Lee Won Jae

Institution
Seoul National University

Country
South Korea

Field
Biomedical Sciences

Lee received the 13th Asan Award in Medicine for Basic Medicine for his research on the impact microbiomes have on animal growth and physiology.

(Photo: Asan Award in Medicine)

AWARDS
  • 13th Asan Award in Medicine (Award in Basic Medicine)

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