Myongji Hospital Brain Tissue Bank Signs Agreement with Gyeonggi Provincial Dementia Center to Promote Dementia Education and Research

Hyeonjeong Han, Director of Myongji Hospital Brain Tissue Bank (left), Seunghoon Lee, Director of Gyeonggi-do Regional Dementia Center.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Myongji Hospital Brain Tissue Bank announced on the 22nd that it has signed an agreement with the Gyeonggi-do Regional Dementia Center to cooperate in recruiting brain donors and promoting dementia education and research.

According to the agreement, both institutions will join forces in dementia-related education and research by ▲promoting the Myongji Hospital Brain Tissue Bank ▲strengthening brain donor recruitment ▲activating dementia education and research projects through securing brain tissue.

Designated last year as the fourth brain tissue bank (dementia brain bank) in Korea, Myongji Hospital has built a dementia research infrastructure through securing dementia brain tissue and registering brain donors, and has continued systematic dementia research.

Through the agreement with the Gyeonggi-do Regional Dementia Center, which is responsible for dementia management in Gyeonggi-do, it is expected that the role and scope will expand, and brain donor recruitment and related research will gain momentum.

Kim Jin-gu, director of Myongji Hospital, said, “Myongji Hospital has taken the lead in eradicating dementia in the local community by operating not only the Brain Tissue Bank but also the Baekse Chongmyeong School,” adding, “Through this agreement, we will widely promote the Myongji Hospital Brain Tissue Bank and strengthen its role in dementia prevention, education, research, and posthumous brain donation.”

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