KSSCR 2026 Annual Meeting
2026 Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Stem Cell Research
Aug, 20-21, 2026
SWISS Grand Hotel Convention Center, Seoul, Korea
Aug, 20-21, 2026SWISS Grand Hotel Convention Center, Seoul, Korea
Program Session TopicsUpdated on : 4/29/2026
Plenary Lecture I
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 11:00-12:00 |
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| Co-Chairs | Dong-Wook Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea) and YunSil Chang (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea) |
| Lorenz Studer (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA) ▶ Developing cell-based therapies for CNS and PNS disease |
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KSSCR Distingusied scientists of the year
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 13:00-14:20 |
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| Co-Chairs | Jae Ho Kim (Pusan National University, korea), Ji Hyeon Ju (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea) |
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Kunyoo Shin (Seoul National University, Korea) ▶ TBA |
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Bon-Kyoung Koo (IBS, Korea) ▶ TBA |
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Tae-Hyung Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) ▶ TBA |
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AASCRM Session
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 14:40-16:00 |
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| Chair | Jihwan Song (CHA University, Korea) |
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Shigeto Shimmura (JSRM, Japan) ▶ TBA |
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Tao Cheng (CSSCR, China) ▶ TBA |
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Jonathan Yuin-Han Loh (SCSS, Singapore) ▶ Modeling Immune Development, Aging, and Diseases Using Thymus Organoids |
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Anai Gonzalez-Cordero (ASSCR, Australia) ▶ Using stem cells and retinal organoids to develop advanced cell therapy for blindness |
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Meet the Editor Session
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 14:40-16:00 |
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| Chair | Soah Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) |
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Sheila Chari (Cell Stem Cell) ▶ Publishing with Cell Press: Lessons from Cell Stem Cell and Beyond |
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Sara Hamilton (Cell Reports Medicine) ▶ Publishing with Cell Press: Tips from Cell Reports Medicine |
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Rachel Glenn (Nature Communications) ▶ Scientific publishing: A view from the Nature Portfolio |
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Panel Discussion |
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Session I
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 09:00-10:20 |
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| Organoid Computing | |
| Co-Chairs | Woong Sun (Korea University, Korea) and Jinsoo Seo (Yonsei University, Korea) |
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Raphael Gaudin (University of Montpellier, France) ▶ Novel approaches to recapitulate human brain learning in-a-dish |
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Ikeuchi Yoshiho (The University of Tokyo, Japan) ▶ Wiring Brain Organoids into Functional Networks |
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Il-Joo Cho (Korea University, Korea) ▶ Enabling Organoid Computing with Implantable Neural Interfaces |
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Seongjun Park (Seoul National University, Korea) ▶ Fiber-based Neural Interfaces for Tissue Engineering and Brain Organoid |
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Session II
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 09:00-10:20 |
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| Stem Cell in Tumor Initiation | |
| Co-Chairs | Hee Seung Lee (Yonsei University, Korea) and Heetak Lee (IBS, Korea) |
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Jeong Ho Lee (KAIST, Korea) ▶ Somatic Mosaicism in Brain Tumor Evolution |
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Maria Alcolea (Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, UK) ▶ Remodelling the Precancerous Niche: A Determinant of Early Tumour Persistence |
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Jinwook Choi (GIST, Korea) ▶ Lesson from regeneration program for early lung tumor development |
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Ji-Hyun Lee (IBS, Korea) ▶ Epithelial WNT secretion drives niche escape of developing gastric cancer |
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Session III
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 09:00-10:20 |
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| Next-Generation Phase 0 Platforms: Converging Cell-laden 3D Bioprinting | |
| Co-Chairs | Byung-Hyun Cha (Kangwon National University, Korea) and Ji Young Mun (Korea Brain Research Institute, Korea) |
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Seunggyu Kim (Korea University, Korea) ▶ Beyond Microphysiological System: An In Vitro/In Silico Hybrid System for Predicting Subcutaneous Drug Transport |
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Su Ryon Shin (Harvard Medical School, USA) ▶ Engineering stem cell fate-controlling biomaterials and volumetric bioprinting for regenerative medicine |
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Joeng Ju Kim (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea) ▶ Converging dECM-Based 3D Bioprinting for Next-Generation Disease Models |
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Sang Jin Lee (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) ▶ Bioprinting of bi-layered cell condensation tubular tissues with defined 3D geometries via a photocurable supporting bath |
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Session IV
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 16:20-17:40 |
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| hPSC based cell therapy | |
| Co-Chairs | Tae Wan Kim (DGIST, Korea) and Chul-Hwan Lee (Seoul National University, Korea) |
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Arianna Baggiolini (Institute of Oncology Research, Swiss) ▶ Next-Generation Cancer Models Using hPSC-Based Systems |
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Hun-Jun Park (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea) ▶ Niche reprogramming of infarcted hearts for iPSC-CM-based cardiac regeneration |
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Sekyu Choi (POSTECH, Korea) ▶ Mosaic partial epidermal reprogramming remodels neighbors and niches to refine skin homeostasis and repair |
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Yongjin Yoo (Korea University, Korea) ▶ Replacing microglia to treat a brain disease |
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Session V
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 16:20-17:40 |
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| AI-Powered Platforms for Accelerating Stem Cell Research | |
| Chair | SungHoi Hong (Korea University, Korea) |
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Ryuji Kato (Nagoya University, Japan) ▶ AI-driven QbD cell manufacturing - Label-free morphology-based quality control for consistent cell processing |
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Ki-Jun Yoon (KAIST, Korea) ▶ Deep Learning-Guided Holotomography Reveals Early Structural Remodeling During Pluripotency Exit |
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Minee L. Choi (KAIST, Korea) ▶ Digital twin for patient-specific cell modeling |
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Jae Jin Cho (Seoul National University, Korea) ▶ AI processed automation (AIPA) for Therapeutic Organoid Manufacturing |
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Session VI
| Date & Time | August 20, 2026 (Thu) 16:20-17:40 |
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| Mechanisms of Stem Cell Aging | |
| Co-Chairs | Minseong Kim (Sejong University, Korea) and Jae-Hyun Yang (KAIST, Korea) |
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Dongryeol Ryu (GIST, Korea) ▶ Identification of A Novel Myokine Modulating Muscle and Systemic Aging |
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Kyeezu Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) ▶ From epigenetic aging to clinical risk: Insights from population-based data |
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Jengmin Kang (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) ▶ Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Aging Programs for Rejuvenation Therapy |
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Samuel Beck (Boston University, USA) ▶ Crowdsourced Drug Discovery Uncovers BET Inhibitors as Novel Healthy Aging Therapeutics |
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Plenary Lecture II
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 09:00-10:00 |
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| Co-Chairs | Jung-Im Huh (ABC-Based Regenerative Bio Therapeutics, Korea), Janghwan Kim (KRIBB, Korea) |
| Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte (Altos Labs, USA) ▶ TBA |
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Plenary Lecture III
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 16:10-17:10 |
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| Co-Chairs | Yong-Mahn Han (KAIST, Korea) and Kee-Pyo Kim (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea) |
| Hans Schöler (Max Planck Institute, Germany) ▶ Application of AI in Stem Cell Cardiac Differentiation and Disease Modeling |
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CHA KY Award Lecture
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 17:10-18:00 |
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| Co-Chairs | Kwang-Yul Cha (CHA Bio Group, Korea) and Hyuk-Jin Cha (Seoul National University, Korea) |
| Dong-Wook Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea) ▶ TBA |
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Session VII
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 10:30-11:50 |
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| Multi-layered mechanisms of tissue regeneration in adult organisms | |
| Co-Chairs | Hanseul Yang (KAIST, Korea) and Min Kyu Yum (KAIST, Korea) |
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Chunyi Li (Changchun Sci-Tech University, China) ▶ Stem cell-driven mammalian epimorphic regeneration: lessons from the annual renewal of deer antlers |
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Kyungtae Lim (Korea University, Korea) ▶ Persistent developmental programs and niche remodeling rewire epithelial fate in congenital pulmonary airway malformation |
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Yun Ha Hur (POSTECH, Korea) ▶ Stem cell-derived IGFBP2 establishes a pre-injury regenerative state |
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TBA ▶ TBA |
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Session VIII
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 10:30-11:50 |
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| Transplantable Organoids in Regenerative Medicine | |
| Co-Chairs | Man Ryul Lee (Konkuk University, Korea) and Kihyun Lee (Ewha Womans University, Korea) |
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Ryuichi Okamoto (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan) ▶ Regenerative medicine for inflammatory bowel disease |
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Hana Lee (KRIBB, Korea) ▶ Microenvironment-Modulated hPSC-Derived Human Intestinal Organoids for Regenerative Therapy |
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KyungJin Lee (ORGANOIDSCIENCES, LTD., Korea) ▶ Next Generation Regenerative Medicine Organoids Enter the Clinical Era |
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Yoonhee Jin (Yonsei University, Korea) ▶ TBA |
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Session IX*This session will be conducted in Korean
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 10:30-11:50 |
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| From Bench to Business | |
| Co-Chairs | Sungjin Min (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) and Hyun-Do Jung (Hanyang University, Korea) |
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Jeong Eun Park (ROKIT Healthcare, Inc., Korea) ▶ Redefining Organ Regeneration through an AI-Driven Hyper-Personalized Platform |
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Song Lee (BioSolvics Co., Ltd., Korea) ▶ TBA |
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Yoojun Nam (YiPSCELL Inc., Korea) ▶ Clinical-grade iPSC-derived chondrogenic micropellets for treating advanced cartilage defects |
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Aram Chung (MxT Biotech/Korea University, Korea) ▶ Ordyh: A Microfluidic Platform for Rejuvenating Aged Stem Cells |
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Ayman Al-Hendy (University of Chicago, USA) *The presentation will proceed as a VOD playback ▶ Stem cell-based fertility restoration and protection |
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Session X
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 12:50-14:10 |
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| Translating Cell and Gene Therapy into Clinical Practice | |
| Co-Chairs | Junwoo Jo (Chung-Ang University Hospital, Korea) and Changmo Hwang (Asan Medical Center, Korea) |
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Yoshiki Sawa (Osaka Police Hospital, Japan) ▶ TBA |
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Dong-Hyuk Park (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea) ▶ New Paradigm for Overcoming Dementia: Lesson from the Basic Research |
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Han-Sung Jung (Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Korea) ▶ Mechanism of conserved plasticity in epithelial appendages |
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TBA ▶ TBA |
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Session XI
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 12:50-14:10 |
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| Stem Cell–Based Modeling of Development and Disease | |
| Co-Chairs | Jihoon Kim (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea), Jinwook Choi (GIST, Korea) |
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Amanda Anderson Rolf (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) ▶ Human fetal pancreas development |
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Goo Jang (Seoul National University, Korea) ▶ Endometrial biobanks for understanding cross-species uterine biology |
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Yun-Hee Kim (National Cancer Center, Korea) ▶ Morphology-Driven Stratification of Oral Cancer Organoids for Precision Oncology |
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Youngtae Jeong (DGIST, Korea) ▶ Bipotent human lingual stem cells generate suprabasal keratinocytes and taste cells |
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Session XII
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 12:50-14:10 |
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| Cell Atlas & Cell Regeneration | |
| Co-Chairs | Jisun Oh (K-MEDI hub, Korea) and Moo Woong Kim (KRIBB, Korea) |
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Youngsok Choi (Konkuk University, Korea) ▶ TBA |
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Hyung-Sik Kim (Pusan National University, Korea) ▶ Modeling Regenerative Plasticity: Unveiling the Role of Fetal Reprogramming in Tissue Repair |
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Tae Joo Park (UNIST, Korea) ▶ Endochondral ossification is a key process responsible for the development of the ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) |
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Jisun Oh (K-MEDI hub, Korea) ▶ Building an Ecosystem for the Human Stem Cell ATLAS in Korea |
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Session XIII
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 14:30-15:50 |
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| Pluripotency, Totipotency, and Early Embryonic Development | |
| Co-Chairs | Kee-Pyo Kim (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea) and Sekyu Choi (POSTECH, Korea) |
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Cantas Alev (Kyoto University, Japan) ▶ Towards reconstituting human peri- and post-gastrulation development and organogenesis in vitro |
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Johnny Kim (TRON Translational Oncology Mainz, Germany) ▶ Towards RNA-Mediated Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease |
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Hyuk-Jin Cha (Seoul National University, Korea) ▶ Epigenetic barriers safeguard embryonic stem cell identity against extra-embryonic lineage reversion |
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Jiwon Jang (POSTECH, Korea) ▶ Stress-Resistant Protein Synthesis and Proliferation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells |
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Session XIV*This session will be conducted in Korean
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 14:30-15:50 |
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| Regulatory Science for Cell and Gene Therapy | |
| Chair | Young Hun Shim (MFDS, Korea) |
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Naroo Kang (MFDS, Korea) ▶ 첨단바이오의약품 규제과학 연구 현황 |
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Jin Wook Kang (MFDS, Korea) ▶ Tumorigenicity test for human stem cell-based therapeutic products |
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Myung Soo Cho (S.BIOMEDICS Co., Ltd., Korea) ▶Cases of Clinical Trial Approval for Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cell Therapeutics for Parkinson’s Disease |
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Jongman Yoo (ORGANOIDSCIENCES, LTD., Korea) ▶ From 3D to the Clinic: Organoid-Based Regenerative Therapeutics |
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Session XV*This session will be conducted in Korean
| Date & Time | August 21, 2026 (Fri) 14:30-15:50 |
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| Korean Fund of Regenerative Medicine | |
| Co-Chairs | Jee Youn Kim (KFRM, Korea) and ChangHwan Park (KFRM, Korea) |
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Chang-Hwan Park (KFRM, Korea) ▶ 범부처재생의료기술개발사업단 5년간의 성과 및 글로벌 확산 전략 |
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Nathaniel Hwang (Seoul National University, Korea) ▶ Biomaterial strategies to protect intraportal β-cells without immunosuppression |
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Chris Jo (ACESOSTEM BIOSTRATEGIES Co., Ltd., Korea) ▶ A New Order in Rotator Cuff Care: Stem Cells from Concept to Clinic |
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Hyung Cheol Kim (Curocell Inc., Korea) ▶ Challenges and prospects of CAR-T cell therapy in autoimmune diseases |
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