The Asian Scientist 100
V. Narry Kim
Director of the Institute for Basic Science
Institution
Seoul National University
Country
South Korea
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Kim, the director of the Institute for Basic Science at Seoul National University, received the 2017 Chen Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Human Genetic and Genomic Research for her studies into the role of microRNAs in development and cancer.
(Photo: Institute for Basic Science)
AWARDS
- 2017 Chen Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Human Genetic and Genomic Research
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