Dong-Hun Woo
NEXEL Co. Ltd., South Korea
Biography
Dong-Hun Woo is a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at NEXEL Co., Ltd. He received his PhD in Stem Cell Biology from Korea University. During this time, he worked on tissue regeneration through directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into target cell types of the liver, pancreas, and brain. After PhD course, he initially extended his research into cancer stem cells, studying the molecular mechanisms underlying tumorigenicity of cancer stem cells in glioblastoma at the Lerner Research Institute of Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH, USA. Then, he has his expertise in stem cell biology human pluripotent cell fate specification by bringing genome editing strategies to bear on induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cell models of human genetic diseases at the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA. His current project involves the generation of functional cells from human pluripotent stem cells for drug screening and toxicity tests as Head of research programs at NEXEL Co., Ltd.
Abstract
Abstract : Drug screening and discovery using human pluripotent stem cell derived cells