KHUPO 7th Annual International Proteomics Conference

	On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Korean Human Proteome Organization (KHUPO), it is my great pleasure to welcome all the speakers and participants from the different part of the world and Korea. This will mark the 7th Annual Meeting of KHUPO and focus on the theme, "Proteomics and Biomarker Discovery". I am very much confident that this meeting will be a useful vehicle for disseminating information and knowledge pertaining to the human proteome projects, which are now well moving under the leadership of directors of each initiative. For this meeting, the leaders of HUPO and distinguished scientists were invited and their presentations will provide an excellent opportunity to introduce the current status of HUPO initiatives. This meeting will also help us jump one big step towards the development of proteomics core technology and cooperation among the scientists in this field.
As proteomics is staged at rapid growth phase with respect to technology, training and infrastructure in Korea, we will continue working towards our ultimate goals to map and elucidate all human proteome, to understand mechanisms whereby many proteins are involved in the pathogenesis of human disease. Finally, KHUPO wishes to be a key part of world proteome societies and will continue to function in its unique role under the auspices of HUPO. I hope that 7th Annual Meetings of KHUPO serves as a major communication vehicle for the high-quality research of proteome scientists between Korea and the rest of the world. Thank you,

Young Mok Park Chair, Organizing Committee of KHUPO Annual Meeting President, KHUPO Council Member, Human Proteome Organization Co-chairman, Human Brain Proteome Project (HBPP) Co-chair, Organizing Committee of HUPO 6th Annual World Congress, Seoul 2007