‘Colon Cancer Diagnostic Sensor’ Professor Shim Young-seok of Silla University Selected for Early Career Research Support Program

Development of a Gas Chromatography-Based High Sensitivity, Selectivity, and Reliability Gas Sensor System for Colon Cancer Diagnosis

Professor Sim Young-seok, Silla University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Professor Shim Young-seok of the Department of New Materials Engineering at Silla University (President Kim Chung-seok) was selected as an ‘Outstanding Young Researcher’ in the ‘2021 First Half New Researcher Support Project in Science and Engineering Fields.’

The ‘New Researcher Support Project in Science and Engineering Fields,’ hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, is a program designed to help young researchers who have obtained their doctoral degree within 7 years or are under 39 years old to grow into outstanding researchers.

Professor Shim Young-seok was selected as an outstanding young researcher for his project titled ‘Development of a High-Sensitivity, Selectivity, and Reliability Gas Sensor System Based on Gas Chromatography for Colon Cancer Diagnosis.’ He will receive approximately 450 million KRW in research funding over five years.

According to the ‘2019 Cause of Death Statistics’ announced by Statistics Korea, cancer ranked first as the leading cause of death among Koreans. Colon cancer, which ranks third among cancer-related deaths in Korea, showed a mortality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 people.

Professor Shim said, “I plan to research a colon cancer diagnostic sensor system that can distinguish and detect biomarkers excreted in stool, enabling early diagnosis of colon cancer without complicated procedures or patient discomfort.”

He added, “As the smart healthcare market is growing, I plan to involve students in this research project to nurture core talents in the smart healthcare field using new materials.”

Since 2020, Professor Shim has been working at the Department of New Materials Engineering at Silla University. He was selected for the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Technology Promotion Research Project and has published research achievements in internationally renowned journals such as Advanced Science and Journal of Materials Chemistry A, demonstrating excellent research performance in the sensor field.

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