Introduction of Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine activities

Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine activities

• 1) Seminars and forums were held once every three months, during which Professor Rhonda Schbinger from Stanford University shared updates on gender difference medicine and gender innovation.
• 2) Introduction of the experiment's contents on sex differences in medicine by each research team.
• 3) Joint preparation of research proposals on Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine
• 4) Conduct research on sex- and gender-specific medicine with scholars in the basic field.
• 5) Education on Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine: Provides lectures for medical undergraduate and graduate students, Research methodology education for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, etc.
• 6) Promotion of Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine: Media publicity to raise awareness about Sex Difference Medicine, as well as education on gender differences in disease prevention and treatment for the general public.
• 7) Promotion of ties and joint research with domestic and foreign institutions interested in Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine
  • Case 1. Stanford University School of Medicine, USA. Women’s Health and Sex Difference in Medicine(WHSDM) Center.
    https://med.stanford.edu/whsdm.html
  • Case 2. Mayo Clinic. Women's Health Research Center, Specialized Center of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences
    https://www.mayo.edu/research/centers-programs/womens-health-research-center/research/project-highlights
  • Case 3. Charite University of Medicine, Berlin, Germany. Institute of Gender in Medicine (GiM).
    https://gender.charite.de/en/

Expected Effects and Utilization Plan of the Research Center for Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine.

• Discover diseases that show gender differences in important diseases by gender and age, analyze risk factors while identifying mechanisms, and derive health indicators to apply to health promotion.
• Conducting convergence research with basic scholars from Seoul National University's Gwanak and Yeongeon Campuses.
• Develop basic and multi-institutional joint research projects, prepare external research proposals, and strive to succeed in winning research funds.
• Contribute to the realization of personalized precision medical care by developing a disease screening program that is tailored to individuals, taking into account factors such as gender, age, and the cause of colorectal cancer.
• Linking the results of this research with domestic and foreign patents
• Practical contribution to national health promotion and medical cost reduction effect through publicity and education on disease prevention and treatment
• Established a position as a mecca of Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine and promoted Seoul National University Bundang Hospital domestically and internationally.