Awards
(1991) Barry Rosen Premier (Brown Universiy, USA)
(1997) International Fellowship Award (Matsumae International Foundation, Japan)
(1999) Seoul City Award – Life Science (Seoul Metropolitan, Republic of Korea)
(2000) Dong Hun Award (Korean Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
(2002) The Best researcher in Biomedical Science (Korean Medical Association)
(2003) The Scientist of the Month (Korean Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
(2003) National Presidential Award (Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
(2004, 2006) Research Excellency Award (Biophamacal Society, Republic of Korea)
(2012) The Leading Creative Researcher Award (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
(2012) The Best Scientist Award (The National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea)
(2014) The Distinguished Alumni Award (Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
(2015) Ho-Am Prize – Medicine (Ho-Am Foundation, Republic of Korea)
(2015) Tech Biz Star Award (Ministry of Industry, Republic of Korea)
(2018) Achievement Award (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea)
(2020) Meritorious Honor Award (Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea)