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UNIST Launches ‘Advanced Bio Research Institute’ to Tackle Aging Challenges

The 2025 Global Symposium on Multiscale Biohybrid Systems took place at UNIST from February 9 to 10, 2025. Feb 13, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +- As individuals age, muscle regeneration becomes increasingly critical for maintaining health and quality of life. To address this challenge, there is a pressing...

New Study Unveils Innovative Diagnostic Technology for Early Lung Cancer Detection

Their findings were highlighted as a front cover of ACS Nano with publication dated January 11, 2025. Feb 15, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +- Abstract Tumor-derived extracellular vesicle (tEV)-associated RNAs hold promise as diagnostic biomarkers, but their clinical use is hindered by the rarity of tEVs among nontumor EVs....

Novel Imaging Technology Eliminates Need for Costly Ultrafast Lasers

The findings were published on May 12 in Advanced Materials, a leading journal in materials science, with the paper featured on the cover of that issue. May 20, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +- Abstract Nonlinear microscopy provides excellent depth penetration and axial sectioning for 3D imaging, yet widespread adoption...

Bioprinted Organoids for Capturing Tumor Features and Predicting Prognosis Based on Shape

The findings of this research were published online in the journal Advanced Science on March 28, 2025. May 13, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +- Abstract Heterogeneity and the absence of a tumor microenvironment (TME) in traditional patient-derived organoid (PDO) cultures limit their effectiveness for clinical use. Here, Embedded Bioprinting-enabled...

Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho Featured in Nature’s Celebration of Inspiring Women in Science

Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho (Department of Biomedical Engineering) has been in featured in a Nature article celebrating inspiring women in science. In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, a prominent article published by Nature has recognized Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho, a leading biomedical engineer at UNIST. The article, titled “Behind...

New Study Reveals How Brain Connectivity Influences Decision-Making in Social Contexts

Their findings have been published in the esteemed international journal, eLife on October 29, 2024. Abstract Observing others’ choices influences individuals’ decisions, often leading them to follow others. However, it is repeatedly reported that being observed by others tends to make people act more riskily. We hypothesized...

Innovative Platform Unveils Scalable Production of Functional Organoids

The findings of this research have been published in the online edition of Nature Communications on October 31, 2024. Abstract The application of organoids has been limited by the lack of methods for producing uniformly mature organoids at scale. This study introduces an organoid culture platform, called...