ICKRS 2026

Scientific Program

March 14 (Sat) 08:00-08:40	Oral Presentation II - Smell & Taste Smell & Taste		Room 2
Chair(s)	Kyubo Kim (Hallym University, South Korea)
Speaker(s)	08:00-08:10	Feasibility of Detecting Neurodegenerative and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Human Olfactory Mucosa Jihyeon Shin (The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea)
	08:10-08:20	Unrecognized Olfactory Dysfunction in Older Adults with Self-Reported Normal Smell Function: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Yeonsu Jeong (Chung-Ang University, South Korea)
	08:20-08:30	Kokumi's Effect in Enhancing Taste Perception in HNC Survivors After Chemoradiotherapy: A Crossover Study Praeploy Tungyingyong (King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand)
	08:30-08:40	Intranasal Insulin for the Treatment of Postviral Olfactory Dysfunction: A Preliminary Clinical Study Jeeyeon Park (Seoul National University, South Korea)

March 14 (Sat) 09:00-10:30	Oral Presentation III - Basic Research & AI Basic Research & AI		Room 2
Chair(s)	Seung Hoon Lee (Korea University, South Korea) Yih-Jeng Tsai (Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan)
Speaker(s)	09:00-09:10	Upregulation of Complement Receptor 2 in Recurrent Non-Type 2 Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps. Jina Park (Seoul National University, South Korea)
	09:10-09:20	The population of adaptive immune cells and localized immunological memory in human nasal mucosa and nasopharyngeal lymphoid tissues Hyun Jik Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
	09:20-09:30	Inhibition of IL-5RA/JAK2/STAT5 Signaling Attenuates Epithelial?Mesenchymal Transition in Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps Hosung Choi (The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea)
	09:30-09:40	Mechanistic Study of Particulate Matter-Induced Oxidative Stress and Cellular Damage Using Three Dimensional Holotomography Sung Hun Kang (Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center, South Korea)
	09:40-09:50	Elucidation of the Anti-Virulence Mechanism of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis Rian Ka Praja (Universitas Palangka Raya, Indonesia)
	09:50-10:00	Multimodal AI Models for Accurate Prediction of Surgical Completeness and Recurrence in Sinonasal Tumors Dharmendra Khatri (Nims University, India)
	10:00-10:10	Large Language Model-Assisted Machine Learning forTreatment Outcome Prediction in Sinonasal Malignancies Mi Rye Bae (Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, South Korea)
	10:10-10:20	A Multi-Task Deep Learning Model for Sleep Staging and Apnea Detection Using Single-Channel EEG Hyun Kyung Lee (Seoul National University, South Korea)
	10:20-10:30	A Comprehensive Evaluation of Deep Learning?Based Automated Polysomnography Compared With Manual Scoring Han Wool Sung (Chungnam National University, South Korea)

March 14 (Sat) 10:50-12:20	Symposium II Latest Insights in OSA Diagnosis and Treatment [Eli Lilly and Company - Sponsored Symposium]		Room 2
Chair(s)	YooSam Chung (University of Ulsan, South Korea) Shaun Loh (Singapore General Hospital, Singapore)
Speaker(s)	10:50-11:10	GLP-1 and/or GIP Receptor Agonists for Obese OSA Patients Hae-Jin Ko (Department of Family Medicine, Kyungpook National University, South Korea)
	11:10-11:30	Beyond AHI: New Indices of OSA Severity Hyun-Woo Shin (Seoul National University, South Korea)
	11:30-11:50	Insights from The Experience of Different Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Devices Song Tar Toh (Singapore General Hospital, Singapore)
	11:50-12:10	OSA and Cognitive Function: Latest Research Trends Sung Jae Heo (Kyungpook National University, South Korea)
	12:10-12:20	Discussion

March 14 (Sat) 14:10-15:30	Symposium IV Building the Immunologic Foundation for Precision Medicine in Rhinologic Diseases		Room 2
Chair(s)	Seung Heon Shin (Daegu Catholic University, South Korea) Robert Kern (Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, USA)
Speaker(s)	14:10-14:35	Novel Understanding of Pathophysiology of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis and Treatment Implications Amber Luong (University of Texas Health Science Center, USA)
	14:35-14:50	Immune-Related Biomarkers for AR and CRS: Advancing Toward Tailored Treatment Min-Seok Rha (Yonsei University, South Korea)
	14:50-15:05	Epithelial Dynamics and Inflammatory Memory in AR and CRS Il-Ho Park (Korea University, South Korea)
	15:05-15:20	Uncertainty in Diagnosing Allergic Rhinitis Supinda Chusakul (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
	15:20-15:30	Discussion

March 14 (Sat) 15:50-17:10	Symposium V Modern Approaches to Olfactory Disorders in Rhinology		Room 2
Chair(s)	Jin Kook Kim (Konkuk University, South Korea) Isao Suzaki (Showa Medical University, Japan)
Speaker(s)	15:50-16:10	Decoding Smell Loss: Mechanisms in CRS Boo-Young Kim (Ewha Womans University, South Korea)
	16:10-16:30	Olfactory Preservation and Long-Term Outcomes in The Era of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Gwanghui Ryu (Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea)
	16:30-16:50	Olfactory Dysfunction as an Early Biomarker in Neurodegenerative Diseases Han Soo Yoo (Department of Neurology, Yonsei University, South Korea)
	16:50-17:10	Central Compartment Atopic Disease- Its Olfactory Outcomes and Technical notes Allen Ping-Hung Shen (Kuang-Tien General Hospital, Taiwan)