[Nov 28, 2013]

 Professor Yong, Chul Soon of the YU College of Pharmacy was appointed as the chairperson of the 'AFPS (Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences)’.

 At the '2013 AFPS Conference' held at the Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel from November 20 to 23 co-hosted by the Korean Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology and AFPS, Professor Yong, Chul Soon was appointed as the chairperson, and his 2-year term will begin on January 1, 2014.

 AFPS is an international society on pharmacy made up of approximately 20 Asian countries including Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Professor Yong hosted the 2013 AFPS Conference as the organizing committees chair.

 Since starting at the YU College of Pharmacy in 1991, Professor Yong published 170 papers in SCI(E) academic journals and 80 theses in Korean academic journals, while also applying for over 20 patents, in his service for research and fostering students. He served as the dean of the YU College of Pharmacy, dean of the Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, director of the Institute for Drug Research, and director of the BK21 project. He also served as the vice-chairman and the Yeungnam district head of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea. He is currently the chairperson of the Korean Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology.