Neurometabolomics Research Center
Neurometabolomics Research Center
Research Objectives
- In order to preoccupy the field of metabolomics, which is attracting attention as the largest medical industry in the 21st century, in 2013, the nation's first and largest Neurometabolomics Research Center (NRC) was hosted on campus led by DGIST.
- Based on DGIST's world-class brain metabolism leading research capabilities, this center is based on Agilent Technologies' world-best analytical equipment and technology, the accumulated research capabilities of the Johns Hopkins University Obesity and Metabolism Research Center, and medical infrastructure, which is a strength area such as a university hospital in Daegu City and a business case. Based on the international joint research on brain metabolomics between the United States, Singapore, Australia, and Korea, it has grown into a world-class medical leading center in a short period of time, fostering human resources responsible for domestic and foreign brain metabolite research and providing convergence technology for early diagnosis of diseases. aimed.
Research content
- NRC, the only brain metabolomics research institute in Asia established through a joint agreement with Agilent Technologies, is promoting the development of various measurement and analysis techniques and brain metabolomics research for the comprehensive analysis of complex brain metabolites.
- Support for analytical equipment and research personnel from Agilent Technologies and joint research with the Institute of Lipid Metabolomics of the National University of Singapore laid the foundation for the establishment of the NRC in the future.
- By selecting specific metabolites for a specific disease through metabolomics analysis, developing a measurement method for disease classification and response evaluation to treatment, and performing systematic management through monitoring and classification of risk groups, long-term public health and welfare Contribute to promotion.
- The help of experts in statistics, computer science, and bioinformatics is absolutely necessary to nurture experts in data collection, processing and utilization required for metabolomics research. Therefore, DGIST has not only cooperated with other majors within the DGIST graduate school, but also signed MOUs with domestic and foreign universities that are already leading in metabolomics. It is planned to establish a system for the center to ultimately educate related knowledge and information.
- In NRC, as metabolite analysis equipment, state-of-the-art analytical instruments such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (NMR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS), or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) are used as well as metabolite samples. Through the development of source convergence technology that can explore and analyze complexity, we intend to develop and commercialize high-sensitivity and rapid disease diagnosis technologies to increase economic utility value.
| Title | Name | Tel | Homepage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center director | Kim Eun-kyung | 053-785-6111 | ekkim@dgist.ac.kr | https://www.ekkimlab.org |
| Research officer | Jeon Yun-jeong(LC1) | 053-785-6192 | yjungjeon@dgist.ac.kr | - |
| Park Seok-jae(GC) | 053-785-6191 | godclover7@dgist.ac.kr | - | |
| Oh Seong-jun(LC2) | 053-785-6192 | divided@dgist.ac.kr | - |
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