During the three-day ICGSK 2025 International Conference (hosted by The Genetics Society of Korea) held at Suwon Convention Centre from 12 to 14 November, a postdoctoral researcher and doctoral candidate from the Department of Bio and Fermentation Convergence Technology received the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award.

ICGSK, this year's flagship international genetics conference in South Korea, shared the latest research achievements across six academic divisions – developmental genetics, tumour genetics, forensic genetics, plant genetics, medical genetics, and genomics – under the slogan “Genetic Perspectives: One Science, Multiple Dimensions”.

Over 600 genetics researchers from Korea and abroad participated in this year's conference. World-renowned scholars, including Professor Norbert Perrimon from Harvard University, Professor Roel Verhaak from Yale School of Medicine, and Professor Ahn Jin Heung, a plant geneticist from Kyung Hee University, delivered plenary lectures, adding depth to the academic discourse.

Dr Sang Ji Woon, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Bio-Fermentation Convergence at Kookmin University, and Muhammad Atif, a PhD student (23rd year, Graduate School, Department of Bio and Fermentation Convergence Technology), under the guidance of Professor Lee Young Seok from the same department, presented their research respectively. ‘Developmental Transition in Ribose Taste Perception and Its Neural Basis in Drosophila’ and ‘Ionotropic Receptor-Dependent Chemosensory Mechanisms Underlying Arachidic Acid Avoidance in Drosophila’.

This research was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Programme of the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Domestic Postdoctoral Fellowship Support Programme of the Ministry of Education, and the Eco-Biomaterial Advanced Talent Cultivation Specialised Graduate School Project of the Ministry of Environment (Project Leader: Park Yong Cheol).