Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

A symposium titled, “Current Trends in Genetics” was held at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital on January 30, 2016. At the symposium, prominent professors from Hallym University and Hallym University Medical Center lectured on their research outcomes and new trends in genetics in various medical fields.

The speakers in the first session discussed the most recent trends in gene analysis and emphasized the importance of advanced tools and integrated analysis for the development of gene analysis. In the second session, speakers introduced research results on gene analysis by disease and said that based on these results, they will focus on preventive medicine in the future.

The specific programs of the symposium are as follows:

■ Session 1

1. Genetics & epigenetics in hematologic malignancies
(Mi Young Kim, MD, Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital)

2. Current trends in genome epidemiology
(Ji Wan Park, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medical Genetics at Hallym University College of Medicine)

3. Molecular diagnosis of carbapenem-resistant bacteria
(Wonkeun Song, MD, PhD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital)

4. Recent trends of genetic studies in growth and puberty
(Seung Yang, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital)

■ Session 2

1. Genetic study in asthma
(Joo Hee Kim, MD, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital)

2. Peptide nucleic acid-mediated PCR for detecting mutation in cancers
(Mi Jung Kwon, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital)

3. Genetic studies in movement disorder clinic: from genotyping to NGS
(Yun Joong Kim, MD, PhD, Professor & Director, Hallym institute of Translational Genomics & Bioinformatics)

4. Multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of viral infection
(Hyun Soo Kim, MD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital)

By Ji Hee Hwang, Int’l Cooperation Team, HUMC (jihee@hallym.or.kr)