Chung-Gyu Park, Korea

Dr. Park is a distinguished professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Seoul National University College of Medicine, with a specialization in microbiology and transplant immunology. His extensive research spans various fields of immunology, including immune tolerance, islet transplantation, and xenotransplantation. As the director of the Xenotransplantation Research Center, Dr. Park has made significant strides in pre-clinical research on islet and cornea xenotransplantation, contributing to the global advancement of xenotransplantation research.

Dr. Park has been instrumental in raising public awareness and fostering the right sociocultural perception of xenotransplantation. His efforts are paving the way for the first clinical trials of porcine islet xenotransplantation in Korea, leading to his recognition with the prestigious 2023 Keith Reemtsma Lecture Award. Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Park has held several notable positions and has published over 180 papers in SCI-indexed academic journals, including the groundbreaking proof-of-concept study on pig-to-nonhuman primate islet xenotransplantation in the American Journal of Transplantation and the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Dr. Park's remarkable achievements and contributions have established him as a respected authority in his field.