Chonnam National University-Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Agreement on Joint Use of Primate Research Resources and Equipment

Chonnam National University College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences signed a business agreement on the 21st and are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Chonnam National University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Chonnam National University and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology have agreed to jointly utilize resources and equipment necessary for primate research.

According to Chonnam National University on the 24th, the College of Veterinary Medicine (Dean Seo Guk-hyun) and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Dean Kang Man-jong) signed a business agreement on the 21st with the Primate Resources Center (Director Kim Ji-soo) of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology. The agreement includes mutual exchange of research personnel and joint use of resources and equipment necessary for primate research.

Through this agreement, these institutions will establish a complementary operational system through academic and research collaboration, engage in systematic research on primates in Korea, jointly utilize related research facilities and equipment, mutually exchange research personnel, and jointly discover and carry out research projects.

They also plan to establish a foundation for research using primates and contribute to the advancement of domestic biomedical science and technology and the improvement of public health through preclinical research cooperation in brain science, new drug development, and regenerative medicine.

In particular, the BK21 FOUR project team of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Chonnam National University, which pursues the cultivation of excellent research personnel, will also focus on nurturing future talents to solve social issues such as zoonotic infectious diseases, national disaster-type infectious diseases, and geriatric brain diseases.

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