Ahn Cheol-soo's Daughter: "It Hurts When You Lose... Grateful for Someone Like My Father in Politics"

Ahn Cheol-soo Shares Video Call with Daughter Dr. Ahn Seol-hee

Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party (left), Dr. Ahn Seol-hee (right) / Photo by Ahn candidate YouTube capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, publicly shared a video call conversation with his only daughter, Dr. Ahn Seol-hee (32). Recently, Dr. Ahn, a chemist whose research team in the United States was featured in The New York Times (NYT) for their study on the Omicron variant, said, "As a young person in Korea, I am grateful that someone like my father is involved in politics."

On the evening of the 16th, Candidate Ahn released the video of his conversation with Dr. Ahn on his YouTube channel.

Dr. Ahn, currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), introduced herself by saying, "I study how the spike proteins densely embedded in the coronavirus open."

In the video, the conversation proceeded with Candidate Ahn reading supporters’ questions, and Dr. Ahn answering them. When asked about the secret to having many conversations with her father, Dr. Ahn replied, "Our family doesn’t talk a lot, but we seem to get along well. The secret to having many conversations with my father is finding common interests. My dad and I like tech and electronic devices, so I have many memories of going to electronics markets with him."

When asked if she ever felt uncomfortable because her father is a politician, Dr. Ahn recalled, "The most painful moments were when my father was criticized and lost elections." She added, "As a daughter, it was heavy on my heart, but as a young person in Korea, I am thankful that someone like my father is involved in politics," and said, "I hope more people like my father will participate in politics."

Meanwhile, on the 1st (local time), the NYT introduced the research results of Dr. Ahn’s team in an article titled "The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop." It is known that Dr. Ahn led the simulation of the spike protein opening process in this study.

The NYT described it as "a new simulation showing how the virus survives in tiny airborne droplets," explaining that "this research clarifies why the Delta and Omicron variants can spread more widely."

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