2026

CAU GRACE Lab wrapped up the semester with a celebratory dinner together.

 Date: June 30, 2026

CAU GRACE Lab visited a POSCO E&C construction site to interview the site foreman and health manager as part of our research.

 Date: June 11, 2026

DAY 1 ) Kanagawa Prefectural Government

Kanagawa Healthcare New Frontier Policy

Governor Yuji Kuroiwa(of Kanagawa Prejecture), Prof. Giyeon Kim, Prof. Taka Yamashita, Yoonchung Kim(Ph.d. Candidate),
UMBC students and GRACE LAB members.

DAY 2) Yamato City Dementia supporters & Helts Sail and Sewa Katsu

 Yamato City Dementia Supporter Training Activities 

Prof. Giyeon Kim, Prof. Taka Yamashita, Yoonchung Kim(Ph.d. Candidate), UMBC students and GRACE LAB members.

Helte Sail and Sewa Katsu – Tokyo

 Prof. Taka Yamashita, Yoonchung Kim(Ph.d. Candidate), UMBC students and GRACE LAB members.

DAY 3)  Keio University Hiyoshi Campus

Zoom meeting with Keio University Hiyoshi Campus 

Prof. Giyeon Kim, Prof. Taka Yamashita, Yoonchung Kim(Ph.d. Candidate), Keio University’s Graduate students,
UMBC students and GRACE LAB members.

DAY 4) Yoko no Sono

Yoko-No-Sono Nursing Home

 Prof. Giyeon Kim, Prof. Taka Yamashita, UMBC students and GRACE LAB members.

DAY 5)  Miraikan museum

Miraikan's “Park of Aging” Exhibition

Projessor Giyeon Kim, Minji Shim, Hyejin Kim, Jeongin Seo

Date: June 1, 2026 – June 5, 2026

CAU GRACE Lab at the 2026 Korean Gerontological Society Conference

 Award: A master’s student, Ms. Minji Shim won the Best Poster Award.

Date: May 29, 2026

CAU GRACE Lab held a Zoom workshop featuring lab alumnus Junyub Lim, M.A., who presented his research on epigenetic aging and cognition at Arizona State University.

Date: May 19, 2026

CAU GRACE Lab celebrated Teachers' Day and welcomed back lab alumna Yeonsoo Shin, currently pursuing her PhD in the U.S.

Date: May 12, 2026

CAU GRACE Lab had its first lab meeting of the Spring semester, followed by a welcome dinner for our new interns.

Date: April 07, 2026