Professor Moon Junsung Awarded the 19th HanDok Academic Prize

Junsung Moon, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine Photo by Handok

Professor Moon Junsung of the Department of Internal Medicine at Yeungnam University College of Medicine has been selected as the recipient of the 19th Handok Young Investigator Award.

The Handok Young Investigator Award is organized by the Korean Diabetes Association and sponsored by Handok. It is an academic award given to medical professionals who have contributed to the advancement of diabetes research in Korea. The award is selected by reviewing research papers published as first or corresponding author in internationally recognized journals (SCI journals) over the past three years, targeting members of the Korean Diabetes Association aged 45 or younger.

Professor Moon was recognized for his active research and academic activities contributing to the advancement of diabetes research in Korea. In particular, his work on "The beta (β)-cell protective effect of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ agonist Pioglitazone through AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-glutaminase-1 signaling regulation" was highly evaluated. This research contributed to completing the study of the mechanism that can prevent the loss of insulin secretion, which is central to diabetes treatment, and was recognized for its excellence by being published in 2021 in the internationally renowned journal Redox Biology.

The award ceremony will be held on the 13th at the Kim Daejung Convention Center in Gwangju during the Spring Academic Conference. Professor Moon will receive the Yakyeon Award and a prize of 10 million KRW.

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