2025 PathFinder Lab Workshop

• Date: February 6-7, 2025

• Location: Vivaldi Park, Hongcheon

Event Overview

Our second annual lab workshop successfully combined research collaboration with team building activities in a winter resort setting. The two-day program featured a carefully structured itinerary designed to maximize both scientific exchange and group cohesion.

Program Schedule

• Skiing activities on resort slopes

• Scientific presentations and research updates

• Group dinner and informal networking sessions

Research Presentations

Lab members presented cutting-edge research in two core areas:

• Pathology Image Analysis with Deep Learning

  • Eunsu Kim, Hyeseong Lee, Youngsuk Lee, D.M. Bappy

• Genomics and Spatial Transcriptomics Data Analysis

  • Harim Chun

Key Outcomes

• Enhanced collaboration through relaxed mountain environment

• Knowledge sharing across AI-driven pathology and multi-omics research domains

• Strengthened team dynamics through combined recreational and academic activities

• Advanced progress on interdisciplinary computational biology projects

Impact

The unique format of combining winter sports with focused research presentations proved highly effective for fostering both scientific innovation and team cohesion. The informal after-party discussions provided valuable opportunities for deeper academic connections among lab members.