It is our great pleasure to warmly invite you to the 2022 KALAS International Symposium, entitled with ‘UNBIAS (Unveiling BIo-network using Animal System)’ at Jeju International Convention Center (Jeju ICC) in Jeju island from July 20 (Wed) to 23 (Sat) in 2022.

The International Symposium is composed with 2 plenary lectures: ‘Microbiome and nutrition in animal health and diseases’ (Prof. Won-Jae Lee, Seoul Natl. Univ.) and ‘Defining and engineering the gut stem cell microenvironment’ (Prof. Tae-Hee Kim, The Hospital for Sick Children & University of Toronto), and 16 program sessions including Cancer model, Zebra-fish, Marmoset, Gut-brain axis, Mitochondrial dynamics and therapy, IBD preclinical models, Liver diseases, IACUC, Research ethics, KLAT educational sessions, etc.

The symposium will be supported by several institutions, agencies and organizations including KOFST, NIFDS, JCVB, KIT, KMPC, etc. and I would like to thank all those concerned in this symposium.

We hope that all participants will enjoy this KALAS international symposium that give an opportunity to broaden your academic knowledge, and carry back with you fond memories from Jeju island. Once again, I sincerely appreciate for those who support and contribute to this international symposium.

KilSoo Kim
President, KALAS