Resident / Fellow Research Awards
The KASTRO Resident/Fellow Research Awards have an impressive history, since 1988 for Korean graduates and since 1995 for US graduates. View some of our past winners below. If you know of any winners not listed on the website, please let us know. The KASTRO and KOSRO Research Awards are made possible by the generous support of KASTRO members; you can support this and other KASTRO educational initiatives by making a tax-deductible donation (https://www.koreanastro.org/membership).
We invite submissions of abstracts for the 2024 KASTRO Robert Y. Kim MD Research Award. This award will annually support a U.S. resident with $1,000 towards travel expenses to the 2004 ASTRO/KASTRO meeting. The recipient will present the chosen abstract at the KASTRO dinner meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6 pm at Saint Yves in Washington, DC. Applicants must commit to presenting this work at KASTRO in-person. The funds and certificate will be awarded immediately after the presentation is delivered.
We also invite submissions of abstracts for the 2024 KASTRO-KOSRO Research Award. This award will annually support a U.S. resident with $2,000 towards travel expenses to the 2024 KOSRO meeting as well as a certificate. The recipient will present the chosen abstract at the KOSRO dinner meeting on Friday, October 11, 2024, in Seoul, Korea (http://www.kosro.or.kr). Applicants must commit to presenting this work at KOSRO in-person. The funds and certificate will be awarded immediately after the presentation is delivered.
Eligibility for the annual resident/fellow research awards: A resident physician (MD or DO) or fellow (MD or DO) of Korean ancestry currently in a radiation oncology training program in the United States. MD/DO students applying to radiation oncology can also be considered. Physicians who completed radiation oncology residency training in the United States before 6/30/24 are still eligible if the work was completed during residency or fellowship training. The abstract should have been accepted for presentation (oral or poster) at the 2024 ASTRO meeting, and the applicant should be the first author.
Please submit your abstract using the web form by Friday, July 31, 2024: https://www.koreanastro.org/research-awards
Abstract submission form
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Previous winners
1996 Brian Lee, Christine Cha
1997 Steven Seung, Julie Choi
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2004 Nathan Kim
2005 Sue Yom, Julia Oh
2006 Edward Kim, Robert Hong
2007 Christine Chung, Warren Suh
2008 Wonsik Choi, Sean Park
2010 Grace Kim
2011 Eugene Chung, Michelle Kim
2012 Yong Cha
2013 Samuel Shin, Jehee Choi
2014 Henry Park, Steven Oh
2015 Steven Oh, Henry Park
2016 Jay Y Lee, Philmo Oh
2017 Anna Lee, Andrew Song
2018 Aileen Kim, Joon Lee (KASTRO); Seung Yeun Chung (KOSRO)
2019 Jiheon Song, Jeffrey Peacock; Nalee Kim
2021 Joseph Lee, Seung Won Seol; Jae Sik Kim
2022 Sung Jun Ma, Joseph Kim; Byung-Hee Kang
2023 Jongmyung Kim, Aaron Seo; Hye In Lee