Speaker #1: Sun Ju Chung, M.D., Ph.D.

Title: Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Parkinson's Disease

Dr. Sun Ju Chung is a Professor of Department of Neurology at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. He is serving as the Director of both the ‘Parkinson and Alzheimer Center’ and the ‘Human Brain Bank’ at Asan Medical Center. Dr. Chung has made contributions to the scientific literature, particularly in the genetics of Parkinson’s disease. His primary research focuses on genome-wide association studies and whole-genome sequencing studies for Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Chung has extensive clinical knowledge of movement disorders and conducted many international clinical trials as a principal investigator. Dr. Chung is successfully served as an Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Journal of Movement Disorders’, contributing to the growth of this international journal. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Demonstrate the phenomenology of motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). 

2. Recognize the genetic risk factors for PD. 

3. Describe the emerging roles of environmental factors for PD. 

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