School of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
MOE Academic Research Funding (AcRF) Tier 3
2022 Grant
"From Tough Pollen
to Soft Matter"
THE TMIG MISSION
The Translational Materials Innovation Group (TMIG) has a common goal to develop innovative solutions for global health problems based on engineering strategies. Our team brings together expertise from engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, and medical science in order to understand emerging clinical problems at the molecular scale and to apply this knowledge to the creation of medical technologies that improve human health.
One of the most significant health problems driving the research at TMIG deals with infectious diseases for which time is limited and whose impact is global. Throughout history, infectious diseases have shaped population demographics, hindered economic potential, and most critically robbed far too many individuals of their lives. Despite advances in therapeutic drugs and tools, much work remains towards the eradication of infectious diseases.
Our research strategies are inspired by fundamental science and engineering approaches to combat infectious diseases by discovering new drug targets and creating more effective antiviral therapies. The rationale is simple and pragmatic. We embrace the scientific vision of bench to bedside and recognize the need to address critical health problems with solutions readily translatable to the real world.
NEWS HIGHLIGHT
The presentation titled "Preparing for tomorrow with materials today" put significance on the research concept of Cross Economy (Cho, N. J. (2022). Preparing for tomorrow with materials today. Materials Today, 61, 1-3., https://lnkd.in/gRHT7Wzr)
Korean Congress convened the Second Congressional Research Forum on Microbiome, wherein erudite scholars deliberated upon the pivotal role of the microbiome in forthcoming societal paradigms and the consequential prospects it holds for environmental innovations.
I would like to share my research achievement about "Cross Economy" that would contribute to Korean Microbiome development and future here (Cho, N. J. (2022). Preparing for tomorrow with materials today. Materials Today, 61, 1-3., https://lnkd.in/gRHT7Wzr).
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(Cho, N. J. (2022). Preparing for tomorrow with materials today. Materials Today, 61, 1-3., https://lnkd.in/gRHT7Wzr)
Global experts involving Prof Cho Nam joon from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore had pre-meeting to contemplate the requisite socio-cultural milieu that South Korea needs to cultivate should it aspire to create its own equivalent of Novo Nordisk.
In the Seoul Forum of 2023, Professor Cho Nam-Joon from Nanyang Technical University elucidated the prospective solutions for the future environmentally sustainable food industry under the concept of the "Cross Economy.”
(Cho, N. J. (2022). Preparing for tomorrow with materials today. Materials Today, 61, 1-3., https://lnkd.in/gRHT7Wzr), with Prof Lee Kiwon from Seoul National University and Ruoff Rodney S from UNIST.
(Reference: Cho, N. J. (2022). Preparing for the Future with Today's Materials. Materials Today, 61, 1-3., https://lnkd.in/gRHT7Wzr).
Under the topic of Healthcare, Economy, and Security: Pioneering the Era of Advanced Biotechnology, click the link to watch the video of Seoul Forum 2023, featuring Professor Cho Nam Joon from Nanyang Technological University and other eminent global experts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y4KSHKVqyI&list=PLd0XUWR7qNi6JiO3IU5Ub8OuM3eJAO81k&ab_channel=%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%EA%B2%BD%EC%A0%9C
On July 4th, 2023, the inaugural "The 1st World Congress of Korean Scientist & Engineers," held in Gangnam, Seoul, Nanyang Technological University Prof Cho Nam Joon addressed the significance of A society where adequate rewards are provided to scientists and technologists. This important event gathered more than 1,000 accomplished Korean scientists and engineers who excel in diverse fields of science and technology.
The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies organized a Science Talk during the 1st World Congress of Korean Scientist & Engineers, featuring numerous global scholars, including NTU prof Cho Nam Joon, Chicago Uni. Prof Kim Yoenggi, King's College Prof K Cho, Standford Uni. Prof Lee Jinhyung and Tsinghua Uni. Prof Kim Kihwan.