Professor Hyungbeom Kim of Yonsei University Wins Grand Prize at 5th Im Seonggi Researcher Awards

"Outstanding Achievements in Gene Analysis and Precision Medicine"

The Im Seonggi Foundation announced on the 3rd that it held the "5th Im Seonggi Researcher Awards Ceremony" at Hanmi C&C Square in Songpa-gu, Seoul, the previous day.

The Im Seonggi Researcher Award is the nation's most prestigious award for researchers, recognizing outstanding individuals who have achieved innovative results in the fields of medicine and biotechnology, and who have laid the foundation for domestic new drug development. It was established to carry on the late Im Seonggi, founder of the Hanmi Group’s, philosophy of new drug development.

At the 5th Im Seonggi Researcher Award Ceremony held on the 2nd at Hanmi C&C Square in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Yonghyun Han, Professor at the College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University (from left), Hyungbeom Kim, Professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine, and Changsoo Kim, Chairman of the Im Seonggi Foundation, are taking a commemorative photo. Im Seonggi Foundation

This year's grand prize was awarded to Professor Hyungbeom Kim of the Department of Pharmacology at Yonsei University College of Medicine, who achieved excellent results in the fields of gene analysis and precision medicine. The Young Researcher Award, given to researchers under the age of 45, was presented to Professor Yonghyun Han of Kangwon National University College of Pharmacy.

Changsoo Kim, Chairman of the Im Seonggi Foundation, said, "The awardees’ research presents meaningful achievements by suggesting new possibilities for gene-based precision medicine and the development of targeted therapies for inflammatory diseases. We will continue to provide support so that researchers can focus on their work in a stable environment."

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