'Undiagnosed Rare Disease Workshop' Held... Discussion on Research Directions

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology held an Undiagnosed Rare Disease Functional Core Workshop online on the 26th. This workshop was organized to review the current status of research on undiagnosed rare diseases and to set future research directions.

The event began with a presentation by Professor Jonghee Chae (Seoul National University Hospital), who leads research on undiagnosed rare diseases, followed by Professor Jonghyun Ahn (Seoul Samsung Hospital) presenting the current status of adult undiagnosed rare diseases at the Adult Undiagnosed Rare Disease Clinical Core.

Research results on the undiagnosed rare disease functional core were also presented. Presentations included the Chollari model (Professor Youngjun Kim, GIST), Zebrafish model (Professor Yoon Ki, Kangwon National University), Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell model (Professor Hyukjin Cha, Seoul National University), Molecular model (Professor Heejeong Choi, Seoul National University), and Mouse and molecular mechanism studies (Professors Sungkyu Park, GIST, and Seungtae Baek, POSTECH).

The event concluded with a discussion on the future-oriented development direction of undiagnosed rare disease research, cooperation between the clinical core and functional core, and the enhancement of international collaborative relationships.

Professor Sungkyu Park of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, the head of the functional core, stated, "We will strive to meet unmet clinical needs through active cooperation with the undiagnosed rare disease clinical core."

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