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 2025 KASTRO Research Awards. This award will now annually support TWO (2) U.S. trainees with $1,000 towards travel expenses to the 2025 ASTRO/KASTRO meeting. The recipient will present the chosen abstract at the KASTRO dinner meeting on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in San Francisco, CA. Applicants must commit to presenting this work at KASTRO in-person. The funds and certificate will be awarded immediately after the presentation is delivered. Applicants are eligible if they are an MD/DO resident/fellow of Korean ancestry currently in a radiation oncology training program in the United States as of 6/30/25. MD/DO students applying to radiation oncology can also be considered. The abstract should have been accepted for presentation (oral or poster) at the 2025 ASTRO meeting, and the applicant should be the first or senior author.
We also invite submissions of abstracts for the 2025 KASTRO-KOSRO Research Award. This award will annually support ONE (1) U.S. trainee or early-career attending with $2,000 towards travel expenses to the 2025 KOSRO meeting as well as a certificate. The recipient will present the chosen abstract at the KOSRO dinner meeting on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Seoul Dragon City in Yongsan District (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. Applicants are eligible if they are an MD/DO resident/fellow of Korean ancestry currently in a radiation oncology training program in the United States as of 6/30/25 OR an early-career attending (in the first 7 years post-residency as of 6/30/25) of Korean ancestry. MD/DO students applying to radiation oncology can also be considered. The abstract should have been accepted for presentation (oral or poster) at the 2025 ASTRO meeting, and the applicant should be the first or senior author.
Please submit your abstract using the web form by Monday, June 30, 2025: https://www.koreanastro.org/research-awards
Abstract submission form
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Previous winners
1988 정수미 (가톨릭의대)
1989 김종훈 (서울의대)
1990 강철훈 (영남의대)
1991 이형식 (연세의대), 김종훈
1992 정은지 (연세의대)
1993 오영택 (연세의대)
1994 이상욱 (연세의대)
1995 안승도 (서울의대)
1996 박석원 (서울의대), Brian Lee, Christine Cha
1997 박원 (연세의대), Steven Seung, Julie Choi
1998 김보경 (서울의대)
1999 신경환 (서울의대)
2000 파업
2001 강민규 (성균관의대), 홍세미 (서울의대)
2002 김용배 (연세의대)
2003 금웅섭 (연세의대)
2004 Su SSan Kim, Dong Wook (Nathan) Kim (Vanderbilt)
2005 Sue S Yom (MD Anderson), Julia L Oh (MD Anderson)
2006 Kyubo Kim, Edward Kim (Case Western Reserve), Robert (Bobby) Hong (Loyola)
2007 Ah Ram Chang, Christine Chung (Harvard), Warren Suh (Michigan)
2008 Wonsik Choi, Whoon Jong Kil, Sean Sunghun Park
2010 Eunjin Jwa (Asan Medical Center), Grace Kim (Maryland)
2011 Jae Won Park, Eugene Chung, Michelle Kim (MD Anderson)
2012 Jee Suk Chang (Yonsei), Yong Cha (Vanderbilt)
2013 Young Il Kim (Samsung), Samuel Shin (Mt Sinai), Jehee Choi (San Antonio)
2014 Henry Park (Yale), Steven Oh (Cleveland Clinic)
2015 Steven Oh (Cleveland Clinic), Henry Park (Yale)
2016 Jay Y Lee (Michigan), Philmo Oh (NYU)
2017 Anna Lee (SUNY Downstate), Andrew Song (Thomas Jefferson)
2018 Seung Yeun Chung (Ajou), Aileen Kim (Washington), Joon Kyu Lee (Henry Ford)
2019 Nalee Kim (Yonsei), Jiheon Song (Ottawa), Jeffrey Peacock (Moffitt)
(2020 COVID19 pandemic)
2021 Jae Sik Kim (Yonsei), Joseph Lee (William Beaumont), Seung Won Seol (Northwestern)
2022 Byung-Hee Kang (Seoul National University Bundang), Sung Jun Ma (Roswell Park), Joseph Kim (NYU)
2023 Hye In Lee (Asan), Jongmyung Kim (Rutgers), Aaron Seo (MD Anderson)
2024 Hyeok Choi (Yonsei), Aaron Seo (MD Anderson), Ariel Choi (Wake Forest)