July 16, 2015

Christopher W. Chung, MD ICAS Intern to speak Getting into Medical School and Developing Career in Academic Medicine ICAS Summer Symposium: The Korean Diaspora August 8, 2015 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia

Dear Friend: We are pleased to share with you that Christopher Chung will give an ICAS Lecture titled "Getting into Medical School and Developing a Career in Academic Medicine" at ICAS Summer Symposium: The Korean Diaspora which is slated to be held on August 8, 2015. Christopher Chung, MD is currently an ICAS Intern and a member of the ICAS Youth Excellence Program. He was an ICAS Volunteer in his high school days. Chris received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2009, graduating summa cum laude with majors in Biochemistry and Biology. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa national honors society and was awarded the Roy and Marianthi Vagelos Scholarship by the chairman of the undergraduate Biochemistry Program at the University of Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate Chris participated in translational research under Dr. David B. Weiner in areas including HIV-1, Chikungunya virus, and DNA vaccines. His efforts have resulted in the co-authorship of six papers which have been published in peer-reviewed leading scientific journals. Chris received his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2014. As a medical student he conducted research on breast cancer, soft tissue reconstruction, and microsphere-based drug delivery in the Adipose Stem Cell Center. During this time Chris published two first author original articles in addition to a number of other co-authored publications. After having completed his medical degree, Chris has now returned to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to pursue his PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology. His current research interests include cancer immunotherapy, checkpoint inhibitors, and gene therapy approaches. Thank you.