ology . ▁He ▁currently ▁acts ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁Society ▁for ▁D end rit ic ▁C ells ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁D AMP s ▁Association . The ▁International ▁D AMP s ▁Association ▁is ▁a ▁society ▁of ▁research ers ▁from ▁varying ▁discipl ines ▁whose ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁numerous ▁roles ▁of ▁Dam age ▁associated ▁mole cular ▁patterns ▁in ▁disease , ▁injury ▁and ▁in fection . ▁ ▁Se ong ' s ▁primary ▁research ▁interest ▁is ▁ ▁the ▁interaction ▁of ▁D AMP s , ▁Path ogen - associ ated ▁mole cular ▁patterns ▁( PA MP s ) ▁and ▁hy pp os ▁( h ydro ph ob ic ▁port ions ▁exposed ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁den ature d ▁mole c ule ▁or ▁mole cular ▁aggreg ates ) ▁in ▁imm une ▁response ▁init iation . ▁His ▁lab ▁also ▁studies ▁d end rit ic ▁cells , ▁cancer ▁imm un other apy ▁and ▁single ▁domain ▁ant ib ody ▁ther ap ies . ▁His ▁current ▁research ▁is ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁D AMP s ▁Model ▁of ▁imm une ▁response ▁init iation , ▁and ▁investig ating ▁novel ▁hy ppo ▁centered ▁treat ments ▁for ▁infl am mat ory ▁dise ases . ▁Out side ▁of ▁the ▁D AMP s ▁inn ate ▁imm une ▁response ▁model , ▁Se ong ' s ▁lab ▁is ▁working ▁on ▁developing ▁d end rit ic ▁cell ▁based ▁cancer ▁v acc ines ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁recom bin ant ▁cam el ▁ant ib od ies ▁specific ▁to ▁tum or ▁ant ig ens ▁for ▁th era pe ut ic ▁use