Mokpo National University Selected for Ministry of Science and ICT Basic Research Laboratory Support Project

Mokpo National University campus view (Photo by Mokpo National University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National University (President Park Min-seo) announced on the 3rd that it was finally selected for the ‘2020 Basic Research Laboratory Support Project’ supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, which was announced on the 1st.

The ‘Basic Research Laboratory Support Project’ is a program that fosters and supports research groups that serve as the foundation for activating convergence and interdisciplinary research, contributing to nurturing the next generation of creative and convergent researchers by passing on research know-how such as discovering creative topics and research methods to young researchers.

In this project, Mokpo National University was finally selected for the project titled ‘Discovery of Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets to Suppress Refractory Aortic Valve Calcification through Deep Learning Based on Multi-omics Data,’ with Professor Ok Min-ho of the Department of Pharmacy as the principal investigator, and research personnel from the Catholic University College of Medicine and Dongguk University Department of Biotechnology participating as co-researchers.

This is the only selection in the Jeonnam region, with the project period lasting about three years from July this year to February 2023, and the national funding amounting to 1.333 billion KRW.

Through this project, Professor Ok Min-ho’s team will conduct various research activities including ▲ database creation of clinical information of patients with aortic valve stenosis and multi-omics analysis using human tissue-derived materials and establishment of target validation animal models ▲ operation of a valve tissue bank, selection and validation of therapeutic target proteins for refractory valve disease through artificial intelligence learning ▲ construction of a predictive model for target protein expression based on non-invasive clinical information.

Furthermore, through active research in the future, the team aims to explore control methods for valve stenosis, which has emerged as a serious cause of death due to aging in modern society, thereby presenting new basic knowledge and paradigms for the prevention and treatment of aortic valve stenosis.

Meanwhile, since its establishment in 2011, the Department of Pharmacy at Mokpo National University has been conducting active new drug development research based on excellent basic research achievements in medical and pharmaceutical sciences, contributing to professional pharmaceutical research and human resource development, including achieving a 100% pass rate in the national pharmacist examination for six consecutive years after graduation.

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