Yuhan Corp. said Wednesday it held the 59th Yuhan Medical Award ceremony with the Seoul Medical Association on April 15 at the Westin Josun Seoul hotel in Sogong-dong. Attendees included Seoul Medical Association President Hwang Gyu-seok and Yuhan CEO Kim Yeol-hong.
The grand prize went to Kim Won, a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine and Boramae Medical Center. The Young Medical Scientist Award went to Yoo Seung-chan, an associate professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine, and Ahn Yu-ra, an assistant professor at Ulsan University College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center in Seoul.
Kim was recognized for analyzing genetic regulatory patterns in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, laying groundwork for personalized diagnosis and the development of treatment targets.
Judges selected winners based on research achievements across fields including internal medicine, surgery, basic medicine and supporting specialties. The grand prize carries 50 million won, and each Young Medical Scientist Award carries 15 million won.
"We are grateful for the dedication of medical staff, and we hope these research achievements will lead to advances in medicine," Kim said.
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