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Kwang Yul Cha M.D. will contribute his whole fortune for stem cell research. |
| Kwang Yul Cha, the president of the Pochon
Cha University Kwang Yul Cha, the president of the
Pochon Cha University said, "After dying, people contribute their
whole fortune to university, institute or hospital in abroad. I'll also
contribute my whole fortune for stem cell research." "I staked
all my fortune for stem cell research." Kwang yul Cha added. Gangnam CHA General Hospital, Pochon Cha University, CHA Fertility Center in Los Angeles, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles and CHA Columbia Infertility Research Center in New York are owned by CHA Medical Group. Kwang Yul Cha who is leading the CHA Medical Group is the eldest son of Kyung Sub Cha, the executive of Pochon Cha University. M.D Kwang Yul Cha The value of stem cell research still stands. The Korean Government supported only Woo-suk Hwang to research stem cell before. But after Hwang Woo-suk's stem cell fraud scandal, they haven't supported any researchers for the research of stem cell. This can't be make any advance. Few days ago, CHA Medical Group, lead by Kwang Yul Cha, announced that they input hundred billions of dollar to 'Pangyo Techno Valley.' It is scheduled to open in 2010. After Stem cell institute is completed, it will be equipped with Lab to Patient System which can pursue clinical demonstration at Bundang CHA Hospital immediately from latest research. CHA BIOTECH, an affiliated organization of CHA Medical Group, already centered around the research of cord blood and stem cell. Recently, 'The First International Stem Cell Symposium'(Chairman: Kwang
yul Cha) held under the sponsorship of the Pochon CHA University in
Sheraton Wallkerhill Hotel Convention Hall. 22 world's leaders in the
various field of stem cell research participated and read a paper at
the International Stem Cell Symposium. This network will get superior
ability of Korean researchers and strengthen the complementary cooperation.
So it will revitalize the stem cell research in Korea finally. Pochon Cha University(representative: Kwang Yul Cha M.D.) hired 10 new researchers in this year. So they are having 70 researchers who are newly hired including researchers at professor's office. Last year Prof. Kim Kwang-soo at Harvard Medical School was already appointed the chief of joint research and a chair-professor at the Pochon CHA University. And they have plan to make use of the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles and the CHA Columbia Infertility Research Center in New York as the hub of stem cell research. Kwang Yul Cha sail, "There are few nations like Korea that has wide experiences and know-how and stem cell research in Korea is the world-class already." And kwang Yul Cha stressed, "Although it will take 5~10 years to put the theory in practice, it's not a long time in comparison with the value of stem cell research." Kwang Yul Cha's Resources from Medical News Today 
Although 'Hwang Woo-suk's stem cell fraud scandal' shattered Korean hopes
to emerge as a bioscience hub, Korea continues to strive to become the
world's leading stem cell researcher. To maintain the bioscience boom,
CHA Medical Group(representative: Kwang Yul Cha) is eager to expand support
for science and have notched up research successes that can actually be
applied to patients.As a first step towards the building of the 'CHA Group Stem Cell Institute', it was agreed, on November 16, to build it at the site of the Kyunggi-do Corporation. The institute, when completed, will be the nation's largest stem cell institute, equippes with stem cell research, treatment and educational facilities. The CHA Medical Group (representative: Kwang Yul Cha) aims build the institute in the Pangyo Techno Valley, with a floor space of 20,000 pyeong in 'Pangyo Techno Valley', 200,000 pyeong researching and development complex. And it is scheduled to open in 2010.  (A pyeong is aKorean unit of measurement corresponding to 3.31 square metres) This institute will not only have research facilities, such as a stem cell institute, a sterile culture room which can make the medicines, a cord blood bank,an immunity vaccine institute, an artificial organ institute, but also has a life science graduate school and a medical graduate school to train professionals. The Stem Cell Institute will be equipped with a Lab-to-Patient System which can carry out clinical demonstrations at Bundang CHA Hospital (representative: Kwang Yul Cha) immediately from latest research. Hyung Min Chung, representative of CHA Biotech, said, "We are creating this institute to become the world's stem cell institute through a joint research with prominent centers around the world. We have plans to expand abroad with stem cell treatment technology in the field of bioscience." Hence, last year, Prof. Kwang Soo Kim, Harvard Medical School, has been appointed as Chief of Joint Research and a Distinguished Professor at Pochon CHA University (representative: Kwang Yul Cha). Prof. Kim said, "Although the team from Dr. Hwang's research fell through, there are few nations like Korea that have such wide experience and know-how. We'll make Korea the hub of stem cell research." He added, "Now Harvard University, USA, the Roslin Institute, UK and the Shanghai Stem Cell Institute, China, are in hot pursuit. So we should forge ahead with serious research again." Prof. Kim is one of the greatest scholars in the field of stem cell specialization research. After holding a PH.D. in KAIST, he was the professor at Cornell University. CHA Medical Group http://www.chamc.co.kr/ Related Resources : Korean Government Related Resource: Beauty Products And Beauty Services For Women Copyright 2006 Infohelp All rights reserved. |