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Introduction to Natural Product Drug Development Division

We aim to create a society that extends the healthy lifespan of the population by developing treatments for age-related diseases to address the challenges of a super-aged society.

Mission setting background
  • Mission-oriented research to solve national problems (challenging to solve difficult problems such as new drug development)
  • Social necessity (surge in geriatric diseases due to population aging)
  • KIST Gangneung Natural Products Research Institute’s core capabilities (securing elemental technology for new drug development)
Dr. Jung Sang-hoon, Senior Researcher photo
Head Dr. Jung, Sang Hoon
Ph.D. Seoul National University
Research Fellow University of Oxford
Team Head Natural Products Research Team for Aging Intervention
Head Natural Products Research Center