Welcome to the Plastic and Reconstructive Innovative Medical Science Laboratory (PRIME Lab).

Our laboratory is an MD-PhD-led translational medicine research laboratory that bridges advanced medical expertise with rigorous scientific inquiry. We are deeply committed to fundamentally resolving the limitations of intractable diseases encountered in actual clinical practice through innovative, interdisciplinary research.

By precisely replicating the intractable barriers that complicate treatment in real-world clinical settings, we actively utilize these platforms to rapidly discover and validate the efficacy of novel, innovative therapeutic candidates. Concurrently, we integrate advanced stem cell technologies with biomaterial platforms to pioneer a new paradigm in patient-specific composite tissue regeneration and reconstruction.

Crucially, PRIME Lab drives these breakthroughs through a robust co-advising and collaborative research network with premier laboratories in the Department of Integrative Engineering at Chung-Ang University, maximizing the synergy between medicine and engineering.

By seamlessly bridging clinical unmet needs (MD) with cutting-edge engineering methodologies (PhD), our students benefit from a multi-faceted mentorship model, developing into next-generation, globally competitive experts in integrative medical sciences and biomedical engineering.

We sincerely appreciate you joining us on this meaningful journey as we translate research from the bench directly to the patient's bedside to transform human lives.