Admission Guidelines for 2025 Undergraduate Applicants, UNIST

Wonwoo Jeong

(Major in Life Science/Mechanical Engineering, Wake Forest Regenerative Medicine Research Institute)

Q1. Please introduce what you are currently doing.

A1. I have been working as a researcher since 2023 at the Wake Forest Regenerative Medicine Institute, which has the world's best research facilities and conducts in-depth regenerative medicine research. I am conducting research to create artificial organs using bioprinting. Together with various research teams, we are developing an artificial pancreas for patients with type 1 diabetes, a cancer tissue platform for patient-specific malignancy assessment, complex muscle tissue, and soft tissue reconstruction technology based on patient-derived adipose tissue.

Q2. Why did you choose UNIST during high school and what did you like about living at UNIST?

A2. When I was in high school, I voluntarily went on a college tour, and I liked everything about UNIST, including the dormitories and school accessibility, research facilities, great library, and scholarships. Also, when I was in high school, I had the opportunity to do research for a science exhibition at UNIST, and the professors and doctors who helped me at the time were so caring and helpful that I really wanted to go to UNIST. While living at UNIST, I was a vocalist for the volunteer club Danbi and the music club Unplugged.

Q3. Did living and studying at UNIST help you get your current job?

A3, UNIST's English classes, free choice of major, cutting-edge research equipment, students support allowed me to grow. In particular, I began undergraduate research in my second year of college, and my undergraduate major in life sciences/mechanical engineering helped me easily learn the principles and create applications when encountering bioprinting technology. Also, while doing an integrated master and doctoral program in the bioprinting laboratory, I was able to focus more on my research by also serving in the military.