WCU Distinguished Lecture Series
The WCU Supporting Team would like to welcome everyone who is interested in the upcoming WCU Distinguished Lecture Series in March, 2011! Designed as series of lectures led by renowned researchers and scholars worldwide, the program provides the audience dynamic opportunities to learn about various research studies. As visiting faculty members of the WCU (World Class University) project in Seoul National University, the following speakers are about to share with you fascinating discoveries in their studies!
March 16, 2011 (16:00~17:30)
"Peripheral Pain Pathways: Mechanosensory"
- Speaker: Prof. John N. Wood
Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research, University College London, U.K.;
WCU Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University
- Place: Lotte International Education Hall (Bldg. 152-1), Rm 208
March 23, 2011 (16:00~17:30)
"RaPID discovery of non-standard peptide drug leads against various therapeutic targets"
- Speaker: Prof. Hiroaki Suga
School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan; WCU Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University
- Place: Lotte International Education Hall (Bldg. 152-1), Rm 208
March 30, 2011 (16:00~17:30)
"Conceptus-Uterine Interactions for Establishing and Maintaining Pregnancy"
- Speaker: Prof. Fuller Bazer
Department of Animal Science and Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas A&M University; WCU Professor of Biomodulation at Seoul National University
- Place: Center for Teaching & Learning (Bldg. 61), Rm 320
What is the World Class University (WCU) project?
The WCU project is one of the programs sponsored by the Korean government with a goal to enhance education and research standards in Korean universities. By inviting prominent researchers and scholars from overseas, the project allows local and foreign faculty members to interact with each other in order to promote advanced research activities. The project also seeks to establish new academic programs based on research done by faculty and staff members involved in the program. To find out more about the WCU project, please visit at http://wcu.nrf.go.kr/
Attached: Poster of “WCU Distinguished Lecture Series in March”
For further information, please contact the WCU Supporting Team (02-880-5156).