Professor Evans and Professor Gu Bon-gwon Receive Asan Medical Award

Basic Medical Science and Clinical Medicine Division

Professor Jin-Hong Kim of the Department of Biological Sciences at Seoul National University (from the left), Dr. Hye-Ryun Cho, proxy recipient for Professor Ronald Evans, Chairman Mong-Joon Chung of the Asan Foundation, Professor Bon-Gwon Koo of the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Professor Chang-Hoon Yoo of the Department of Internal Medicine at Ulsan University College of Medicine are posing for a commemorative photo at the Asan Medical Award ceremony on the 18th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The Asan Foundation for Social Welfare (Chairman Chung Mong-joon) held the 14th Asan Medical Awards ceremony on the afternoon of the 18th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, Seoul, awarding $250,000 (approximately 300 million KRW) and 300 million KRW respectively to Ronald Evans, professor at the Salk Institute in the United States, for the Basic Medical Science category, and Koo Bon-kwon, professor of internal medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine, for the Clinical Medical Science category.

Professor Evans, the recipient in the Basic Medical Science category, was recognized for his contributions in elucidating the impact of 'nuclear receptors,' proteins that bind steroid hormones within cells to regulate gene expression, on the development and treatment of metabolic diseases and cancer.

This is the second time a foreign medical scientist has received the award, following Roberto Romero, professor at the National Institutes of Health's Perinatology Research Branch in the United States, who won in 2016.

Professor Koo, the recipient in the Clinical Medical Science category, was evaluated for his significant achievements in leading research on coronary artery disease by integrating imaging and physiological tests, greatly advancing the diagnosis and treatment of adult heart diseases in Korea to a world-class level.

The Young Medical Scientist Award, given to medical scientists under the age of 40, was awarded to Professor Kim Jin-hong of the Department of Biological Sciences at Seoul National University and Professor Yoo Chang-hoon of the Department of Internal Medicine at Ulsan University College of Medicine, each receiving 50 million KRW.

Professor Kim was recognized for elucidating the mechanisms of degenerative joint disease, the most common aging-related disease, while Professor Yoo was acknowledged for his contributions to new drug research and clinical application in liver, biliary, pancreatic cancers, and neuroendocrine tumors.

The Asan Medical Awards were established in 2008 to discover and encourage outstanding domestic and international medical scientists who have achieved remarkable accomplishments in the fields of basic and clinical medical sciences.

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