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Honors and Awards

March 5, 2025

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Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho Recognized in Nature for Inspiring Women in Science

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho has been featured in Nature as an inspiring woman in science. Nominated by 2021 award winner Kiana Aran, Professor Cho was recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip diagnostics, as well as her leadership in bridging academia and industry. Her dedication to fostering an inclusive and supportive research environment continues to inspire the next generation of scientists.

December 25, 2023

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Prof. Yoon-Kyoung Cho elected as a 2024 Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea in the Biomedical Field

Professor Cho has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to biomedical research, becoming a new member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) in 2024.

November 9, 2023

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"One Drop of Blood" Cancer Diagnosis Technology Selected as a 2023 Top 100 National R&D Achievement

Prof. Yoon-Kyoung Cho's research on a "Porous Gold Nanoparticle-Based Biosensor for Cancer Diagnosis" was selected as one of the 2023 Top 100 National R&D Achievements. In an online public vote, this innovation was recognized among the Top 10 Social Impact Solutions, drawing attention for its ability to enable rapid, on-site disease diagnosis using blood or urine.

November 4, 2022

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Mamata won 여성과총·KBCS 젊은 연구자 우수상 at the BioChip Conference!

We are proud of Mamata! Congratulations on winning the award!

November 4, 2022

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Jungmin, Jooyoung, Jiyun, Elizabeth and Jiyeon, Heejung from mTEN won 여성과총·KBCS 미래도전상 최우수상 at the BioChip conference!

We are proud of Jungmin, Jooyoung, Jiyun and Elizabeth. Congratulations on winning the award!

May 20, 2022

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Chaeeun and Jooyoung won the outstanding poster award at 2022 BioChip Conference

We are proud for Chaeeun and Jooyoung , they won the poster award from the 2021 Fall BioChip Conference! Congratulations!

December 10, 2021

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Elizabeth won the Silver Prize in the 1st #Prelude Art in Science Contest!

Elizabeth's artwork 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' won the Silver Prize in the 2021 1st #Prelude Art in Science Contest!

December 7, 2021

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Jiyun won the Distinguished Service Award!

Jiyun was awarded the distinguished service award from UNIST! Congratulations!

November 30, 2021

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Juhee won the 2021 KSEV Best Poster Award!

Juhee got the Best Oral Presentation Award from the Korean Society of Extracellular Vesicles! Congratulations!

November 30, 2021

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Chaeeun won the 2021 KSEV Oral Presentation Award!

Chaeeun got the Best Oral Presentation Award from the Korean Society of Extracellular Vesicles! Congratulations!

November 16, 2021

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Mamata got the Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Excellence!

Mamata was awarded the outstanding graduate student award from the department of Energy and Chemical Engineering! Congratulations!

November 19, 2021

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Chaeeun and Elizabeth won the 2021 Fall BioChip Conference poster award!

We are proud for Chaeeun and Elizabeth, they won the poster award from the 2021 Fall BioChip Conference! Congratulations!

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