2008 ~ 2023
The 16th Asan Award in Medicine (2023)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Chun, Jang-Soo Molecular mechanisms of osteoarthritis pathogenesis |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Kang, Yoon-Koo Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center Leading the anticancer treatment for gastric cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumor through clinical trials and research |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Jeong, Choongwon School of Biological Sciences, Investigation of the human genetic diversity across Eurasia to provide foundational information for precision medicine |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Park, Sehoon Department of Nephrology, Seoul National University Hospital Genetic and big data studies demonstrate the causal relationship between kidney disease and other comorbidities |
The 15th Asan Award in Medicine (2022)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Shin, Eui-Cheol Characterization of human immune responses against hepatitis viruses and corona viruses |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Lee, Jeong Min Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine Image-based diagnosis and prognosis prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma, Validation of therapeutic effect of "No-Touch" radiofrequency Ablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Kim, Sung-Yon Dept of Chemistry Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University Elucidation of neural circuit mechanisms underlying behavioral and physiological responses to survival needs |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Suh, Chong Hyun Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center Establishment of imaging strategies for brain metastasis from lung cancer and CNS lymphoma and Development of a deep learning-based Alzheimer's disease classification algorithm |
The 14th Asan Award in Medicine (2021)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Ronald M. Evans Discovery of nuclear hormone receptors and their functional roles to develop novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of metabolic syndromes |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Koo, Bon-Kwon Seoul National University College of Medicine Development of novel assessment tools for coronary artery disease using computer simulation and machine learning techniques |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Kim, Jin-Hong School of Biological Science, Seoul National University Development of regenerative strategies for treating osteoarthritis |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Yoo, Changhoon Department of Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center New drug development for hepatobiliary cancers and pancreatic cancer |
The 13th Asan Award in Medicine (2020)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Lee, Won Jae Seoul National University Elucidation of the roles of microbiome on animal growth and physiology |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Lee, Jae Won Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center New surgical approach for atrial fibrillation and valvular heart diseases and Establishment of robotic cardiac surgery center in Korea |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Ju, Young Seok Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Characterization of genomic rearrangements underlying fusion oncogenes in lung adenocarcinoma |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Lee, Yong-ho Yonsei University College of Medicine Identification of sarcopenia as a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
The 12th Asan Award in Medicine (2019)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Kim, V. Narry Seoul National University Discover of microRNA biogenesis pathway and the RNA tailing control |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Kim, Jong Sung Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center Development of treatment strategies based on stroke characteristics in Korea |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Han, Buhm Seoul National University College of Medicine Identification of risk factors for autoimmune diseases by genomic big data analysis |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Lee, Eun Ji Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Investigation of Glaucoma Pathogenesis and Establishment of Treatment Strategy for Glaucoma Based on the Optic Nerve Head Imaging |
The 11th Asan Award in Medicine (2018)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Kim, Eunjoon Suggested the possibility of treating |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Bang, Yung-Jue Development of Targeted Agents |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Kim, Ho Min Elucidation of the structures and |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Kim, Beom Kyung Establishment of a novel prediction |
The 10th Asan Award in Medicine (2017)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Kim, Jin-Soo Elucidating and improving genome-wide target specificities of CRISPR nucleases for gene surgery |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Han, Duck Jong Asan Medical Center 1st successful pancreas and kidney transplantation in Korea and leading the program upto the global level in terms of number and success rate of pancreas transplantation. |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Choi, Jung Kyoon Identification of disease risk factors based on big data analytics and machine learning |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Ahn, Jung-min University of Ulsan Percutaneous Transcatheter Coronary And Valve Intervention |
The 9th Asan Award in Medicine (2016)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Oh, Byung-Ha Elucidation of the structures and molecular mechanisms of chromosome-condensing complexes |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Roberto Romero Identification and Prevention of Premature Birth & Fetal Damage Mechanism |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Cho, Seung-woo Development of new therapies using stem cell and tissue engineering |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Kim, Joon Bum Leading clinical studies on the development of surgical guidelines for cardiovascular diseases |
The 8th Asan Award in Medicine (2015)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Park, Jong-Wan Identification of the principles of gene regulation in response to hypoxia and discovery of new anticancer drugs |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Lee, Myung-Shik Identification of the roles of autophagy in diabetes/metabolic syndrome and development of new therapy |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Kim, Hyongbum Development of a safe deliver method and surrogate reporters for programmable nucleases |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Park, Jeong-Yeol Study on the benefits of laparoscopic surgery in gynecologic cancer and the safety of fertility preservation treatment |
The 7th Asan Award in Medicine (2014)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Suh, Pann-Ghill Identification and chracterization of phospholipase C(PLC) isozymes, core players responsible for biosignal transduction |

Award in Clinical Medicine |
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Lee, Kyung Soo Study on early diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and prognosis prediction of lung cancer using imaging techniques |

Awrad for Young Medical Scientists |
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Ko, Jaewon Investigation of Key Mechanisms Regulated by Synaptic Adhesion Molecules |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Park, Duk-Woo Leading clinical study of the appropriate use of anti-platelet agents in coronary artery disease |
The 6th Asan Award in Medicine (2013)

Award in Basic Medicine |
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Chung, Jongkyeong Identification of the functions of the genes responsible for Parkinson's disease and suggestion of the pathological mechanisms |

Awrad in Clinical Medicine |
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Kwon, Jun Soo Identification of the biological markers of schizophrenia and its early detection and treatment |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Lee, Jeong Ho Identification of genes responsible for neurodevelopment disorders and their molecular pathogenesis |

Award for Young Medical Scientists |
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Kim, Sung-Han Development of a diagnostic method of tuberculosis using cell-mediated immunity |
The 5th Asan Award in Medicine (2012)

Laureate |
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Koh, Gou Young Detection of major molecular substances responsible for controlling angiogenesis and development of novel new proteins |
The 4th Asan Award in Medicine (2011)

Laureate |
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Park, Seung-Jung Validation of the effect of stenting for left main coronary artery disease |
The 3rd Asan Award in Medicine (2010)

Laureate |
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Lee, Sung-Gyu The world's first liver transplantation with modified right lobe graft and dual living-donor liver transplantation |
The 2nd Asan Award in Medicine (2009)

Laureate |
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Koh, Jae-Young Study on the identification of the cause of brain cell death and the prevention and treatment of stroke |
The 1st Asan Award in Medicine (2008)

Laureate |
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Kim, Hyo-Soo Study on the pathogenesis and treatment of coronary atherosclerosis, angina, and myocardial infarction |