Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) College of Veterinary Medicine (Dean Park Sang-yeol) announced on the 3rd that it achieved a range of academic outcomes at the Fall Academic Conference of the Korean Society of Veterinary Science (theme: Advanced Technologies and Convergence in Veterinary Life Sciences), held recently at the Jeju International Convention Center.

At the conference, the JBNU College of Veterinary Medicine reported a number of awards: doctoral candidate Na Eun-ji won the Graduate School Outstanding Researcher Award; doctoral candidate Park Jong-yeol won the Excellent Oral Presentation Award; and Dr. Jeong Chan-gi, doctoral candidate Kim Ryun-hee, and doctoral candidate Bae Da-yun each received Excellent Poster Presentation Awards.

The Graduate School Outstanding Researcher Award recognizes outstanding scientists who are highly regarded domestically and internationally and is intended to encourage graduate students majoring in veterinary medicine. Doctoral candidate Na Eun-ji was recognized for active academic activity, having published six SCI papers and three papers in domestic journals during her degree program.

Furthermore, doctoral candidate Park Jong-yeol, who won the Excellent Oral Presentation Award, presented research in which he used gene-editing tools on turkey herpesvirus (HVT) to insert the genes of two variant viruses recently circulating in the country into HVT respectively, developing a multivalent recombinant vector vaccine and demonstrating its efficacy; the work was recognized for its excellence.

Dr. Jeong Chan-gi, recipient of an Excellent Poster Presentation Award, presented research titled "Investigation of Bacterial Causative Agents Associated with Swine Encephalitis"; doctoral candidate Kim Ryun-hee presented "Spinal Motor Neuron Protective Effects of Edaravone via Downregulation of ACSL4 in a Rat Cardiac Arrest Model"; and doctoral candidate Bae Da-yun presented "SARS-CoV-2 Infection Status in Hanwoo Cattle and Native Black Goats." Each was honored with an award.

Doctoral candidate Na Eun-ji said, "I am honored to close the year with the Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award, and I am grateful to my parents, my advising professor, and my lab members for their constant support and encouragement," adding, "I will take this as encouragement to produce even better research outcomes and will work harder to grow as a researcher."

Dean Park Sang-yeol said, "This conference provided a good opportunity to reaffirm the research competitiveness of the JBNU College of Veterinary Medicine, as many of our researchers received awards for outstanding research," adding, "We will not spare encouragement and support so that many researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine can achieve strong research outcomes in better conditions."