Invited Faculty
  • Tae-Jong Kim
    Chonnam Nat'l Univ.
    Korea
  • Prof. Kim obtained his Medical Degree from the Hanyang University in 1998. He received PhD. degree in Immunology and Rheumatology from Hanyang University in 2008 and currently holds the title of Professor in Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital. In 2009, he was awarded the title of ASAS (Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society) full member in South Korea. From 2014 to 2016, he joined Prof. Bowness Lab. in University of Oxford and conducted a project of functional role of Th17 cells in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Prof. Kim published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in clinical and scientific journals.
    Research & Clinical Focus

    Basic and Clinical Researches on Spondyloarthritis

    Clinical Application of Anti-inflammatory Molecules

    • Date Time Room Session Title Lecture Title
    May 19 11:00-11:30 Room B [Symposium] Year in Review (Basic) SpA: Insight into the pathogenesis of SpA
    May 19 12:00-12:40 Room C [Luncheon Symposium III - AbbVie] Strategies to Solve the Problem of Ankylosing Spondylitis with AbbVie's Assets  The present and future of ankylosing spondylitis treatments