Distinguished Professors Juyoung Yoon and Sue Goo Rhee Recognized as Korea’s Outstanding Scientists and Engineers in 20
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Distinguished Professors Juyoung Yoon and Sue Goo Rhee Recognized as Korea’s Outstanding Scientists and Engineers in 2024
Distinguished Professor Juyoung Yoon of the Chemistry & Nanoscience major was awarded the Korea Science Award, which is presented to individuals who have produced world-class research achievements. Professor Yoon was honored with the Korea Science Award for his significant contributions to the development of phototherapeutic agents for intractable cancers, which can be selectively delivered to tumors, thereby enabling simultaneous imaging and treatment. These phototherapeutic agents are expected to pioneer new possibilities in cancer treatment, such as reducing side effects and maximizing treatment effects, thereby elevating cancer treatment research in Korea to a global level.
Professor Yoon, a world-renowned scholar in fluorescent chemosensors and molecular recognition research, was named among the world’s top 1 percent of highly-cited researchers (HCR) for 11 consecutive years. He has also demonstrated his world-class research capabilities by ranking in the top 0.05 percent of scientists in the field of organic chemistry, as reflected in the world’s top 2 percent scientist rankings (based on 2023 citation data), jointly organized by Stanford University and Elsevier. To date, he has published over 500 SCI papers (h-index: 134) and has received the 16th Kyung-Ahm Prize (2020) and the Toray Science and Technology Prize (2019). Since 2024, he has also been selected as an Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society, further cementing his reputation as a scholar of global prestige.
Distinguished Professor Sue Goo Rhee was recognized as a distinguished contributor to science and technology in recognition of his outstanding contributions to advancing research on cell signaling. The distinguished contributor to science and technology system is designed to designate scientists and engineers who have contributed to the advancement of science and technology in Korea and to provide them with honorable treatment and support, with the aim of fostering a social atmosphere of respect for scientists and engineers.
A pioneer in the research of cell signaling, Professor Rhee was the first to isolate and purify phospholipase C (PLC), a key enzyme in signal transduction, and to identify its gene, thereby elucidating its role in cell signaling mechanisms. His groundbreaking work presented new directions for antioxidant research and led the way in the research on the role of reactive oxygen species in intracellular signaling. In recognition of these achievements, he was honored as Korea’s First National Scientist by the Ministry of Science and ICT in 2006. From 1979 to 2004, as a principal investigator at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), he trained about 40 outstanding full-time faculty-level researchers through the postdoctoral research program, most of whom are now spearheading the life sciences field in Korea. Beyond advancing research at Ewha, he has played a pivotal role in elevating Korea’s advanced biotechnology sector to a globally competitive level.
Ewha has endeavored to bolster its research competitiveness by launching the R&D Coordination and Planning Council and promoting the Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project, with the goal of establishing a world-class research ecosystem. These efforts have resulted in remarkable achievements by the university’s distinguished scholars and exceptional faculty members, both domestically and internationally. Notably, a total of 39 researchers from Ewha were included in the world’s top 2 percent scientists list (based on 2023 citation data), jointly published by Stanford University and the world-leading publisher Elsevier. Ewha’s outstanding researchers are expected to play a crucial role in solidifying its status as a research-oriented university by conducting innovative research in collaboration with globally renowned research institutes and expanding its International Research Network (IRN) through various international events, such as international academic conferences and special lectures.