Fourth Korean-American Symposium
Korean Academy of Science and Technology – U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel - Incheon, Republic of Korea
June 17-21, 2019
Sessions:
- A New Frontier in Cosmological Simulations
- Human Evolution
- Cancer Immunotherapy, Adaptive Cell, Innate Cell, TIME
- Artificial Metalloenzymes
- Frontiers of Air Pollution
- Can Software write Software?
- Neurological Basis of Mood Disorders
- Public Perception of Science
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A New Frontier in Cosmological Simulations
Organizers: Sabrina Stierwalt and Chunglee Ki
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Cosmological Hydrodynamic Simulations on Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Jihye Shin, Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute
SPEAKERS:
Sweating the Small Stuff: Or How I Learned To START Worrying and Love The Smallest Galaxies
Coral Wheeler, California Institute of Technology
Upcoming Era in Numerical Galaxy Formation - New Possibilities and Challenges
Ji-hoon Kim, Seoul National University
Human Evolution
Organizers: Robert Eagle and Young Seok Ju
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Frontiers in Human Evolution Research
Sang-Hee Lee, University of California, Riversid
SPEAKERS:
Evolution, Human Evolution, & Covolution
Jong Hwa Bhak, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Understanding Human Evolution via Ancient Genomics
John Lindo, Emory University
Cancer Immunotherapy, Adaptive Cell, Innate Cell, TIME
Organizers: Sang Jun Ha and Aubree Gordon
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Brief Overview of Cancer Immunotherapy
Junsang Doh, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
SPEAKERS:
De Novo DNA Methylation Programs Regulate T Cell Exhaustion and Limit T Cell-Based Immunotherapies
Benjamin Youngblood, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Understanding of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Patients
Su-Hyung Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Artificial Metalloenzymes
Organizers: Louise Berben and Ki Tae Nam
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Artificial Metalloenzymes: Design Strategies, Applications, and Opportunities
Rudi Fasan, University of Rochester
SPEAKERS:
Learning From Nature: Building Artificial Metalloenzymes For Energy Conversion And Storage
Hannah Shafaat, Ohio State University
Understanding How Metalloenzyme-Mimetic Catalysts Work: A Spectroscopic Approach
Sun Hee Kim, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)
Frontiers of Air Pollution
Organizers: Aradhna Tripathi and Nam Sung Hyun
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Does Air Pollution Still Belong To The Realm Of Science?
Saewung Kim, University of California Irvine
SPEAKERS:
Long-Lived Greenhouse Gases: History, Importance, and Current Trends
Jooil Kim, University of California San Diego
Understanding of Atmospheric Aerosol Emission Sources and Formation Processes in Korea via Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
Hwajin Kim, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Can Software write Software?
Organizers: Eugene Ng and David Donghoon Hyeon
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Can Software Write Software? If So, How?
Jooyong Yi, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
SPEAKERS:
Automated Programming: an Evolutionary Approach
Shin Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Neurological Basis of Mood Disorders
Organizers: Gavin Rumbaugh and Jaewon Ko
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Mood Disorder- Specific Cell Types In Our Brain?
Ja Wook Koo, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI)
SPEAKERS:
Targeting Neuron Subtype Molecular Mechanisms in Mood Disorders
Mary Kay Lobo, University of Maryland School of Medicine
How to Identify and Characterize Essential Cell Types In Mania
Kihoon Han, Korea University College of Medicine
Public Perception of Science
Organizer: Sabrina Stierwalt
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
The Science of Science Communication
Sara Yeo, University of Utah
SPEAKERS:
Diagnosing and Overcoming the Challenges of Science Communication
Michael Cacciatore, University of Georgia
Public Perception of Science and Political Ideology
Jibum Chung, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
The Korean-American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia are sponsored by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation, with additional funding from the National Academy of Sciences.
