KSSCR 2025 Annual Meeting
2025 Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Stem Cell Research

Program at a Glance

Place: SWISS GRAND HOTEL, Convention Center 4F


* The program is organized by Ji Hyeon Ju (Chief Chair of the Academic Committee)

Day1: August 20, 2025

Time Room A Room B
8:30~ Registration
9:00-10:20 Session I: Skin&Hair Korean Young Investigators Session
Co-Chairs
Sekyu Choi (POSTCH, Korea) and Inwha Back (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
Co-Chairs
Man Ryul Lee (Konkuk University, Korea) and Seok-Ho Hong (Kangwon National University, Korea)
Speaker
Hanseul Yang (KAIST, Korea)
Speaker
Minseong Kim (Sejong University, Korea)
Speaker
Sunkyung Kim (Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Jungwoon Lee (KRIBB. Korea)
Speaker
Seonghyun Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Speaker
Yeri Alice Rim (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Speaker
Chang Hun Huh (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)
Speaker
Jumee Kim (Sookmyung Women's University, Korea)
Speaker
Taewan Kim (DGIST, Korea)
10:20-10:50 Opening Remarks and Award Ceremony: President by the KSSCR
10:50-11:25 Plenary Lecture I
Co-Chairs
Youngsook Son (Kyung Hee University, Korea) and Inbo Han (CHA University School of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Inhee Mook-Jung (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
11:25-12:00 Plenary Lecture II
Co-Chairs
Youngsook Son (Kyung Hee University, Korea) and Inbo Han (CHA University School of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Masayo Takahashi (Vision Care Inc., Japan)
12:00-13:00 Luncheon Seminar I Luncheon Seminar II
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Speaker: Ilgyun Im
ACROBiosystems
Speaker: Spencer Chiang
13:00-13:45 Poster Session
13:45-14:20 Plenary Lecture III
Co-Chairs
Dong-Wook Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea) and Kunyoo Shin (Seoul National University, Korea)
Speaker
In-Hyun Park (Yale University, USA)
14:20-15:40 Session II: Sensory ABC-Based Regenerative Bio Therapeutics
Co-Chairs
Han Su Kim (Ewha Women's University, Korea) and Hun Lee (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Co-Chairs
Jihwan Song (CHA University, Korea) and Ssang-Goo Cho (Konkuk University, Korea)
Speaker
Jin Woo Kim (KAIST, Korea)
Speaker
Janghwan Kim (KRIBB, Korea)
Speaker
Hyuk-Jin Cha (Seoul National University, Korea)
Speaker
Dong Hyun Jo (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Jongpil Kim (Dongguk University, Korea)
Speaker
Soo Han Bae (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Sang Jin Kim (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Speaker
Il-Hoan Oh (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
15:40-16:10 Break
16:10-17:30 Session III: Brain IJSC 2024 Highlight Session
Co-Chairs
Seung-Woo Cho (Yonsei University, Korea) and Yoonhee Jin (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Co-Chairs
Chang-Hwan Park (Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Korea) and Dong-Myung Shin (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Chul Hoon Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Woong Sun (Korea University, Korea)
Speaker
Il-Joo Cho (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Kyung-Sun Kang (Seoul National University, Korea)
Speaker
Sung-Rae Cho (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Yong Jun Kim (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
17:30- Poster Session & Networking Reception

Day2: August 21, 2025

Time Room A Room B
09:00-10:20 Session IV: Heart AASCRM Stem Cell Scientists Session
Co-Chairs
Hyuk-Jin Cha (Seoul National University, Korea) and Soah Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Co-Chairs
Bonkyoung Koo (IBS, Korea) and Jihoon Kim (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Speaker
Chul-Hwan Lee (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Akitsu Hotta (JSRM, Japan)
Speaker
Mikyung Shin (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Speaker
Qi Gu (CSSCR, China)
Speaker
Youngkeun Ahn (Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea)
Speaker
Adrian Kee Keong Teo (SCSS, Singapore)
Speaker
Jaecheol Lee (KSSCR, Korea)
10:20-10:50 Break
10:50-11:25 Plenary Lecture IV
Co-Chairs
Hye Ryoun Jang (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea) and Yee Sook Cho (KRIBB, Korea)
Speaker
Joseph Wu (Stanford University Cardiovascular Institute, USA)
11:25-12:00 Plenary Lecture V
Co-Chairs
Hye Ryoun Jang (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea) and Yee Sook Cho (KRIBB, Korea)
Speaker
Sean M Wu (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA)
12:00-13:00 Luncheon Seminar III Luncheon Seminar IV
ENCell Co., Ltd.
Speaker: Gonson Yeom
Leica Microsystems Ltd,.
Speaker: Hojae Lee
13:00-14:20 AASCRM Leadership Session
Co-Chairs
Jihwan Song (CHA University, Korea) and Yun Sil Chang (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Shigeru Miyagawa (JSRM, Japan)
Speaker
Baoyang Hu (CSSCR, China)
Speaker
Jonathan Yuin-Han Loh (SCSS, Singapore)
Speaker
Lincon Stamp (ASSCR, Australia)
14:20-15:40 Session V: Lung Recent Updates in Translational Stem Cell Science: From Mechanistic Studies to Clinical Trials
Co-Chairs
Jeong-Kee Yoon (Chung-Ang University, Korea) and Young-Jae Cho (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)
Co-Chairs
Eek-hoon Jho (University of Seoul, Korea) and Dae-Sung Kim (Korea University, Korea)
Speaker
Jinwook Choi (GIST, Korea)
Speaker
Jae Jin Cho (Seoul National University, Korea)
Speaker
Sungjune Jung (POSTECH, Korea)
Speaker
Inkyung Jung (KAIST, Korea)
Speaker
Se-Ran Yang (Kangwon National University, Korea)
Speaker
Jong-Chan Park (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
15:40-16:10 Break
16:10-17:30 Session VI: Liver & Gut Government R&D Session
*This session will be presented in Korean.
Co-Chairs
Hyung-Sik Kim(Pusan National University, Korea) and Yohan Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Co-Chairs
Inho Jo (KFRM, Korea) and So Ra Park (RMAF, Korea)
Speaker
Myung Jin Son (KRIBB, Korea)
Speaker
Seongho Ryu (Soonchunhyang University, Korea)
Speaker
Jee-Heon Jeong (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Speaker
Sun-Gill Jung (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea)
Speaker
Chang-Hwan Park (Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Korea)
Speaker
Hee Seung Lee (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Hyung Chul Kim (Korea Planning & Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea)
Speaker
MinYoung Kim (CHA University School of Medicine, Korea)
17:30- Celebrating 20 Years of KSSCR: Gala Dinner

Day3: August 22, 2025

Time Room A Room B
09:00-10:20 Session VII: Muscle Stem Cell R&D: Past, Present, and Future
*This session will be presented in Korean.
Co-Chairs
Yong Jun Kim (Kyung Hee University, Korea) and Chul-Hwan Lee (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Chair
Woong Sun (Korea University, Korea)
Speaker
Jong-Sun Kang (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Moo Woong Kim (KRIBB, Korea)
Speaker
Murim Choi (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Jeong Tae Do (Konkuk University, Korea)
Speaker
Dong-Hwee Kim (Korea University, Korea)
Speaker
Yun Sil Chang (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
Panel discussion
10:20-10:50 Break
10:50-11:25 Plenary Lecture VI
Co-Chairs
Dong Ik Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) and Seungkwon You (Korea University, Korea)
Speaker
Jason A. Burdick (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
11:25-12:00 Plenary Lecture VII
Co-Chairs
Dong Ik Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) and Seungkwon You (Korea University, Korea)
Speaker
Anne Grapin-Botton (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany)
12:00-13:00 Luncheon Seminar V Luncheon Seminar VI
Rhino Bio, Inc.
Speaker: Austin Passaro
TBD
13:00-13:25 Poster Session
13:25-14:20 Plenary Lecture VIII
Co-Chairs
Dongho Choi (Hanyang University, Korea) and Jeong Tae Do (Konkuk University, Korea)
Speaker
Keith Alm (ISSCR, USA)
Speaker
Jack T. Mosher (ISSCR, USA)
14:20-15:40 Session VIII: Bone & Cartilage MFDS Session
*This session will be presented in Korean.
Co-Chairs
Hyuk-Soo Han (Seoul National University, Korea) and Taehyung Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Co-Chairs
TBD
Speaker
Hwan D. Kim (Korea National University of Transportation, Korea)
Speaker
Yusuke Nozaki (PMDA, Japan)
Speaker
Hyun-Do Jung (Hanyang University, Korea)
Speaker
Sun Hee Kim (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea)
Speaker
Jin Kyu Lee (Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Jongman Yoo (ORGANOIDSCIENCES LTD., Korea)
Speaker
Jin Wook Kang (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea)
15:40-16:10 Break
16:10-17:30 Session IX: Blood Industry Session
*This session will be presented in Korean.
Co-Chairs
Eun Jung Baek (Hanyang University, Korea) and Jeong Ho-Chang (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
Co-Chairs
Jintae Kim (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Korea) and Antonio Lee (MEDIPOST Co., Ltd., Korea)
Speaker
Kyung-Rok Yu (Seoul National University, Korea)
Speaker
Jongsoo Woo (STEMCELL Technologies, Korea)
Speaker
Chaewook Lim (1st PhileKorea. Inc, Korea)
Speaker
Seongjun Park (Seoul National University, Korea)
Speaker
Sumin Lee (Tomocube, Korea)
Speaker
Spencer Chiang (ACROBiosystems, USA)
Speaker
Youngil Koh (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker
Seung Han Ryoo (CellSafe Co., Ltd, Korea)
Speaker
Masaki Hosoya (SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY, Japan)
17:30- Closing Ceremony
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