Doosan Yeongang Foundation Awards 2020 Doosan Yeongang Academic Prize in Medicine Division

Awardee Choi Wonmuk, Clinical Instructor, Department of Gastroenterology, Seoul Asan Hospital

Doosan Yeongang Foundation held the '2020 Doosan Yeongang Academic Award' ceremony on the 22nd and presented a prize of 30 million KRW and a plaque to Choi Wonmuk, Clinical Instructor of the Department of Gastroenterology at Seoul Asan Medical Center.

From the left in the photo: Lee Wangjun, Publisher of Cheongnyeon Uisa, Choi Wonmuk, Clinical Instructor of the Department of Gastroenterology at Seoul Asan Medical Center, Park Yonghyun, Chairman of Doosan Yeongang Foundation

Photo by Doosan Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Doosan Yeon-gang Foundation held the award ceremony for the '2020 Doosan Yeon-gang Academic Award' in the medical thesis category and announced on the 22nd that it presented a prize of 30 million KRW and a plaque to the winner, Choi Won-mook, Clinical Instructor of the Department of Gastroenterology at Seoul Asan Medical Center.

The awarded thesis, titled "A Study on the Role of Glutamate Receptors-Endocannabinoids in Hepatic Stellate Cells in the Development of Alcoholic Fatty Liver," was published in November last year in the international journal Cell Metabolism.

This thesis was the first in the world to demonstrate the concept that glutamate, a neurotransmitter, acts as a kind of "metabolic synapse" regulating metabolism between hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells during the development of alcoholic fatty liver, thereby suggesting a new target for drug development.

The Doosan Yeon-gang Academic Award in the medical thesis category was established in 2006 to encourage young medical researchers and contribute to the advancement of Korean medicine, and this year marks its 15th anniversary.

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