Election of the 20th Standing Director of the International Society for Twin Studies / Professor Hur Yoon Mi (College of Liberal Arts)
- 25.09.08 / 전윤실
Professor Hur Yoon Mi (Kookmin Research Institute), Specially Appointed Professor at Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul), has been elected as the 20th Standing Director of the International Society for Twin Studies (ISTS).
The International Society for Twin Studies is an academic society with members comprising twin researchers from over 28 countries worldwide. It studies the effects of genetics and environment on human psychological traits, mental disorders, and physical illnesses using twins as subjects. Twins are categorized into monozygotic twins, which develop from a single fertilized egg splitting into two, and dizygotic twins, which develop from two separate fertilized eggs from the beginning. By leveraging these differences, twins can provide crucial insights into the genetic/environmental interaction phenomena affecting human behavior.
The International Society for Twin Research is increasingly expanding its research scope beyond scientific studies to include welfare services for twin families. The society regularly publishes Twin Research and Human Genetics (SCI-indexed), and Professor Heo is also an editorial board member of this journal.
Professor Hur Yoon Mi was elected as a standing director at the Twins 2025 conference through a member vote involving scholars from around the world. Her term runs for three years, from December 2025 to December 2028.
|
This content is translated from Korean to English using the AI translation service DeepL and may contain translation errors such as jargon/pronouns. If you find any, please send your feedback to kookminpr@kookmin.ac.kr so we can correct them.
|
|
Election of the 20th Standing Director of the International Society for Twin Studies / Professor Hur Yoon Mi (College of Liberal Arts) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025-09-08
128
Professor Hur Yoon Mi (Kookmin Research Institute), Specially Appointed Professor at Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul), has been elected as the 20th Standing Director of the International Society for Twin Studies (ISTS).
The International Society for Twin Studies is an academic society with members comprising twin researchers from over 28 countries worldwide. It studies the effects of genetics and environment on human psychological traits, mental disorders, and physical illnesses using twins as subjects. Twins are categorized into monozygotic twins, which develop from a single fertilized egg splitting into two, and dizygotic twins, which develop from two separate fertilized eggs from the beginning. By leveraging these differences, twins can provide crucial insights into the genetic/environmental interaction phenomena affecting human behavior.
The International Society for Twin Research is increasingly expanding its research scope beyond scientific studies to include welfare services for twin families. The society regularly publishes Twin Research and Human Genetics (SCI-indexed), and Professor Heo is also an editorial board member of this journal.
Professor Hur Yoon Mi was elected as a standing director at the Twins 2025 conference through a member vote involving scholars from around the world. Her term runs for three years, from December 2025 to December 2028.
|
||||
