Girls’ Generation Sooyoung donates funds for research of rare genetic retinal disease

▲ This photo, provided by the Korean Foundation Fighting Blindness, shows Choi Soo-young delivering her donation to Professor Choi Mu-rim’s research team at Seoul National University College of Medicine on the 7th. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Choi Soo-young, a member of the girl group Girls’ Generation and an actress, has donated funds for the research of rare genetic retinal disease, according to the agency Saram Entertainment, Friday.

Choi, who is an ambassador of the Korean Foundation Fighting Blindness, delivered her donation together with the health-tech company Humanscape to Professor Choi Mu-rim’s research team at Seoul National University College of Medicine on the 7th.

Choi has been an ambassador of the Korean Foundation Fighting Blindness since 2012 and has been holding sponsorship events and sponsoring research on patient treatment.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by An Hayeon.)

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