Six undergraduate students (Sung Jong Kim, Hwe Won Kim, Jinyeong Yang, Song Yeon Oh, Chae Jeong Lee, and Yura Hwang) joined CCADD for the 2020 Winter Smart Internship, and they will spend the next 8 weeks in exploring the research environment at CCADD while having opportunities to participate in the ongoing research projects.

Sung Jong Kim is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, double majoring in Molecular Biotechnology and English-Korean Interpretation and Translation Studies. Studying biology and biotechnologies, Sung Jong has developed a broad interest in pharmacology and computer science. He is looking forward to learning NONMEM, an analysis program for pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic (PKPD) modeling, during his internship program.

Song Yeon Oh is also a senior student at HanKuk University of Foreign Studies, and has studied Environmental Science. Song Yeon's research interests include applying artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the pharmaceutical area to make drug development processes more efficient. During the internship program, she wants to learn methods to analyze medical data using computer language, such as Python and R, by participating in the CCADD's current projects.

Chae Jeong Lee is a second-year student at HanKuk University of Foreign Studies, majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Computer and Electronic Systems Engineering. Being familiar with C and Python, Chae Jeong wants to participate in CCADD's current AI projects such as those awarded by National Institute of Food Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) and South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE). Through this winter internship program, she is looking forward to learning R to improve her coding skills.

Hwe Won Kim is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Konkuk University. She studies Converged Material Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Prior to the internship program at CCADD, Hwe Won worked as an intern researcher in the Department of Stem cell and Regenerative Biotechnology laboratory and has become interested in pharmacology and AI technologies. Through the internship program, she is looking forward to learning the basics of clinical pharmacology and AI algorithms applicable to pharmaceutical area.

Jinyeong Yang is a second-year student at College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University. Jinyeong was involved in research project project to develop a liquid bandage for patients with atopy to prevent potential secondary infections. Through her past experience, Jinyeong has become more interested in PK, PD, and development process of a drug. She is looking forward to learning the pharmacology and drug development process, as well as experiencing the research environment in graduate school. 

Yura Hwang is a senior student at Pusan University with a major in Molecular Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Previously, Yura worked in PRG S&T, a pharmaceutical start-up, where she has developed an interest in theoretical and computational methods to describe variability in PK. She is looking forward to learning NONMEM during her internship program.

This 2020 winter internship program will provide participants with opportunities to learn clinical pharmacology, machine learning algorithms, and computer languages for data analysis as shown below. CCADD wholeheartedly welcomes the 6 intern students, and hopes them to enjoy, learn, and experience as much as they want and can during the rest of their internship programs.

Two senior undergraduate students, Yonghan Kwon and Won Jeong Go, joined CCADD for the summer internship program on July 1, 2019, which will end in eight weeks.

Yonghan has studied applied statistics and taken several data mining and machine learning classes at Kyonggi University. Being familiar with R and Python, Yonghan wants to improve his coding/programming skills by participating in several CCADD's ongoing AI projects awarded by the National Institute of Food Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) and South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE).

Won Jeong has studied at Handong University with a major in life science and a minor in computer science. Won Jung's research interests include genomic analysis for the safe use of drugs, and is happy to work with Dr. Jeong-An Gim in the pharmacoepigenomic study of tacrolimus. She hopes to learn essential concepts necessary for the analysis of genomic data using computational techniques.

CCADD welcomes Yonghan and Won Jeong, and hopes them to enjoy the rest of their internship programs.

Two undergraduate students, Hyun Soo Kim and Jun Young Yang, joined CCADD for the winter internship program in January, 2019. The internship program will continue for eight weeks.

Hyun Soo Kim is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Inha University. He majors in statistics and has completed much of the undergraduate courses such as basic statistics and data analysis. Being familiar with Python and R, Hyun Soo plans to study machine learning and AI techniques during his internship program. He also wants to develop the domain knowledge in medical fields. 

Jun Young Yang is also a senior student at the College of Natural Science, Chung-Ang University. Jun Young has studied life sciences, developing a broad interest in pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PKPD) modeling. He is looking forward to learning NONMEM, an analysis program used for PKPD modeling, during his internship program. 

CCADD welcomes Hyun Soo and Jun Young, and hopes them to enjoy the rest of their internship programs.

On November 21, CCADD invited Glen de Vries, the president and co-founder of Medidata, to speak at the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology (GSCST), Seoul National University. Medidata is one of the leading companies that has established a system to trace the drug development chain from the early stage of clinical trials to post-market surveillance. Mr. de Vries talked about his company's vision for “The Next Generation of Clinical Development” using the data science technology. He also shared the firm's novel approaches to streamline clinical trials and drug development. Mr. de Vries said, "Korea is one of the few countries that have successfully built a high-quality health care system and universalized IT services at the same time.” He continued, “Thus, the future of the Korean pharmaceutical industry will be reshaped by the IT's innovative role in clinical research.” 

More than 40 people gathered to hear Mr. de Vries’ lecture, who included not only the graduate students of GSCST, but also the employees of several start-ups in Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA).The event was reported in a newspaper article.  

Two senior undergraduate students (Left: Hee Chang Lim, Right: Eun Gyung Kim) will be spending the next eight weeks (July-August 2018) at CCADD, participating in the summer internship program at the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University. 

Hee Chang is a 4th year undergraduate student at the College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University. He is majoring in Economics and Electrical Engineering. Hee Chang's research interests include how big data and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can design safer clinical trials. He is looking forward to working as a team member of the CCADD's current research project, named AI-based on Clinical Trial Resource Integration System (ACTRiS). 

Eun Gyung is also a senior, currently enrolled in the School of Natural Science, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), majoring in Chemistry. She wants to study further on theoretical and computational methods to describe and predict bio-molecular dynamics between proteins, drugs, and other bio-systems. In addition, she has developed a broad interest in computer-aided drug modeling and design. 

Let us join welcoming the two amazing student interns, and wishing them a hot summer to achieve many and have fun! 

Two undergraduate students (Left: Min Ji Kim, Right: Ara Cho) will spend the next eight weeks (January - February, 2018) at CCADD, working as a team through the winter internship program at the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University. Min Ji will graduate in February 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Bioscience and Biotechnology at Hankuk Univeristy of Foreign Studies. Ara is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the School of Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering, Catholic University of Korea with a major in Life Science.

This intensive research internship program aims to provide student interns with hands-on research experience in drug development and regulatory sciences, helping them further build their academic achievements. Min Ji and Ara will delve deeply into various aspects of new drug development. Please join us to welcome Min Ji and Ara!