2026
September
MS & PhD students, Minsoo Song and Jiyeon Hahn, received their own grants (2026-2027) as Principal Investigators from the National Research Foundation of Korea for their respective research proposals – congratulations, Jiyeon and Minsoo, so proud of you both!
July
MS & PhD students, Jiyeon Hahn and Minsoo Song, gave poster presentations on their projects at Nutrition 2026, Washington, DC, United States
March
Dr. Hur gave a talk on “Fruit, its nutrients and preventive roles in colorectal neoplasms” upon invitation to the Zespri International, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
2025
November
Dr. Hur gave an invited talk on “Risk factors for the development of early-onset colorectal cancer” at the Korea Digestive Disease Week 2025, Seoul, South Korea
June
Jiyeon Hahn (MS & PhD student)'s project on “Total and subtype-specific dairy intake and risk of colorectal adenoma in young South Korean adults” was selected for an oral presentation at the Korean Society of Cancer Prevention Osaek Symposium 2025, Wonju, South Korea. And she won the Best Presentation Award – congratulations, Jiyeon!
May
As part of the ACTIVE cohort online seminar series, Dr. Hur gave an invited talk on “Nutrition and healthy aging”
April
Dr. Hur was invited for a talk on “Dietary factors associated with risk of early-onset colorectal neoplasms” at the International Meeting on Intestinal Diseases in conjunction with the Annual Congress of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (IMKASID) 2025, Seoul, South Korea
February
Dr. Hur's work on “Alcohol intake, drinking pattern and risk of type 2 diabetes in three prospective cohorts of US women and men” was published in Diabetes Care!
2024
December
Dr. Hur's work on “Drinking pattern and time lag of alcohol consumption with colorectal cancer risk in US men and women” was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute!
October
Dr. Hur was invited for a talk on “Diet and colorectal cancer development: A life course approach for effective prevention” at the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition Annual Meeting 2024, Jeju, South Korea
September
Dr. Hur received a grant (2024-2026) from the Otoki Corporation for her research proposal on “Comprehensive assessment of the role of breakfast in risk of metabolic syndrome and metabolic comorbid conditions”
July
As part of the SINERGY seminar series, Dr. Hur gave an invited talk on “Diet and colorectal cancer prevention: The role of nutritional epidemiology” at the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI) under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Dr. Hur gave an invited talk on “Dietary risk factors for colorectal cancer development among young adults: Findings from a large prospective cohort study” upon invitation to the Young Scientist Lecture at the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology Annual Meeting 2024, Daegu, South Korea
May
Dr. Hur received a grant (2024-2029) from the National Research Foundation of Korea for her research proposal on “Identification of nutritional exposome and development of a large-scale data-based prediction model for obesity-related early-onset cancers”
April
Dr. Hur gave a talk on “Diet and colorectal cancer prevention: The role of nutritional epidemiology” upon invitation to the Seminars on Food Science and Engineering IV in the Department of Food Science and Biotechnology at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
March
Dr. Hur gave an invited talk on “Epidemiologic evidence on the role of diet in risk of colorectal neoplasia: Findings from three large prospective US cohorts” at the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Annual Workshop 2024, Seoul, South Korea
January
Dr. Hur was invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nutrition and Health
2023
December
Dr. Hur got invited for a talk on “Diet and colorectal cancer prevention: Unraveling the etiology across the life course” at the Korean Society of Cancer Prevention Annual Meeting 2023, Jeju, South Korea
September
Dr. Hur's work on “Moderate alcohol consumption, types of beverages and drinking pattern with cardiometabolic biomarkers in three cohorts of US men and women” was published in the European Journal of Epidemiology!
May
Dr. Hur was invited to serve on the 2025 Korean Dietary Reference Intakes Committee as an Amino Acids Subcommittee Chair (2023-2025)
Dr. Hur undertook a secondary appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of MetaBioHealth at the SKKU Institute for Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University
April
Dr. Hur's work on “Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research cancer prevention recommendations throughout the life course and risk of colorectal cancer precursors” was published in the British Journal of Cancer!
February
Dr. Hur received a grant (2023-2026) from the Otoki Ham Taiho Foundation for her research proposal on “Elucidating the etiology of early-onset colorectal adenoma from nutritional perspectives”
December
Dr. Hur gave a talk on “Sugar, insulinemic diet and colorectal cancer risk” upon invitation to the Korean Society of Clinical Nutrition Annual Meeting 2022, Seoul, South Korea
November
Dr. Hur was invited to give a talk in the Invited Young Scientists Research Presentations session at the Korean Nutrition Society Annual Meeting 2022, Seoul, South Korea. The title of the talk was “Diet and colorectal cancer prevention: Expanding the research focus to earlier life stages”
October
Dr. Hur's work on “Total calcium, dairy foods and risk of colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study of younger US women” was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology!
May
Dr. Hur received a secondary appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation at the Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University
February
Dr. Hur joined the Department of Food Science and Biotechnology at Sungkyunkwan University as an Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology