Chosun University Selected for 16.8 Billion KRW 'LAMP Project' Led by Ministry of Education

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Chosun University (President Min Young-don) has been selected for the 16.8 billion KRW-scale ‘LAMP (LAMP) Project’ led by the Ministry of Education. It will be the first lead institution in the Honam region in the fields of brain and neuroscience and basic medicine, and will begin the project in October.

The Ministry of Education selected a total of eight universities nationwide to transform the government’s R&D support system into a university-led research support system so that universities with research potential can fully demonstrate their research capabilities, while strengthening the management of basic science research institutes and support for nurturing young talent. Among them, Chosun University is the only institution in the brain, neuroscience, and basic medicine fields.

The Chosun University LAMP Project Group (Project Director Choi Han-cheol) will receive 16.775 billion KRW in funding over five years until August 2028, aiming to become “the center of knowledge creation in the Honam region and a leading university in sustainable senior medical industry research.”

Of this amount, 15.5 billion KRW is national funding, including a confirmed 500 million KRW cash support from the local government (Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall’s Robot Home Appliance Medical Industry Division).

The main contents of the project include ▲digital-based core source research and development in biohealth and medical convergence ▲training of young researchers in basic science fields ▲securing intellectual property rights and driving job creation and regional economic revitalization through startups and commercialization.

As the lead institution, Chosun University will play a leading role in operating the project group, with the Well-Aging Medicare Research Institute within the university serving as the focused theme research institute, and the Basic Science Research Institute, Medical Research Institute, and Pharmaceutical Research Institute participating as collaborative research institutes.

Through shared collaboration and internal research infrastructure, they plan to develop innovative ultra-gap core technologies to overcome geriatric brain diseases and achieve early commercialization, aiming to become a top-tier domestic and international research institution in the fields of brain, neuroscience, and basic medicine.

In particular, this project surpasses previous financial support projects in terms of scale and content. The research team is composed mainly of 13 young faculty members (from the College of Natural Sciences and Public Health and Safety, Department of Biomedical Science: Kim Seok-jun, Kim Jeong-su, Kim Gyu-min, Choi Cheol-ung; Department of Life Sciences: Lee Han-yong; Department of Computer Statistics: Song Kwang-yoon; College of Medicine, Pre-Medical Course: Park Jeong-hee, Yang Seong-tae; Department of Medicine: Kim Seong-jae; College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy: Lee Heon-woo; College of Engineering, Department of New Materials Engineering: Jang Tae-sik; Department of Electrical Engineering: Son Yoon-guk; College of Education, Department of Physics Education: Myeong No-jun), highlighting expectations for diverse convergent research and growth prospects.

The research team aims to build a brain avatar model capable of analyzing brain and nervous system functions, discovering factors causing geriatric brain diseases, understanding the pathogenesis from brain nerve cells to intercellular interactions, identifying causes of individual brain disease risks, and enabling prevention, treatment, and prognosis prediction by utilizing the largest-scale personal bio and medical deep & big data in Korea.

Project Director Choi Han-cheol said, “Through brain avatar model research, we will develop new core technologies for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and stroke in geriatric brain diseases. By realizing a new concept of ‘personalized precision medicine’ using the brain avatar model, we will lead research in related fields and achieve the ‘healthy 100-year life era’ early.”

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