Rising Star Award

Announcement of the Academic Award
  • Eligibility Early-career scientists
    - Assistant/associate professors or senior researchers
    - At least 3 years of membership in the Korea Genome Organization (including periods as a regular or student member)
    Prize 4,000,000 KRW
    Achievement Criteria Achievements since appointment
    Sponsor DNA Link/Macrogen/Theragen Bio
Nomination and Evaluation Process
01Nomination

A regular member may nominate one candidate using the designated form (self-nomination is allowed)
A nominator cannot nominate more than one candidate in the same field

02Eligibility assessment

The secretariat reviews the eligibility of the nominated candidates

03Achievement Evaluation

The Academic Award Selection Committee evaluates the excellence of the nominees' representative research achievements

Recipient Benefits
  • One recipient is selected every year
  • Recipients are honored with a plaque and a cash prize, presented during the KOGO Winter Symposium
  • All awardees are required to publish a research paper or review article in Genomics & Informatics, after receiving the award