Hallym-Uppsala Symposium 2025: Perspectives on ageing: challenges, innovations and opportunities
- Date: 23 September 2025, 08:45–16:00
- Location: University Hospital, H:son Holmdahl Lecture Hall
- Type: Conference
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- Organiser: Uppsala University
- Contact person: Agneta Mattsson
Welcome to the 14th Hallym-Uppsala Symposium. This year’s focus is Perspectives on Ageing: Challenges, Innovations and Opportunities.
The annual Hallym-Uppsala Symposium reflects the strong partnership between Uppsala University in Sweden and Hallym University in the Republic of Korea. This year’s meeting on 23 September 2025 explores 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
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
About the Hallym-Uppsala Symposium
The Hallym-Uppsala Symposium is organised alternately by Hallym University and Uppsala University and the topics that have been in focus include antibiotics, drug development, stem cells, regenerative medicine and several other strong research areas at the two academies.