DGIST to Host Lecture by Nobel Laureate Professor Thomas Sudhof

DGIST (President Lee Geonwoo) will host a Distinguished Lecture Series on May 23 at 2:00 PM in Room L29, DGIST E7 (Consilience Hall), inviting Professor Thomas Sudhof, the 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

This lecture, titled "Towards an Understanding of the Molecular Logic of Neural Circuits," will focus on Professor Sudhof's research elucidating how signal transmission between neurons in the human brain is precisely regulated at the molecular level. He will introduce the latest research trends in synapse biology and neural circuit formation based on his scientific achievements.

Zuidhof Lecture Poster

Professor Sudhof currently serves as the Avram Goldstein Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Since 1986, he has also been an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

He has been recognized for his pioneering research that has shifted the paradigm in neuroscience by revealing the core principles of signal transmission between neurons, including the mechanisms by which neurotransmitter release occurs rapidly and accurately at the presynaptic active zone. For these achievements, Professor Sudhof has received numerous prestigious international awards, including the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2010), and the Lasker~DeBakey Medical Basic Research Award (2013).

He has also been elected as a member of major academic societies worldwide, including the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (NAS), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), the Royal Society of London, and the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, in recognition of his global academic contributions.

Lee Geonwoo, President of DGIST, stated, "The invitation lecture by Professor Sudhof, a world-renowned scholar, will not only provide great inspiration to DGIST students and researchers, but also offer a valuable opportunity to gain insights into the latest trends in brain science. DGIST will continue to become a hub of convergent research and innovative education through knowledge exchange with global scholars."

Meanwhile, through this Distinguished Lecture Series, DGIST aims to promote academic exchange among domestic and international researchers in brain science and life sciences, foster the next generation of convergent talent, and strengthen research competitiveness in basic science fields.