第六届峨山医学奖颁奖典礼举行

The Asan Medical Awards, the most prestigious honor in the Korean medical community, were presented for the sixth time at an awards ceremony held March 21st at the Grand Hyatt Seoul.
This year, the award was expanded for the first time to cover two main categories, basic medicine and clinical practice. The honorarium was also increased from 200 million to 300 million won.
In a new honor recognizing outstanding medical scientists under the age of forty, the Young Scientist Award was also added. It will be presented annually to two honorees, one from each category.
In the basic medicine category, the honoree was Dr. Jongkyeong Chung of Seoul National University's School of Biological Sciences. The award recognized his research on cellular signal transduction, which has enhanced understanding of Parkinson's disease and related illnesses. In the category of clinical practice, Dr. Jun Soo Kwon of the Seoul National University College of Medicine was selected for his contributions to the early detection and prevention of schizophrenic breaks, through development of biological markers in high-risk cohorts for mental illness.
The two honorees selected for the new Young Scientist Awards this year were Dr. Jeong Ho Lee of the KAIST Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering and Dr. Sung-Han Kim of the University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Each young scientist awardee received an honorarium of 50 million won.
Chung Mong-joon, chairman of the Asan Foundation / Asan Foundation
For the dazzling achievements you've made through the spirit of challenge, grounded in perseverance and passion, we would like to offer our heartfelt admiration. We at the Asan Foundation are very pleased to present these awards today to honor the splendid achievements of worthy individuals like you. I would like to express my thanks to all the people who have helped over the years to develop the Asan Medical Award into the fine award it is today.
The Asan Medical Award was established in 2008 to promote human health by encouraging Korean medical researchers whose achievements in medical science and clinical practice were especially outstanding.
[AMC International News, April 2013]


峨山医学奖，在韩国医学界最负盛名的荣誉，第六次在3月21日在首尔君悦酒店举行的颁奖典礼。
今年，该奖项是第一次扩大包括两个主要类别，基础医学和临床实践。的酬金也增加
了新的荣誉，认识的40岁以下的杰出的医学家，“青年科学家奖”也增加了2亿至3亿韩元。这将是每年颁发一次，两个获奖者，从每个类别之一。
在基础医学类，受奖的首尔国立大学生物科学学院的博士Jongkyeong涌。该奖项认可了他的细胞信号转导，增进了解帕金森氏病及相关疾病的研究。汉城国立大学医学院博士在临床实践中的类别，俊洙权的早期检测和预防精神分裂症的休息，他的贡献，通过发展高风险的人群精神疾病的生物学标记物。
“今年选择的新青年科学家奖的获奖者是KAIST研究生院医学科学与工程博士和金宋汉蔚山大学医学院博士的郑某何李。每一个年轻的科学家，获奖者收到的酬金为50万韩元。
郑梦准，牙山基金会/牙山基金会主席
对于你的挑战精神，透过接地的毅力和热情耀眼的成绩，我们想提供我们由衷的赞叹。我们很高兴能在牙山基金会今天颁发奖项兑现的辉煌成就值得像你一样的。我想我要感谢所有的人谁帮助了多年来的发展峨山医学奖的优良奖，这是今天。
牙山医学奖成立于2008年，以促进人类健康，鼓励韩国医学研究人员的成果在医学科学和临床实践中尤为突出。
[AMC国际新闻，2013年4月]