(2025/11/10) Our recent paper (co-first author: Priya Ranganathan), titled "Integrated biofabrication of artificial esophageal scaffolds using electrospinning, embedded DLP, and extrusion techniques" has been published in Materials Today Bio (IF=10.2, JCR Top 7.2%). The study was covered by multiple news outlets. [한빛사] [연합뉴스] [다음/아시아경제] [네이트/브릿지경제] [KNN] [부산일보] [국제신문] [인더뉴스] [메트로] [이뉴스투데이]
(2025/08/22) Jangbaek Han received his bachelor's degree from PKNU. He will continue his research in the combined bachelor/master program.
(2025/06/04) Our lab was selected for the Global Basic Research Laboratory Program (PI: Sang-Hyug Park) funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea. Through this grant, we will receive three years of funding to develop a real-time, non-destructive assessment platform for advanced organoid systems. This achievement was featured in the news. [부산일보] [아시아경제] [뉴시스] [이뉴스투데이]
(2025/05/09) Prof. Nam delivered a talk on machine learning-assisted optimization of printability in extrusion-based bioprinting at KS3DPM 2025, held at Seoul National University, Korea.
(2025/05/03) Priya (Hybrid biofabrication of an artificial esophagus: integrating electrospinning, embedded digital light processing, and extrusion-based bioprinting) and Masoud (Hierarchical-gradient 3D-printed structures for enhanced tendon-to-bone integration: a bioinspired and data-driven approach) won best poster presentation awards for their outstanding research at KTERMS 2025. Congratulations to both!
(2025/05/02) We attended KTERMS 2025 in Seongnam, Korea. We presented five posters, and our collaborative research was also presented by Eun-Jae Chung, M.D., at Seoul National University Hospital.
(2025/02/21) Juhyun Kang and Gyeongmi Lee received their PhD and master’s degrees from PKNU, respectively. Juhyun will continue his research as a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Lim’s lab, while Gyeongmi and Garin have joined the industry as researchers
(2025/02/05) Our paper (first author: Garin Kim), titled "Suspended bioprinting with in-situ elasticity monitoring using the assessment of shear wave phase velocity", was published in Additive Manufacturing (IF=10.3, JCR Top 5.8%). The work was featured in the news. [연합뉴스] [아시아경제] [국제신문] [한국대학신문] [MSN] [Ch B tv 부산(유튜브)]
(2024/08/23) Dageon Oh, Garin Kim, and Dasong Kim have graduated! Dageon Oh and Garin Kim earned their master’s degrees, while Dasong Kim completed a bachelor’s degree. Congratulations to all!
(2024/06/25) Our lab members attended TERMIS-WC in Seattle, USA. We delivered seven presentations and enjoyed networking with leading researchers at the conference.
(2024/05/31) Dageon won the best poster presentation award at WBC 2024 (Prediction of printing resolution using rheology-informed hierarchical machine learning). Congratulations, Dageon!
(2024/05/27) We attended WBC 2024 in Daegu, Korea, where we delivered eight presentations. Prof. Nam gave an invited talk titled "Machine learning-assisted optimization of printability in extrusion-based bioprinting."
(2024/03/18) Just after completing the lab cleanup.
(2024/02/16) Jungeun received her bachelor's degree from PKNU. She will continue her research in the combined bachelor/master program.
(2023/12/28) We took a group photo of the lab in a studio to commemorate the year.
(2023/10/16) We attended the 2023 TERMIS-AP Conference in Hong Kong, where we gave four presentations.
(2023/08/18) Jin Myoung Yoo received his PhD from PKNU. All the lab members appreciated his long-standing dedication and contributions.
(2023/08/16) Laser-tag outing for the summer lab gathering!
(2023/06/30) Prof. Nam gave a presentation on the fundamentals and principles of bioprinting at the 2023 Advanced Regenerative Medicine Global Human Resources Development Forum held at BEXCO in Busan.
(2023/05/15) Celebrating Teacher's Day with a sweet cake.
(2023/03/30) We enjoyed this year's cherry blossom season. It was nice to be able to walk around the beautiful campus without worrying about COVID-19.
(2023/02/17) Gyeongmi Lee earned her bachelor's degree from PKNU. She will pursue her master's degree in the same lab. Go for your goals!
(2022/12/23) We decorated the lab office and celebrated Christmas together.
(2022/12/16) Myoung Hwan, a lab alumnus, gave a seminar on studying abroad in the United States to undergraduate students in BME.
(2022/10/08) Dageon won the best poster presentation award at TERMIS-AP 2022 (Optimization of printability of alginate-based bioinks using rheology-informed machine learning). Congratulations, Dageon!
(2022/10/05) We attended TERMIS-AP 2022 in Jeju, Korea.
(2022/08/31) Dr. Nandha Kumar Ponnusamy left the lab to continue his research in Japan. Good luck with your research!
(2022/08/26) Garin Kim and Dageon Oh received their bachelor's degrees from PKNU. They will continue their research in the combined bachelor/master program.
(2022/08/08) Summer lab gathering near the beach and art museum!
(2022/03/02) Masoud Shirzad and Priya Ranganathan joined the lab to pursue their PhDs. Welcome to our lab!
(2022/02/23) Hoyeol received his master's degree from PKNU. He will work in KTL (Korea Testing Laboratory), which is a national institute for comprehensive testing and certification. Congratulations!
(2021/12/28) We took a group photo of the lab near the end of the year.
(2021/12/21) Our lab and members were on KNN which is the biggest regional broadcasting station: http://www.knn.co.kr/248218?bf_cat=76 (from 33:30 to 40:00)
(2021/09/01) Dr. Nandha Kumar Ponnusamy joined the lab as a research professor. Welcome aboard our team.
(2021/07/01) We went to Ananti Cove to take a break after the semester is done.
(2021/06/18) We gave two presentations at the 22nd International Meeting of Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS) (Online).
(2021/05/15) The lab members celebrated the teacher's day and shared a cake.
(2021/03/01) Joo Hyun Kang joined the lab and entered graduate school at PKNU to pursue a PhD.
(2020/08/28) We gave two presentations at the 21st International Meeting of Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS) (Online). Jin Myoung won the best presentation award (Fabrication of GelMA scaffolds with oxygen-releasing carriers for tissue engineering applications). Congrats, Jin Myoung!
(2020/08/10) Prof. Nam received the Best Young Engineering Researcher Award from Pukyong National University.
(2020/03/01) Hoyeol Lee, who joined the lab in 2018, entered graduate school at PKNU to pursue a master's degree.
(2020/02/21) Elna and Boyoung received a master's degree and a PhD, respectively. Boyoung is working as a researcher at ROKIT Healthcare now. Congratulations to both of you!
(2019/10/14) We went to Australia to give eight presentations at the 2019 Chapter Meeting of TERMIS-AP (Brisbane, Australia).
(2019/08/23) Myoung Hwan received a master's degree from PKNU. He decided to pursue a PhD in the States. Currently, he is a PhD student in BME at Penn State University. Congrats!
(2019/06/07) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk titled "Bioink properties and printability for extrusion-based 3D bioprinting" at the 20th Anniversary International Meeting of Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS) (Jeju, Korea).
(2019/05/15) The lab members celebrated the teacher's day with a cake and thankful messages.
(2019/04/09) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk at the 2019 Spring Meeting of The Polymer Society of Korea (Busan, Japan).
(2019/04/03) We took group photos during the cherry blossom season. The PKNU campus was beautiful with pink petals.
(2019/02/25) Jin Myoung and Chulhee received master's degrees at PKNU. Chulhee got a job as an R&D engineer in ALPINION Medical System and Jin Myoung left the lab to pursue a PhD.
(2019/01/28) PKNU BME was highlighted in the newspaper, Busan Ilbo (http://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=20190128000096). Prof. Nam and the lab members were on the paper to introduce the department of biomedical engineering at PKNU.
(2018/05/25) We had a poster presentation at The 39th Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics (USE 2018) (Kamigyo-ku, Japan).
(2018/09/05) We went to Japan to give six presentations at the 5th TERMIS World Congress (Kyoto, Japan). It took a long time to come back to Busan due to Typhoon Jebi.
(2018/05/25) We gave three poster presentations at the 19th International Meeting of Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS) (Seoul, Korea).
(2018/03/30) We had three poster presentations at the 2018 Spring Meeting of The Korean Society for Biomaterials (Busan, Korea).
(2018/03/10) We gave a poster presentation at the 2018 Spring Conference of The Korean Society for Precision Engineering (Jeju, Korea).
(2018/01/25) Prof. Nam was on Youtube to introduce bioprinting and PKNU BME.
(2017/12/27) We took a group picture at the PKNU campus and had lunch together before the year is gone.
(2017/10/25) We had a poster presentation at the 6th Asian Biomaterials Congress (Thiruvananthapuram, India).
(2017/10/20) We gave a poster presentation at the 2017 Spring Meeting of The Korean Society for Biomaterials (Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea). The former lab member Ji Min took a picture together with the lab members.
(2017/06/03) We gave two poster presentations at the 18th International Meeting of Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS) (Daegu, Korea). Chulhee won the best presentation award (Simulation and measurement of ultrasonic surface wave propagation for nondestructive assessment of tissue engineered construction). Congratulations, Chulhee!
(2017/04/27) We had a poster presentation at the 2017 Bioengineering Division Spring Conference of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (Daejeon, Korea).
(2017/03/31) We gave two poster presentations at the 2017 Spring Meeting of The Korean Society for Biomaterials (Seoul, Korea). Jin Myoung won the best presentation award (Photoacoustic signal detection from mesenchymal stem cells labeled with indocyanine green in the tissue-engineered scaffolds). Congrats, Jin Myoung!
(2017/03/01) Elna Chalisserry came from India and joined the lab. Welcome, Elna!
(2017/02/23) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk at the 2017 KNOS Winter Workshop (Muju, Korea).
(2017/02/06) Prof. Nam visited Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) with Prof. Jung and Prof. Park in PKNU BME. We had a great time with prestigious professors in the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine field, Sang Jin Lee, James Yoo, and Anthony Atala.
(2016/09/30) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk at the 20th Anniversary International Symposium of the Korean Society of Biomaterials (Daegu, Korea).
(2016/08/26) The very first extrusion of bioink using our customized bioprinter.
(2016/05/14) PKNU BME including the lab members hosted the 2016 Spring Conference of the Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering at the PKNU campus in Busan, Korea. We gave two poster presentations at the conference.
(2015/11/15) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk at IEEE Nanomed 2015 (Honolulu, HI).
(2015/11/13) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk at International Biomedical Engineering Conference 2015 (Gyeongju, Korea).
(2015/07/15) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk at the Summer Meeting 2015 of the Optical Society of Korea (Gyeongju, Korea).
(2015/05/14) Prof. Nam gave an invited talk at the 2015 Spring Conference of the Acoustic Society of Korea (Busan, Korea).
(2015/07/01) Chulhee Yun, Jin Myoung Yoo, Myoung Hwan Kim, Ji Min Seok, and Boyoung Choi joined the lab. Welcome!
(2015/06/01) Integrate Regenerative Medicine Laboratory was established.