On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Korean Human Proteome Organization (KHUPO), I would like to cordially invite all the speakers and participants from the abroad and domestic in the 12th Annual International Conference of KHUPO, which will be held on March 29~30, 2012 at the New Millennium Hall of Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.

This 12th Annual Meeting of KHUPO focuses on the theme, “Proteomics for Functional Genomics” For this meeting, four plenary lectures and numerous distinguished scientists in the field were invited. I am very much confident that this meeting will provide an excellent opportunity to introduce and share the cutting edge results of proteomics research. In addition it will also help us jump on more steps towards for the development of proteomics core technologies and cooperation among the scientists in Korea and rest of the world.

As proteomics is staged at the rapid growth phase with respect to technology, training and infrastructure in the world, Korean scientists will continually contribute to explore and elucidate all human proteome researches. I hope the efforts and activities of KHUPO or proteomics community will serve as the basis for the functional characterization of all proteins and their variants relevant to human biology and disease.

Finally, I hope that 12th Annual Meetings of KHUPO serves as a major scientific forum for the high-quality research of proteome scientists, linking between Korea and the rest of the world.

With best wishes,

Chan-Wha Kim, Ph.D President, Korea Human Proteome Organization Professor, Division of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University