Kwangdong Pharmaceutical-Korean Cancer Association, 12th Kwangdong Cancer Academic Award Presented

Professors Lee Seung-tae and Ra Sun-young of Yonsei University Receive Award in Basic Medical Science
Professors Jung Kyung-hae (Seoul Asan) and Park Yeon-hee (Seoul Samsung) in Clinical Medicine
Professor Park Bo-young of Hanyang University, Multiple Publications Award

Kwangdong Pharmaceutical announced on the 19th that it awarded the ‘12th Kwangdong Cancer Academic Award’ to five researchers in three categories who contributed to the advancement of cancer research in Korea, in collaboration with the Korean Cancer Association.

Professors Seungtae Lee, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine; Sunyoung Ra, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine; Kyunghae Jung, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul; Yeonhee Park, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center; and Boyoung Park, Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, were selected as recipients of the 12th Kwangdong Cancer Academic Award (from left)
[Photo by Kwangdong Pharmaceutical]

This year’s awardees include Professor Seungtae Lee, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine; Professor Sunyoung Ra, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine; Professor Kyunghae Jung, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul; Professor Yeonhee Park, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul; and Professor Boyoung Park, Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine.

The Kwangdong Cancer Academic Award was jointly established by Kwangdong Pharmaceutical and the Korean Cancer Association in 2012, and has supported basic and clinical cancer research for 12 years. The award is given to researchers who have achieved outstanding research results in three categories?basic medicine, clinical medicine, and multiple publications?based on papers published in SCI-level academic journals both domestically and internationally.

Among them, the basic medicine category award went to Professors Seungtae Lee and Sunyoung Ra of Yonsei University College of Medicine for their co-authored paper published in the international journal Clinical Chemistry (2021, JIF 12.167). The clinical medicine category awardees, Professors Kyunghae Jung of Asan Medical Center and Yeonhee Park of Samsung Medical Center, were selected for their paper published in the international journal JAMA Oncology (2021, JIF 33.006). Lastly, Professor Boyoung Park of Hanyang University College of Medicine received the award in the multiple publications category for her contributions through several papers published in international journals such as The American Journal of Gastroenterology (2021, JIF 12.045).

The award ceremony was held on the 16th during the regular general meeting of the Korean Cancer Association, which took place on the second day of the 49th Korean Cancer Association Academic Conference and the 9th International Cancer Conference held over two days from the 15th to 16th at the Lotte Hotel Seoul. Each awardee received a prize of 5 million KRW and a certificate for their respective category.

A representative of Kwangdong Pharmaceutical stated, “We will continue to support the research activities of domestic medical professionals so that cancer research can further develop and contribute to the improvement of public health.”

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