Yu Nam-Kyung

Institution
Seoul National University

Country
South Korea

Field
Biomedical Sciences

Yu was recognized as a 2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent for her work on Rett syndrome, a genetic neurological disorder.

(Photo: L’oréal Foundation)

AWARDS
  • 2017 LOréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award

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