2026.07.14 Congratulations, Professor Hwan Drew Kim has been selected for the prestigious "Korean Researchers Who Shine the World" (Hanbitsa, BRIC). This recognition honors his groundbreaking research paper, titled "Synergistic Wnt/BMP Co-activation accelerates osteogenic differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells via paraxial mesoderm induction," which was published in the Journal of Tissue Engineering (Impact Factor 10.1). His work demonstrates how the precise, concurrent activation of Wnt and BMP signaling accelerates osteogenic differentiation in human pluripotent stem cells through paraxial mesoderm induction, offering a critical foundation for advanced bone tissue engineering and stem cell-based regenerative therapies.
2026.07.01 Congratulations, Huge congratulations to Sujin on having her first-author paper accepted in the Journal of Tissue Engineering (IF 10.1, JCR 9.8%)! The title of her work is 'Synergistic Wnt/BMP Co-activation Accelerates Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells via Paraxial Mesoderm Induction.' I am incredibly proud of her hard work and hope she keeps up the fantastic momentum moving forward.
2026.06.25 Welcome! We have 6 newcomers to our lab. Please welcome again, Sieun Lee, Young Kwang Yoon, Jeyoung Hwang, Hyang-Ah Choi, Subin Jung, and Ayeong Jang.
2026.03.01 Congratulations to Prof. Hwan Drew Kim for receiving an 'Early Career Researcher Program (Type B) Grant' supported by the NRF. Prof. Kim will receive a total of ₩750,000,000 (equivalent to 750,000 USD) over the next 60 months as the research topic of 'Establishment of a Human Bone Organoid Platform Integrated with Neuro-Vascular Networks for Advanced Biomimicry and Elucidation of Bone MEtabolic Mechanism'
2026.03.01 We just finished filming for our new department's intro video! Please check it out and show us some love.