Sun Hye Shin

This 2018 ATS conference was my second time attending the conference, and this time, I was honoured to have an opportunity to present my research at APSR/ISRD joint session as a poster discussion. I really appreciate Professor Kwun Fong, Prof Chunxue Bai, and many other senior researchers for showing their interest in my research and giving me words of encouragement.

My research, entitled "NTM Lung Diseases Caused by Mixed Infection with Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium abscessus complex", evaluated clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in 71 patients with concomitant infection with two major NTM pathogens. I think the two most important findings of this study are, 1) almost all patients had nodular bronchiectatic form of the disease and 2) these patients are especially vulnerable to repeated reinfections by new strains. My abstract was also chosen as a RAPiD poster discussion at NTM session. I personally thank Prof Won-Jung Koh for giving me a chance to study this topic and supervising me through whole process.

Lectures by Prof Nakanish, Prof Yu, and Prof Bai were brief but very informative. I also had a great time networking with other young researchers from Asia. Their brilliant studies and passion in this field truly motivated me. Lastly, the award scholarship did help a lot. Again, I sincerely appreciate the APSR for this precious opportunity.