Program and Organizing Committee

Program

1. Opening remarks (1PM)

   • Mr. Myung Soo Ahn, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Houston

   • Soolyeon Cho, PhD, KSEA president / Professor, NCSU

2. Session I: Plenary lecture (1:15 PM - 2:15 PM) (Chair: Kyuson Yun, PhD)

   • Dr. Susan Ackerman: HHMI/UCSD

   • Talk title: "mRNA translation defects and neurological disorders"

3. Session II: Oral presentation (2:20 PM - 4:20 PM) (Chair: Ju-Seog Lee, PhD)

   • Breakout sessions for trainee presentations

   • Short talks for students and postdocs

4. Session III: Invited talks (4:20 PM - 5:35 PM) (Chair: Joo-hyung Lee, PhD)

   • Career development seminar

     • Shrenik Mehta, PhD, Pharmaceutical Development Dept., Genetech: "Transitioning to the Industry"

     • JongKyeong Cheong, PhD, Professor, Seoul National Unversity: "Overview of the SNU faculty recruitment"

   • Research seminar

     • Se-Ran Jun, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: "(A rea-time) genomic surveillance for infection control and antibiotic stewardship"

5. Closing remarks and awards (5:40 PM - 6:00 PM)

Please note that the schedule is tentative and subject to change

Organizing Committee