"So far, there is no vaccine which can prevent HIV completely. There should be constant researches about viruses which are causes of modern diseases at global level."

Dr. Luc Montagnier(84, France), who won the Nobel prize of physiology/medical science in 2008, said when he visited Sun Moon university on February 6th.

Sun Jo Hwang, president of Sun Moon University, Ja-moon Gu, vice president, and Jae-gyeong Song, a professor of College of BT Convergence Pharmaceutical Engineering attended the meeting, the topics of which regarding directions to develop studies of the basic science and virus researches.

"If Sun Moon University sends me invitations, I would like to give a special lecture by having discussions with students who are interested in virus research." Dr. Montagnier said.

Dr. Montagnier, a molecular biologist, discovered HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) which causes AIDS(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). He won the Nobel prize of physiology and medical science with Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi(France) and Dr. Harald Zur Hausen(Germany).

"Now we are able to figure out how to think and study about virus diseases." Jae-kyung Song, a professor of College of BT Convergence Pharmaceutical Engineering of Sun Moon University, said. "We are pleased to have such a great world-famous scholar and share our opinions about the research," he added.

Meanwhile, in 2014, Sun Moon University was selected to operate Local Community/Industry/University Cooperation Pharmaceutical Industry Education Team as part of the Regional University for Creative Korea project, and will operate until 2019.

The aim of the meeting was to cultivate core manpower in the pharmaceutical industry and to improve relevant projects for specialization.