WCU Distinguished Lecture Series

The WCU Team like to welcome everyone who is interested in the upcoming WCU Distinguished Lecture Series in April, 2011! 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 Seoul National University, the following speakers are about to share with you fascinating discoveries in their studies!

April 20, 2011(16:00~17:30)
"The art of nanopore analysis: Threading individual biomolecules through tiny pores"
- Speaker & Affiliation: Prof. Amit Meller Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Boston University; WCU Biophysics and Chemical Biology, Seoul National University
- Place: Mok-am Hall (Rm101), College of Natural Sciences (Bldg. 501)

April 27, 2011(16:00~17:30)
"Can we win the war against cancer?"
- Speaker & Affiliation: Prof. Zigang Dong The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota; Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University
- Place: Rm 208, Lotte International Education Hall (Bldg. 152-1)

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/