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Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Prof. Dong-Sung Lee

Professor Dongsung Lee from the College of Medicine at SNU, in collaboration with researchers at UCLA and UCSF, has published a paper in Nature, being the first in the world to study epigenomic changes, including the three-dimensional genome structure and DNA methylation, during human brain development from the fetal stage to adulthood at the single-cell level, using the single-nucleus methyl-3C technology they developed.

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Cause of Male Infertility Identified

After conducting microsurgical varicocelectomy on patients with clinical varicocele, the Male Infertility Team of the Department of Urology at SNU Hospital (headed by Professors KIM Soo Woong and PAICK Jae-Seung) announced on May 17 that they have discovered such treatment to significantly improve the concentration and...

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Professor SHIN Eun-Hee Discovered a Cancer Cure Parasite

SHIN Eun-Hee, professor of Medicine specializing in Parasitology, and her research team discovered that the injection of Toxoplasma Gondii, a typical parasite found in cells, had a cancer deterrence effect on mice as their immune response strengthened. From this the ‘hygiene hypothesis’ which theorizes a correlation be...

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Professor YI Jongheop Seperates H from H2O by Using Sun's Visible Rays

YI Jongheop, professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and his research team have succeeded in developing a new technique to separate hydrogen (H) from water (H2O) using the sun’s visible rays and the principle plant photosynthesis. Professor Yi observed that “the application of this technique will make solar en...

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Korean Mothers' Efforts Doesn't Help?

SHIN Hye-jin, a post doctoral researcher at SNU College of Education surveyed 4,400 parents to analyze the relations between children's educational achievements and mothers' ability to get timely information. There have been a common belief that a parent’s access to education-related information will determine the pres...

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SNU Institute for Peace and Unification Studies Held Symposium 'Seeking Unification and Thinking of Peace"

SNU Institute for Peace and Unification Studies held an academic symposium with the subject of “Seeking Unification and Thinking of Peace,” celebrating the fifth anniversary of the institute, on April 29. The Symposium, which was held in the Press Center in Jung-gu Seoul, proceeded in two sessions, in which “Unificatio...

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Professor LEE Sang-Mook Promotes IT Development for Disabled People

LEE Sang-Mook, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, established a new joint major, “Computational Science” particularly designed for physically handicapped students. Computational Science is a study in which natural phenomena is computed using simulations. Professor Lee disabled himself a few years ago&n...

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SNU Bundang Hospital Saves AMI Patients

SNU Bundang Hospital is now equipped with an operation system that can save the lives of patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). AMI is a disease which blocks one or more of the coronary arteries, most likely leading to a heart attack. In a case of AMI, the patient must have the arteries opened within 12 ...

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Raise Double Stem Cells by Using Electricity

Professor SUH Yoon Hyun at the College of Medicine and Professor KIM Sung Jun at the College of Engineering have succeeded in raising two times more stem cell by using electricity only. They developed special electric chips which significantly saved the time and cost to rai...

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Professor CHEON Jung Hee Received 'Best Thesis Award' from KMS

CHEON Jung Hee, SNU Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, received the Best Thesis Award from the Korean Mathematical Society (KMS) .

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SNU Dental Hospital Cured Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

SNU Dental Hospital cured the patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome due to snoring by inserting a unique equipment inside of their mouths. The hospital explains the cause of snoring are from having too narrow airways. Snoring, which causes chronic fatigue, loss of concentration, and headaches, can be...

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Professor LEE Byeong Gi Received Information Communications Grand Award

Professor LEE Byeong Gi at the Department of Electrical Engineering was awarded the Information Communications Grand Award from the information and communications society.- Reported in Maeil Business News

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Professor HAN Moo Young Published 'Rainwater and You'

Professor HAN Moo Young at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering published a book titled"Rainwater and You". Han, who has been conducting a research on rainwater usage for the last decade, emphasized that rainwater could be good a fortune if it is properly utilized. - Repor...