Hallym-Uppsala
Hallym and Uppsala have collaborated since 2008
The initiative was launched 2005 by Yong-Sun Kim, President of Hallym University Medical Center and Professor of Health and Biomedical Sciences at Hallym University, together with Kjell Öberg, Professor Emeritus of Endocrine Oncology at Uppsala University.
The collaboration has led to ongoing scientific exchanges and is regarded as highly significant by the government of the Republic of Korea.
Chairman Doctor Dai-Won Yoon awarded the Linnaeus Medal
Hallym-Uppsala Symposium
A central part of the collaboration is the Hallym-Uppsala Symposium, organised alternately by the two universities. The symposium focuses on shared research areas in which both academies excel, such as antibiotics, drug development, stem cells, and regenerative medicine.
The 14th Hallym-Uppsala Symposium was organised by Uppsala University on 23 September.
The 2025 year’s meeting explored Perspectives on Ageing: Challenges, Innovations and Opportunities, with presentations on new Alzheimer’s treatments, biomarkers for neurodegeneration, immunity in Parkinson’s disease, strategies for healthy ageing – and much more.
Programme 2025
Welcome addresses
Chair: Stina Syvänen
8:45–9:00
Anders Hagfeldt, Vice-Chancellor, Uppsala University
Hee-Sung Yoon, Chairman of Ilsong Educational Foundation, Hallym University
Session I
Chair: Stina Syvänen
9:00–9:25
Development of Lecanemab, the first disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s disease, and insights from its first year in clinical use
Dag Sehlin, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences
9:25–9:50
PAD and protein citrullination: biomarkers and therapeutic targets in aging and neurodegeneration
Eun-Kyoung Choi, PhD, Director, Ilsong Institute of Life Science
9:50–10:20
Coffee break
Session II
Chair: Eun-Kyoung Choi
10:20–10:45
Diagnostics for age-related neurodegenerative diseases and their implications for patient selection in emerging therapies
Stina Syvänen, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences
10:45–11:10
Aging, immunity, and Parkinson’s disease: from α-synuclein pathology to immunoproteasome activation
Young Eun Kim, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Session III
Chair: Dag Sehlin
11:10–11:35
R-loop-induced genomic instability: a key player in cancer and aging
Jae Jin Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science
11:35–12:00
The effects of loss of Y chromosome on male health; Alzheimer’s disease perspective
Jan Dumanski, PhD, Professor, Department of Immunology, Pathology and Genetics
12:00–13:30
Lunch
Session IV
Chair: Hyo-Jeong Lee
13:30–13:55
Practical approaches to geriatric nutrition: strategies for healthy aging Sohyun Park, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
13:55–14:20
Can we slow down aging? Lessons from the Healthy Ageing Initiative Peter Nordström, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences
Session V
Chair: Peter Nordström
14:20–14:45
AI-models in health care: understanding and trust
Nataša Sladoje, PhD, Professor, Department of Information Technology
14:45–15:10
AI-based digital healthcare research for aging and elderly care: opportunities and challenges
Dong-Ok Won, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence Convergence
15:10–15:40
Coffee break
Session VI
Chair: Dong-Ok Won
15:40–16:05
Cognitive engagement in elderly hearing aid users: neuroimaging evidence and auditory rehabilitation with a web-based program
Hyo-Jeong Lee, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
16:05–16:30
Can artificial intelligence see the invisible? Redefining coronary risk with AI-FFR
Anna Nordström, PhD, Researcher, Department of Medical Sciences
Concluding remarks
Chair: Peter Nordström
16:30
Eva Tiensuu Janson, Deputy Vice-Rector, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy
Kyung-Ho Yu, Dean, Hallym University College of Medicine
Previous symposium topics
Year | Location | Topic |
|---|---|---|
2025 | Uppsala | Perspectives on Ageing: Challenges, Innovations and Opportunities |
2024 | Hallym | Precision Medicine and Innovative Therapies: Global Challenges and Advanced Solutions |
2023 | Uppsala | AI in Healthcare |
2019 | Hallym | Novel Approaches in Systemic Inflammatory Diseases |
2018 | Uppsala | Health and Diseases in Women and Children |
2017 | Hallym | Novel Approaches in Cardiovascular Disease |
2016 | Uppsala | Current Status and Future Perspectives on Resistance to Antibiotics |
2015 | Hallym | Current Status and Future Perspectives of Immunotherapy for Malignant Diseases |
2014 | Uppsala | Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine |
2012 | Hallym | Advances in Imaging – From Basic to Clinical Practice |
2011 | Uppsala | Biomarkers – From Bench to Clinic |
2010 | Hallym | Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine |
2009 | Uppsala | Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: From Bench to Bedside |
2008 | Hallym | Neuroendocrine Tumors |
Contacts
Contact us for more information on the scientific collaborations between Hallym University and Uppsala University.
Scientific collaboration
Mats Larhed
Vice-Rector
Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy
Eva Tiensuu Janson
Deputy Vice-Rector
Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy
Administration
Agneta Mattsson
Coordinator
Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy