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Alumna Kim Jun-hee Donates 5.18 Billion KRW for Ewha’s Growth

Alumna Kim Jun-hee Donates 5.18 Billion KRW for Ewha’s Growth Ewha alumna Kim Jun-hee (graduating class of 1960, Department of English Language and Literature) donated 5.18 billion KRW for Ewha’s continued growth. Kim made the large-scale donation without hesitation to fulfill her longtime resolution of contributing to society by giving her best to her chosen field and returning what she was given back to society. Ewha held a donation agreement ceremony on Monday, May 17 to express its gratitude to alumna Kim Jun-hee for making such a meaningful decision for the development of her alma mater. As soon as all procedures concerning the donation are completed, Ewha plans to create the “Kim Jun-hee Development Fund” (tentatively named) and use it for the school’s development. Born in North Korea, Kim defected to South Korea during the retreat of January 4, 1951 during the Korean War and entered Ewha amidst the tumultuous events of the times. Kim expressed her immense gratitude for the opportunity to study at Ewha and enjoy many benefits, support and higher education, which were not available to women who were socially underprivileged at a time when higher education was exclusively enjoyed by men. Kim expressed, “After graduating Ewha, I realized that Ewha’s name served as a powerful guarantor while I made my way through society. This donation is a token of my appreciation for the numerous benefits that I enjoyed as an Ewha graduate.” Wishing for Ewha’s development, she also remarked, “I feel proud and rewarded to be able to contribute to the development of Ewha. I hope that many more will participate in and support efforts to further develop Ewha.” In return, President Kim Eun Mee thanked her by saying, “We appreciate Ms. Kim’s decision, which will greatly support Ewha’s development, and we will endeavor to uphold her profound will and use the donation as she intended.” She also expressed her resolution by commenting, “Based on the donation from our alumna Kim Jun-hee, we hope that Ewha will stand tall as a world-class university in marking its 135th anniversary and reinvent itself as new Ewha that leads our time and society, ultimately carrying on the glory of our predecessors.” Ewha has established “Ewha Vision 2030+,” a development plan aimed at becoming a world-class university in response to trends in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and furthermore leading the times and society. Ewha will implement the “Frontier 10–10 Project” to intensively cultivate 10 leading research fields and 10 future-oriented challenging fields with international competitiveness, and establish Korea’s first College of Artificial Intelligence as part of an educational innovation platform designed to build initiative in response to digital transformation, as well as the Ewha Leading-Edge Medi·Healthcare Cluster (ELEC) that links the Ewha Sinchon Campus, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital and Seoul Hospital. Kim’s donation is expected to serve as a significant driving force at a critical moment when Ewha is preparing to take a new leap forward, leveraging the opportunities revealed by a new era.
- No.613
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- Date2021.11.24
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Ewha Advances Two Ranks in 2021 Annual JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings

Ewha Advances Two Ranks in 2021 Annual JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings Ewha advanced two ranks to the sixth place in the comprehensive evaluation of the Annual JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings, which has finally resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation was conducted on 44 universities with at least four of the following major tracks: the humanities, social science, engineering, natural science, medicine, and art and sports. Its findings showed that schools that have actively made investments despite the difficult times developed higher competitiveness, suggesting that change and innovation will become main drivers behind the future of universities. With the unprecedented global event of the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020, Ewha has focused on creating a safe environment on its campus by taking proactive responses including visitor access control, remote classes, and improving the education environment through enhanced contact-free education infrastructure and better IT conditions such as launching an online learning space, building self-learning studios, and upgrading classrooms with cutting-edge technologies. In addition, members of the Ewha community both within and outside of the school, including faculty, alumnae, and donors, raised a fund of 400 million KRW to alleviate the hardships facing students due to COVID-19. Such efforts led to outstanding achievements for Ewha, such as taking the first place among Korean universities for two consecutive years in the gender equality category of the “THE World University Rankings” and the second place among Korean private universities in the 2020 National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) Survey as well as rising in the 2021 Annual JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings. Ewha was ranked sixth in the category of “faculty research,” first in “citation count per paper of humanities and social science in Korea,” sixth in “research fund from the university per professor,” third in the category of “drop-out rates” with higher rankings meaning lower rates, fourth place in the same category for foreign students, fifth in “pure employment rate”, and ninth in the “retained employment rates,” signifying Ewha’s high achievements across various indicators. Particularly, both this year’s comprehensive and major-track evaluations confirmed Ewha’s outstanding education and research in the humanities and social science. In the category of faculty research under the comprehensive evaluation, Ewha ranked first in “the citation count per humanities and social science paper” in Korea, fifth in the humanities and sixth in social science on major-track evaluations. Based on such outstanding achievements, Ewha will begin fully implementing projects to realize the five objectives of “Ewha Vision 2030+,” such as launching the Frontier 10-10 Project to advance as a research-oriented university, establishing the Headquarters for R&D General Planning, developing the new Ewha-style education model, and establishing special graduate schools in cutting-edge academic fields under the vision of “A Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society.”
- No.611
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- Date2021.11.17
- Views9953
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University-Industry Collaboration Foundation Hosts “Tech-Biz EWHA 2021”

University-Industry Collaboration Foundation Hosts “Tech-Biz EWHA 2021” The Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation (EUICF) held the Tech-Biz EWHA 2021 event at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10 to promote university-industry collaboration and the technology commercialization of outstanding research achievements possessed by Ewha. Tech-Biz EWHA 2021 was an event designed to promote Ewha’s promising future technologies, patents and research achievements and facilitate their technology transfer and commercialization through business networks. At the event, Ewha faculty members introduced 20 of Ewha’s latest cutting-edge technologies in the fields of new medicine, digital healthcare, IT, and new materials. The event also provided an opportunity to explore member companies of “EWHA Tech-Net” that have formed partnerships with Ewha and the affiliate companies of Ewha Womans University Technology Holding Company. The event commenced with opening remarks by EUICF President Lee Hyang-sook and congratulatory remarks by President Kim Eun Mee, followed by a technical presentation session where Ewha’s research teams presented outstanding technologies created by their research and development efforts. At the event, which was livestreamed through an online broadcasting platform, representatives of Ewha’s partner companies, technology buyers, and relevant organizations participated in exchanging their views and reviewing recent technology trends and Ewha’s excellent technological competence. The event also provided another opportunity to showcase Ewha’s capacity in leading innovative growth and balanced development through industry-academia collaboration with an introduction session for EWHA Tech-Net members that participated in Ewha’s cooperative activities, such as EnhancedBio Inc., Cellion Biomed Inc., and TODOC Co., Ltd., which is Ewha’s partner for the Business-linked Youth Technology Specialist Training Project, followed by an IR session for subsidiaries of Ewha Womans University Technology Holding Co., Ltd., namely I Say LAB Co., Ltd. and E-wireligner Co., Ltd. The video recording of the event is available on Ewha’s YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/UOBpeMFaYwo), and the technologies, current patents held by Ewha and researcher information introduced during the event are available on the Ewha IP-Marketplace (EPM) platform. The EUICF established the EPM (http://epm.ewha.ac.kr/) last October to facilitate technology commercialization and conduct effective marketing in accordance with recent trends in research and technology, subsequently providing services such as a real-time patent search function by technological field and researcher, and a real-time patent information search function linked to the intellectual property search service of the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS). The EUICF provides active support across the entire process of technology commercialization from intellectual property creation to technology transfer and startup launch by operating various programs: The EWHA TLO-Idea to Market (ETM), a support program for customized technology commercialization based on excellent research and performance at Ewha to take the lead in creating high-quality intellectual property and facilitating technology commercialization; Ewha Womans University Technology Holdings Co., Ltd., an organization responsible for the establishment of Ewha’s affiliate companies; and EWHA Tech-Net, a corporate membership program.
- No.609
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- Date2021.11.12
- Views13023
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President Eun Mee Kim Honored with Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award in the United States

President Eun Mee Kim Honored with Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award in the United States President Eun Mee Kimwon the Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award by the Asia Foundation in San Francisco, United States on Tuesday, November 9 in local time. The Asia Foundation, a non-profit international development organization, is committed to improving lives all across Asia and headquartered in San Francisco, United States. Since its foundation in 1954, the Asia Foundation has addressed five overarching goals—strengthening governance, expanding economic opportunity, increasing environmental resilience, promoting international cooperation, and empowering women. The foundation has annually presented the Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award to a global leader who has made significant contributions to the prosperity and peace of the Asia-Pacific region through outstanding achievements and leadership. The award was established to honor the legacy of the late Dr. Chang-Lin Tien, an Asian immigrant who served as Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley and former chair of the Asia Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and made notable accomplishments in various areas including science, higher education, and U.S.-Asia relations. The award has been previously presented to former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2018), former President Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren of the United Nations Environment Assembly (2019), and Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata of the Indian conglomerate Tata Group (2020). Alongside President Eun Mee Kim, this year’s recipients also included cellist Yo-Yo Ma (President’s Leadership Award) and the Rockefeller Foundation (Philanthropic Leadership Award). The Asia Foundation praised President Kim’s contributions as a role model for many through her leadership and commitment toward making South Korea and Asia a better place. In particular, she has been selected as the recipient of the Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the empowerment of women and girls, and her distinguished contributions to international development cooperation and academia based on her academic leadership. “In the 1950s, the Asia Foundation’s support for poverty-stricken Korea represented a lifeline, basic dignity, and common prosperity. In this regard, I am immensely grateful to the foundation for its recognition and I would like to honor and pay my respects to the legacy of Dr. Chang Lin Tien,” remarked President Eun Mee Kim at the award ceremony. “Thanks to my education and training in both Korea and the United States, I’ve been able to study the way in which cooperative efforts for international development can help other countries, and because Ewha Womans University and Korea also once was benefited from the warmth of helping hands from faraway countries, I dedicated my academic career toward creating education and health opportunities for women and girls.” She also added, “Now that I am honored and privileged to serve as the president of my alma mater in leading one of the most comprehensive research universities in the world and a women’s university that is truly one of a kind. Going forward, I hope to be able to live up to the reputation of the Chang Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award and the Asia Foundation”
- No.607
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- Date2021.11.10
- Views8086
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Special Lecture Invites Former Secretary Janet Napolitano, the First Female U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Special Lecture Invites Former Secretary Janet Napolitano, the First Female U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Ewha Graduate School of International Studies (Ewha GSIS) and the Pacific Century Institute (PCI) co-hosted the William J. Perry Lecture at the Lee San-bong Hall of the ECC building on Tuesday, November 26. The William J. Perry Lecture Series was founded in 2016 and named after American foreign policy veteran William J. Perry, who served as the Secretary of Defense (1994-1997) and North Korea policy advisor (1998-2000) in the Clinton administration. Intended to provide insight for the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula, the lectures had been suspended due to COVID-19 but resumed this year at Ewha thanks to the cooperative relationship between Ewha and the PCI, a U.S.-based non-profit organization. The event was arranged as part of the Distinguished Global Lecture Series (DGLS) of Ewha GSIS, which a series of invitational lectures has been presented by global leaders, and commenced with opening remarks by Dean Brendan Howe of Ewha Graduate School of International Studies and welcoming remarks and an introduction of speakers by President Eun Mee Kim . “This special lecture was held thanks to Ewha’s cooperative relationship with the PCI, which has contributed to peace on the Korean Peninsula and prosperity in East Asia. The lecture is expected to provide a meaningful opportunity to share the challenges and experiences faced by Janet Napolitano, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, former President of the University of California System, and former Governor of Arizona, and to reflect on proactive female leadership,” remarked President Eun Mee Kim. Former Secretary Janet Napolitano was appointed as the first female Attorney General of Arizona in 1999, the governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009, the first Homeland Security Secretary with the inauguration of the Obama administration in 2009, as well as the first female secretary in the history of the Department of Homeland Security. In 2013, she also served as the first female president of the University of California System and made the Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. In the special lecture titled “Preparing to Lead: Today’s Challenges for Tomorrow’s Leaders,” former Secretary Janet Napolitano shared her various experiences during her service as the Attorney General and Governor of Arizona and the Secretary of Homeland Security, conveying the personal message of “Dream big” to future women leaders and added “You can do anything you set your mind to. Listen to yourself and what you want, find your passion.” Following the lecture, Invited Professor Sohn Jie-ae, a board member of the PCI, moderated the follow-up conversation, discussion and Q&A session with students. Through the William J. Perry Lecture Series, which honors Dr. Perry’s legacy of creating a blueprint for denuclearization and peace-building on the Korean Peninsula, Ewha will continue to offer opportunities to share expertise and insight for future woman leaders based on Ewha’s special cooperative relationship with the PCI, which has contributed to deepening education, communication, and research across the Pacific Rim.
- No.605
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- Date2021.11.05
- Views7858
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Professor Hyukjin Lee Wins Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month Award

Professor Hyukjin Lee Wins Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month Award Professor Hyukjin Lee at the College of Pharmacy was selected as the “Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month” in recognition of his contribution toward developing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that can safely deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics into the body. The Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month Award, presented by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, selects a recipient every month who has made a contribution of the development of science and technology with excellent research performance to receive the Minister of Science and ICT Prize. Professor Lee developed novel lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that can effectively deliver mRNA substances that can be utilized as vaccines and biotherapeutics for various infectious diseases and incurable diseases including COVID-19. His group was the first team to succeed the development of LNP technology in Korea, thereby earning the November Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month. Professor Lee developed LNPs that encapsulate and deliver mRNA therapeutics safely to target cells by using an ionizable lipid whose state changes depending on the surrounding pH conditions to enhance the transfection efficiency of mRNA therapeutics to target cells. The research team administered the mRNA encapsulated LNP into an animal model, confirming that a single injection could deliver mRNA therapeutics to more than 80% of target cells, which proved its validity as original technology for a safe and efficient drug delivery system, and published the findings in the online edition of Science Advances on February 26, 2021. This is the first LNP technology developed and patented domestically in South Korea and is expected to enable the development of effective and safe RNA therapeutics through a transfer agreement with EnhancedBio Inc., a bio-venture company that develops anti-cancer therapeutics. “The study offers an efficient drug delivery platform for mRNA, as a form of next-generation RNA therapeutics, to target cells, which is significant as the first LNPs to be developed and patented domestically,” Professor Lee explained. He also added, “This technology will be applied to the development of future RNA therapeutics and mRNA vaccines, and is expected to contribute to the development of the biopharmaceutical industry.”
- No.603
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- Date2021.11.03
- Views12635
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Ewha and Financial Supervisory Service Hold International Conference and Job Fair

Ewha and Financial Supervisory Service Hold International Conference and Job Fair The Ewha Career Development Center and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) co-hosted “2021 International Conference: Toward the era of F.I.N; Finance, Industry, Nature” at the Lee San-bong Hall of the ECC building on Tuesday, October 26. The Ewha Career Development Center has held international conferences with the FSS since 2019 to preemptively respond to social changes and chart a future for the coming generations, along with a job fair for the younger generation’s business startups and employment. This year, international organizations under the United Nations, foreign regulators, and financial companies took part in the conference under the theme of “Toward the era of F.I.N; Finance, Industry, Nature.” The event was held in a contact-free format to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and livestreamed through the Ewha and the FSS YouTube channels. The International Conference commenced at 9 a.m. with opening remarks by Governor Jeong Eun-bo of the Financial Supervisory Service and a welcome speech by President Eun Mee Kim, followed by congratulatory messages by South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, Chairman Yun Jae-ok of the National Policy Committee, former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Danish Ambassador Einar Jensen, Dutch Ambassador Joanne Doornewaard, Australian Ambassador Catherine Raper, and British Ambassador Simon Smith. Deputy Head of Mission Alexandra Siddall of the Australian embassy, CEO John Rim of Samsung Biologics, Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group, and Country Manager Philippe Van Hoof of ING Korea also graced the event with their presence. The main event commenced with a keynote speech titled “Building a more sustainable future, together” delivered by Asia-Pacific Director Dr. Daiana Beitler of Microsoft Philanthropies. Subsequently, Country Manager Philippe Van Hoof of ING Korea, Executive Director Christ Faint of the Bank of England, Senior Scientist Alaa Al Khourdajie of IPPC, Senior Economist Hwang Jae-hak of the Financial Supervisory Service, and Chief Public Relations Officer Kim Jin-young of the KB Financial Group Brand & ESG Group gave presentations regarding the effects of climate change as a global issue on the financial industry and possible countermeasures. The “Green Job Fair” and the “Third AI Challenge Competition” was held at 1 p.m. to help relieve the difficulties that youths face in employment and present a blueprint for the future of finance. In the Third AI Challenge Competition, the KaptureBee team consisting of students Lee Ha-young and Jang Yi-je from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Ewha Womans University proposed a real-time detection service for messenger-based phishing using the “KB-ALBERT model” and won the grand prize among the 10 final teams.
- No.601
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- Date2021.10.27
- Views8494
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Research Team Led by Professor Park Ji Hun Develops Nanocoating Technology Using Carbohydrate Substance

Research Team Led by Professor Park Ji Hun Develops Nanocoating Technology Using Carbohydrate Substance An undergraduate student of the Department of Science Education participated as a co-author in a research article published in Applied Surface Science, a top 5% international journal in the field of material science, coating and films. Graduate student Lee Hyunjung and undergraduate Han Yehee from Professor Park Ji Hun’s lab participated as a lead author and a co-author respectively in a research paper titled “Enhanced Deposition of Fe(III)-Tannic Acid Complex Nanofilm by Fe(III)-Embedded Dextran Nanocoating,” which explores an original technology to tune the thickness and roughness of a nanocoating layer as desired using a carbohydrate substance. The research team has focused on “dextran,” a carbohydrate substance which can be combined with iron. The team closely examined the formation process of dextran-iron compound and surface absorption characteristics. Based on this, the team identified the optimal conditions for forming a nanocoating layer, showing that a nanocoating layer can be a surface medium that can transfer iron and confirming the possibility of fine-tuning the thickness and surface properties of the coating layer as desired. The researchers were able to observe a layer more than three times thicker compared to results of preceding studies. This technology is meaningful as it can tune the properties of the coating layer and also constitutes complex nanocoating technology enabling the fusion of carbohydrates and polyphenol materials. Professor Park explained, “We expect this newly-developed nanocoating technology to create a synergy effect by fusing carbohydrates and polyphenol materials, which can be utilized for drug delivery and pharmaceutical studies.” Professor Park Ji Hun developed and patented an eco-friendly and robust nanocoating technology and studied its commercialization last October. In particular, a patent application was submitted and is currently being reviewed for the new nanocoating technology described above, which can be used for diverse applications including pharmaceutical research. Using such developed and accumulated nanocoating technologies, Professor Park plans to found an affiliate company of Ewha Womans University Technology Holding Company and release nanocoating products.
- No.599
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- Date2021.10.26
- Views13341
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2021 Ewha Zero Carbon Forum Held

2021 Ewha Zero Carbon Forum Held Ewha Womans University hosted the “2021 Ewha Zero Carbon Forum” at the Ewha Campus Complex building at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20. The forum, co-hosted by the Office of Research, the New and Renewable Energy Research Center, and the Center for Climate/Environment Change Prediction Research, and supervised by the Organizing Committee for the Ewha Zero Carbon Forum, was held to share and discuss policies in the fields of energy, climate, environment, and ESG under the theme of “The Role of Universities and Academy-Research-Industry Collaboration for the Achievement of Carbon Neutrality 2050,” and livestreamed on Ewha’s YouTube account. South Korea is consolidating its efforts to achieve its objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve carbon neutrality, by declaring the 2050 Carbon Neutral Vision through the long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies submitted to the United Nations in December, 2020, and promulgating the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth in September, 2021 in response to the climate crisis. Ewha has been at the forefront of climate change research by establishing the Climate and Energy Systems Engineering major in 2017, conducting world-class research through the Center for Climate/Environmental Change Prediction Research as a university priority research institute in science and engineering, and advancing the development of international climate risk management models. The school also plans to further reinforce its leading role in the ESG field, starting with this forum. The opening ceremony commenced at 2 p.m. with an opening address by Lee Hyang-sook, Vice President of the Office of Research and President of the Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation, and was followed by a welcome speech by President Kim Eun Mee, a video congratulatory remark by Minister of Science and ICT Lim Hye-sook, and a congratulatory speech by Chairwoman Yoo Young-sook of the Center for Climate/Environment Change Prediction Research Board of Directors. President Eun Mee Kim remarked, “One of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals that humanity must achieve by 2030 is to respond to climate change, and carbon neutrality is expected to become the most important topic of this era after the COVID-19 pandemic is over,” and added, “Through this forum, we hope to solidify Ewha’s status as a creative innovation platform that fosters global leaders, consolidates researchers’ capabilities, and leads a sustainable society.” Subsequently, Minister of Science and ICT Lim Hye-sook emphasized, “Universities will take on an expanded role as a starting point for nurturing innovative talents and R&D capabilities to develop carbon-neutral technologies. The government will also explore various policies to expand the role of universities in innovations regarding carbon-neutral technology and accelerate academy-research-industry collaboration.” Following the opening ceremony, keynote lectures were given from 2:30 p.m. by Chairman & CEO Lee Dong-gull of Korea Development Bank on the topic of “Carbon Neutrality and Korea Development Bank as a Green Bank,” President Kim Jong-nam of the Korea Institute of Energy Research on “The Role of Technologies for Carbon Neutrality,” and President Yoon Je-yong of the Korea Environment Institute on “Transformation and Journey toward a Carbon-Neutral Society.” Through these keynote lectures, the speakers offered insights on the importance of carbon neutrality and their respective institution’s strategies to ensure a clean and sustainable future. The second part of the forum opened with a topic presentation by Professor William Jo from the Department of Physics at Ewha and followed up with a discussion session, chaired by Professor Choi Yong-sang from the Climate and Energy Systems Engineering major, on methods and solutions to achieve carbon neutrality through academy-research-industry collaboration. Based on its top-tier research achievements, Ewha will continue to strive to discover leading research fields and future-oriented challenging research fields under the vision of “A Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society,” and strengthen the support system for cultivating global female leaders.
- No.597
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- Date2021.10.21
- Views9728
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Professor Hwi Young Kim from Department of Medicine Develops AI-based Model to Predict Risk of Hepatocellular...

Professor Hwi Young Kim from Department of Medicine Develops AI-based Model to Predict Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Professor Hwi Young Kim developed an AI-based model named “PLAN-B” to predict the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with chronic hepatitis B. The multinational and multi-institutional clinical study, conducted jointly with foreign and domestic researchers including a research team led by Professor Jeong-Hoon Lee from the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital, is drawing attention as it is expected to demonstrate high practical utility in real clinical practice by improving the prediction accuracy of hepatocellular carcinoma risk among patients with chronic hepatitis B for which prediction and preparation are vital. In collaboration with researchers at home and abroad, research teams led by Professors Kim and Lee analyzed the data of a total of 13,508 patients with chronic hepatitis B from 18 institutions across South Korea and 11 institutions across Europe and North America, applying the data to AI-based machine learning algorithms to develop “PLAN-B,” which is a prediction model for the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. “PLAN-B” is expected to be highly beneficial to practice as its prediction accuracy is significantly higher than that of existing prediction models. By providing more detailed analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma risk through a gradient-boosting machine algorithm, it will also contribute significantly to enabling treatment and patient management tailored to the characteristics of individual patients. First author Professor Kim remarked, “We developed a unique prediction model for hepatocellular carcinoma using artificial intelligence, and this study holds significant clinical implications as its efficacy was validated using large-scale patient data from the East and the West,” and explained, “PLAN-B will greatly help in identifying patients with high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma as well as those with very low risk.” PLAN-B was developed with support from “'Dr. Answer 2.0,” which is an AI-based precision medical solution development project. The research findings, titled “An Artificial Intelligence Model to Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Korean and Caucasian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B,” were published in the online edition of Journal of Hepatology (IF = 25.083), a world-renowned academic journal in the field of gastrointestinal diseases and the official academic journal of the European Association of the Study of the Liver, on Friday, October 1. Professor Kim, an expert in liver diseases, is particularly recognized in the domestic and international academia for his outstanding research achievements in clinical epidemiologic studies and prediction model development for liver cancer, cirrhosis and fatty liver. He is also active as a member of the Publication Committee and the Public Relations Committee at the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver.
- No.595
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- Date2021.10.18
- Views14330

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