Distinguished Professor Paik Young-ki Attends the Annual General Meeting for HUPO (Human Proteome Organization) in Boston The Korea-led Global Human Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project (C-HPP) (Chairperson Paik Young-ki, Distinguished Professor of Yonsei University) made its official launch on September 10th. As the largest project since the genome, the C-HPP is planned to be implemented for the next ten years (Sept 2012 – Sept 2022). The project consists of 24 human chromosome teams that form a consortium with biochemists, mass analyzers, bio-informaticians, and pathologists. The launching ceremony of the C-HPP was held during the annual general meeting for the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) in Boston. The ceremony was attended by officials from the National Institutes of Health, as well as key figures in the bio and biomedical industries, who delivered speeches about the vision and significance of the project. Among the 24 pairs, Professor Paik Young-ki’s team is in charge of the chromosome 13, Dr. Yoo Jong-sin’s (Korea Basic Science Institute) team chromosome 11, and Professor Jo Je-yeol’s (Seoul National University) team chromosome 9. The Korean teams are recognized to initiate this project. Other participating countries include the United States and China, which have been assigned three chromosomes altogether; Japan and Canada, one each; and the remaining are each in the hands of 16 countries. In addition to the 24 pairs of chromosomes, a protein mapping of a total of 20,300 genes is to be carried out. The results are anticipated to discover both the indicator factors of various cancers, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, heart disease and toxemia of pregnancy, and new drug targets. These functions are planned to be applied to the identity of disease protein and extensive areas, including bio industry, pharmaceutical industry, and basic life science research.