Academician Juyoung Yoon from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology gave a lecture on Feb 19 at the 475th session of the Luojia Forum at Wuhan University (WHU).

The lecture, "Recent Progress on Fluorescent Imaging Probes and Phototherapy," highlighted significant advancements in fluorescent probes, photodynamic therapy, and photothermal therapy.

Vice-president Song Baoliang (L) presents a Luojia Forum commemorative plaque to Juyoung Yoon.

Academician Yoon discussed progress in developing fluorescent probes and therapies using light. He emphasized the significance of smart phototherapy nanomaterials for precision medicine in biosensing, high-quality imaging, and targeted treatment. These materials are promising for opening new pathways to explore nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis and therapy.

Yoon also presented research on using reactive oxygen species to selectively ablate bacteria by exploiting differences in reactivity. He noted that these reactivity differences could offer new possibilities for designing selective photodynamic agents to eliminate infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.

Juyoung Yoon is a distinguished professor of Chemistry and Nanoscience at Ewha Womans University. He is a member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and an Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society. His research primarily focuses on the design of fluorescent probes, photodynamic therapy, and imaging-guided treatments.