2025. 10.22.(Wed)~10.24.(Fri)
We are pleased to invite you to the 21st Aslla Symposium.
Now in its 9th year, the Symposium has served as a distinguished platform for participants to share their research and perspectives on globally significant challenges in science and technology. It continues to promote collaborative research and foster global networks between Korean researchers and their international colleagues.
This year’s Symposium will be held at St. John’s Hotel, Gangneung, from October 22nd to October 24th, and will feature presentations and discussions under the theme:
1st Aslla (Gangneung) [NP·BIO] International Conference
The symposium will be chaired by Dr. Hak Cheol, Kwon (KIST), Dae-hyuk, Kim (GTDC), Young-wan, Lee(Chosun Biz)who also serves as an organizer of this event.
Given your in-depth expertise in areas closely related to this year’s theme, we would be honored to invite you as a main speaker. Your lecture and insights on the future of Natural Products and Bio Science would be of great interest and value to all attendees.
We sincerely thank you for your consideration and look forward to welcoming you to the Symposium.
KIST Natural Product Systems Biology Research Center | Head of Center
Department of Converging Science and Technology, Yonsei University, | Institute Adjunct Professor
KIST Natural Product Informatics Research Center | Head of Center
Tourism Business Division (Business Development, Tourism Business), General Manager |Gangneung Tourism Development Corporation
Chosun Biz | Deputy Editor-in-Chief & Science Chosun Department Head
KAIST Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Future Strategy | Adjunct professor
| # | Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer (3) |
Hak-cheol Kwon | KIST |
| 2 | Dae-hyuk Kim | GTDC | |
| 3 | Young-wan Lee | CHOSUN BIZ | |
| 4 | Speaker (18) |
Peter Franklin Andeer | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 5 | Lik Tan Tong | Nanyang Technological University | |
| 6 | Yoko Saikawa | Keio University | |
| 7 | Fumihito Hasebe | Fukui Prefectural University | |
| 8 | Takuya Hashimoto | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | |
| 9 | Yu Bian | Harbin Medical University | |
| 10 | Ann Na Cho | The University of Sydney | |
| 11 | Jason S. Lee | The University of Queensland | |
| 12 | Kwang-Hyun Cha | KIST | |
| 13 | Keunwan Park | KIST | |
| 14 | Myungsuk Kim | KIST | |
| 15 | Kyungsu Kang | KIST | |
| 16 | Sungkon Oh | Institute of Pharmaceutical Research | |
| 17 | Goya Choi | Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)) | |
| 18 | Junghwa Kang | Hantaek Botanical Garden | |
| 19 | Hyunbong Park | Gangneung-Wonju National University | |
| 20 | Jaehong Key | Yonsei University | |
| 21 | Sin-Hyeog Im | POSTECH | |
| 22 | Scientific Delegation (31) |
Alvaro Viljoen | Tshwane University of Technology |
| 23 | Ralph Tetty Amlalo | HG&H Pharmaceuticals | |
| 24 | Colin Jackson | The Australian National University | |
| 25 | Gwen Falony | Wageningen University | |
| 26 | Luonan Chen | Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 27 | Rohan Davis | Griffith University | |
| 28 | Sara vieira-silva | University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University | |
| 29 | Toyonobu Usuki | Sophia University | |
| 30 | Shima Jafarzadeh | Deakin University | |
| 31 | Hong Yang | Harbin Medical University | |
| 32 | Chung Hyeun Ma | Gangneung Asan Medical Center | |
| 33 | Dong-Chan Oh | Seoul National University | |
| 34 | Sang Gon Lee | MORESCIENCE (유튜브 ‘안될과학’) | |
| 35 | Eung Bin Kim | Yonsei University | |
| 36 | Sanghoon Jun | KIST | |
| 37 | Cheol-Ho Pan | KIST / MAUS | |
| 38 | Jungyeob Ham | KIST / NeoCannBio | |
| 39 | Sungjun Park | WeBiom | |
| 40 | Eun-jung Kim | KIST | |
| 41 | Seok-woo Kang | KIST | |
| 42 | Jiyeon Shi | KIST | |
| 43 | Tae-jeong Kim | KIST | |
| 44 | Chung-gu Lee | KIST | |
| 45 | Nak-hyeon Kim | KIST | |
| 46 | Jae-wook Lee | KIST | |
| 47 | Jin-su Park | KIST | |
| 48 | Moon Hyung Seo | KIST | |
| 49 | Hyung Seok Kim | KIST | |
| 50 | Joon Ki Kim | KIST | |
| 51 | Dae Geun Song | KIST | |
| 52 | Wook Bin Lee | KIST |
| K-Global Convention Project (Venue : Antigua Hall) | |
| October 22, 2025(WED) | |
| [Opening Ceremony] Keynote Lecture | |
| 15:00~16:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| 16:00~16:10 | Break Time |
| 16:10~16:35 | Keynote Speech 1 : Pharmacognosy in south Africa: Thirty years of discovery, development, and reflection Alvaro Montgomery Viljoen (Tshwane University of Technology) |
| 16:35~17:00 | Keynote Speech 2 : Microalgae innovation for health, beauty, and regional bioeconomic development Cheol-Ho Pan (KIST) |
| 17:00~17:30 | VIP Exhibition Tour |
| 17:30~ | Banquet Dinner |
| K-Global Convention Project (Venue : Antigua Hall 1) | |
| October 23, 2025 (THU) | |
| [Session 1] Natural Products and Biotechnology: A Science of Collaboration and Connectivity | |
| Chair | Eunjung Kim |
| 09:20~09:40 | Metabologenomic targeting discovery of bioactive natural products from bacteria (Dong-Chan Oh / Seoul National University) |
| 09:40~10:00 | Dynamical systems biology and AI (Luonan Chen / Shanghai Jiao Tong University) |
| 10:00~10:20 | Studies on crosslinkers of extracellular matrix elastin (Toyonobu Usuki / Sophia University) |
| 10:20~10:30 | Break Time |
| Chair | Suk-Woo Kang |
| 10:30~10:50 | Australian natural products as catalysts for innovation in biodiscovery (Rohan Davis / Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University) |
| 10:50~11:10 | Protein engineering and design for biotechnology (Collin Jackson / Australian National University) |
| 11:10~11:20 | Break Time |
| Chair | Jiyeon Si |
| 11:20~11:40 | The human gut microbiota: ecological perspectives and health implications (Gwen Falony / Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands) |
| 11:40~12:00 | The gut microbiome in treatment efficacy (Sara De Araujo Vieira Da Silva / University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany) |
| 12:00~13:10 | Lunch |
| [Session 2] Public Lecture: The Value of Natural Products for Industrial Development and Healthy Living | |
| Public Lecture | |
| 13:10~13:50 | 기능성 프로바이오틱스 개발 과정 (Sungjun Park / WeBiom) |
| 13:50~14:30 | 의료용 대마 Hemp 산업 현황 및 전략 (Jungyeob Ham / NeoCannBio) |
| 14:30~14:40 | Break Time |
| 14:40~15:20 | 작게 자르고(로봇), 깊게 보고(현미경), 자연을 더하다: 췌장암 3가지 해법 (Chung Hyeun Ma / Gangneung Asan Medical Center) |
| 15:20~15:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:50~16:30 | 자연에서 찾은 건강의 해답 - 천연물로부터의 식품 및 의약품 개발 (Sanghoon Jung / KIST) |
| 16:30~17:10 | YouTube Channel "안될과학”(Science that won't work) (YAK / Dr. Sang-Gon Lee) |
| 21st Aslla Symposium (Venue : Antigua Hall 2) | |
| October 23, 2025 (THU) | |
| [Session A] Public Lecture: Natural Products in Our Lives | |
| Public Lecture | |
| 09:00~09:40 | 궁중 요리에서 현대 키친까지: 폭군의 셰프가 말하지 않은 천연물 과학 (Kwang-Hyun Cha / KIST) |
| 09:40~10:20 | 더불어 살아가는 자연생태 ‘식물들의 생존 전략’ (Junghwa Kang / Hantaek Botanical Garden) |
| 10:20~10:30 | Break Time |
| 10:30~11:10 | 약용식물의 오해와 사실 (Goya Choi / Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)) |
| 11:10~11:20 | Break Time |
| 11:20~12:00 | 100세 시대 장건강의 중요성과 프로바이오틱스 (Sungkon Oh / 약국약학연구소) |
| 12:00~13:30 | Lunch |
| [Session B] Diversity and Connectivity in Natural Product Research | |
| Chair | Taejung Kim |
| 13:30~13:50 | AI-based development of bioactive natural product materials at KIST. (Kyungsu Kang / KIST) |
| 13:50~14:10 | Marine cyanobacteria: A treasure trove of bioactive specialized metabolites for drug discovery and development (Lik Tan Tong / Nanyang Technology University) |
| 14:10~14:30 | Avian eggshell components: The potential to contribute to embryogenesis (Yoko Saikawa / Keio University) |
| 14:30~14:40 | Break Time |
| Chair | Choong-Gu Lee |
| 14:40~15:00 | Precision microbiome therapeutics for intractable disorders (Sin-Hyeog Im / POSTECH) |
| 15:00~15:20 | Human brain tissue-on-a-chip platform: Personalized disease modeling and drug screening (Ann Na Cho / University of Sydney) |
| 15:20~15:50 | Coffee Break |
| Chair | Nakain Kim |
| 15:50~16:10 | Epigenetics to solve health problems (Jason S. Lee / University of Queensland) |
| 16:10~16:30 | Enabling natural product discovery: JGI capabilities from multi-omics to fabricated ecosystems (Peter Andeer / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) |
| 16:30~16:50 | Virtual screening of active compounds through chemical binding similarity search (Keunwan Park / KIST) |
| 16:50~17:10 | Panel Discussion |
| 17:10~ | Networking Reception |
| 21st Aslla Symposium (Venue : Antigua Hall 2) | |
| October 24, 2025 (FRI) | |
| [Session C] Advanced Research Techniques to Unlocking Natural Product Potential | |
| Chair | Jaewook Lee |
| 09:20~09:40 | A systems genetics approach to unlocking natural product efficacy: The host-microbiome axis in muscle wasting syndromes (Myungsuk Kim / KIST) |
| 09:40~10:00 | Specialized metabolites from Escherichia coli Hyunbong Park (Gangneung-Wonju National University) |
| 10:00~10:20 | Discovery of a novel methionine biosynthetic route in streptomyces (Fumihito Hasebe / Fukui Prefectural University) |
| 10:20~10:30“ | Break Time |
| Chair | Jinsoo Park |
| 10:30~10:50 | Heterologous expression and engineering of BGCs by utilizing BAC cloning (Takuya Hashimoto / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) |
| 10:50~11:10 | Novel mechanistic insights and therapeutic strategies for MASLD: The role of lactylation-driven YTHDC1 signaling and epigenetic modulation (Yu Bian / Harbin Medical University) |
| 11:10~11:30 | Enhancing therapeutic efficacy in diseases: Tailoring drug carriers for better results (Jaehong Key / Yonsei University) |
| 11:30~ | K-Convention Post Tour |
