Dong-A University Wins Award in 'Safety Content Contest for Genetically Modified Organisms for Testing and Research'

Students from the Department of Bioresource Industry at Dong-A University won an award at the nationwide "4th Contest for Safety Content on Genetically Modified Organisms for Testing and Research."

This contest, held under the main theme of "Improving Awareness of Genetically Modified Organisms for Testing and Research and Creating a Safe Research Environment," was hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology and the National Research Safety Management Headquarters.

A team consisting of third-year students Moon Geon-Young, Kim Gyu-Heon, and Jung Ye-Ri from Dong-A University's Department of Bioresource Industry produced a video titled "The most beautiful flower," winning the Director's Award (Encouragement Award) from the National Research Safety Management Headquarters and a prize of 1 million KRW.

(From left) Students Jeong Yeri, Moon Geonyeong, and Kim Gyuhun are taking a commemorative photo for their award.

In their video, they used stop-motion techniques to express the usefulness of genetically modified organisms and the importance of safety management, helping the public understand and contributing to the formation of a safety consensus and the spread of a safety culture regarding genetically modified organisms (LMO).

Team leader Moon Geon-Young said, "I hope this contributes to raising awareness of the importance of safety management and improving perceptions of genetically modified organisms," adding, "I am happy to have won at a nationwide contest and grateful to the professors in our department who supported our participation."

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