WCU Distinguished Lecture Series

The WCU Supporting Team would like to welcome everyone who is interested in the upcoming WCU Distinguished Lecture Series in November, 2010! Designed as series of lectures led by renowned researchers and scholars worldwide, the program provides the audience dynamic opportunities to learn about various research studies. As visiting faculty members of the WCU (World Class University) project in Korean universities, the following speakers are about to share with you fascinating discoveries in their studies!

November 3, 2010 (16:00~17:30)
  "Strong Interaction, the Vacuum, and the Proton Structure"
      - Speaker: Prof. Kiyoshi Tanida
         (WCU Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Seoul National University)
      - Place: Center for Teaching & Learning (Bldg. 61), Rm 320
         (For exact location, please click here)

November 10, 2010 (16:00~17:30)
  "How Does a Biological Molecular Motor Work?"
      - Speaker: Prof. Hideo Akutsu
         (Professor Emeritus, Guest and Visiting Professor of Institute for Protein Research, 
          Osaka University, Japan;
         WCU Professor of Biophysics and Chemical Biology at Seoul National University)
      - Place: Mok-am Hall (Rm 101), College of Natural Sciences (Bldg. 501)

November 17, 2010 (16:00~17:30)
  "Genetic Approaches to Pain Mechanisms"
      - Speaker: Prof. John N. Wood
         (Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research,
          University College London, U.K.; WCU Professor of Molecular Medicine and
          Biopharmaceutical Sciences at Seoul National University)
      - Place: Center for Teaching & Learning (Bldg. 61), Rm 320
         (For exact location, please click here)

What is the World Class University (WCU) project?
The WCU project is one of the programs sponsored by the Korean government with a goal to enhance education and research standards in Korean universities. By inviting prominent researchers and scholars from overseas, the project allows local and foreign faculty members to interact with each other in order to promote advanced research activities. The project also seeks to establish new academic programs based on research done by faculty and staff members involved in the program. To find out more about the WCU project, please visit at http://wcu.nrf.go.kr/

Attached: Abstract of lecture and speaker's biography (Nov. 17)

For further information, please contact the WCU Supporting Team (02-880-5156).