. To turn things around, point of... Read More

May 27, 2020 By Dahee Carol Kim Research

Etv2-and Fli1-Induced Vascular Progenitor Cells Enhance Functional Recovery in Ischemic Vascular Disease Model

Their findings have been published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB) on March 25, 2020.

Revolutionary vascular progenitor cells (VPCs) for the treatment of ischemic vascular diseases has been discovered. This has been generated by direct lineage conversion, which is less likely to cause cancer during large-scale cell culture,... Read More

Apr 13, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

TonEBP Promotes Metabolic Diseases … “From Basic Research to New Drug Development”

Professor Hyug Moo Kwon (School of Life Sciences, UNIST) has published a review paper at 'Nature Review Nephrology'.

“This paper summarizes the nine years of my research that has been underway since joining UNIST. It starts with a study on the role of TonEBP* protein and clarifies its connection with metabolic diseases. We hope these achievements wi... Read More

Mar 23, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Presents Improved 3D Nanoprinting Technique to Build Nanoskyscrapers

Their findings have been published in Nano Letters on December 2, 2019.

Simply adding “table salt” helps to build self-stacked nanoarchitectures.

New Study Presents Improved 3D Nanoprinting Technique to Build Nanoskyscrapers

Nanowalls, nanobridges, nano “jungle gyms”: it could seem the description of a Lilliputian village, but these are actual 3D-printed components with tremendous potential applications in nanoelectronics, smart materials and biomedical devices... Read More

Jan 10, 2020 By Dahee Carol Kim Research

Super-resolution at All Scales with Active Thermal Detection

The work by Distinguished Professor François Amblard's team has been published in Nature Communications.

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST, has unveiled a new concept of super-resolved detection and imaging, applicable to microscopy, RADAR,LIDAR, and more. This breakthrough has been led by Distinguished Professor Fran... Read More

Dec 31, 2019 By Dahee Carol Kim Research

Successful Completion of 2019 U-Finder Day

The 2019 U-Finder Day Season 2 was held af 2F Auditorium of Main Admin. Bldg. of UNIST on December 13, 2019.

Startup companies based off scientific research results carried out from universiti laboratories are challenging themselves to overcome the limitations of existing industries. Entrepreneurs equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as bi... Read More

Dec 17, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo News

New Study Demontrates Sleep-promoting Effects of Dietary Threonine in Drosophila

Their findings have been published in eLife on July 17, 2019.

Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance, found in more than just coffee. It can be found in tea, sodas, chocolate, and even some medications. Excessive caffeine consumption, however, may have a negative impact on the quality of your sle... Read More

Jul 31, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

UNIST Professor Named ‘Emerging Investigator 2019’

The academic journal Lab on a Chip has selected Professor Joo Hun Kang as an Emerging Investigator in 2019.

Their work is also part of the themed collections: 'Lab on a Chip Recent HOT Articles' and 'Lab on a Chip Emerging Investigators'.

UNIST Professor Named ‘Emerging Investigator 2019’

Professor Joo Hun Kang in the School of Life Science at UNIST has been named an Emerging Investigator 2019 by the journal Lab on a Chip, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Established in 2014, the purpose of this international awa... Read More

Jul 20, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

An Effective Sweeper Closes DNA Replication Cycling

Their findings have been published in Nature Communications June 3, 2019.

DNA replication is essential for living organisms to faithfully deliver genetic information from parental cells to daughter cells. Many proteins are assembled on the parental DNA to work as replication machineries. Among them, the prolifera... Read More

Jul 03, 2019 By JooHyeon Heo Research

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