Girls’s Bioscience Discussion board (WBF) President Yim Hyung-shin, left, and Lee Woo-kyun, chairman of the Moonsook Science Basis, pose after extending their memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the basis’s workplace in Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of WBF
The Girls’s Bioscience Discussion board (WBF) and the Moonsook Science Basis have reaffirmed their partnership to assist and foster excellent girls scientists by means of the Moonsook Saebyul Award.
On Friday, the 2 organizations prolonged their memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the basis’s workplace in Seoul, confirming their dedication to collectively function the award and preserve a broader framework of cooperation. The renewed settlement builds on the unique MOU signed in 2024, which goals at strengthening assist for ladies within the life sciences.
Established in 2005, the award acknowledges and encourages distinctive researchers within the home life sciences area, together with doctoral college students, analysis assistants with grasp’s levels and postdoctoral researchers. Since its inception, 66 girls have obtained the award. Since 2024, Moonsook has sponsored this system, granting 1 million gained ($700) every to 3 doctoral researchers and a couple of million gained every to 2 postdoctoral researchers.
Based in 2001, WBF is a nonprofit group devoted to strengthening nationwide competitiveness in life sciences by supporting girls by means of career-building applications, tutorial exchanges {and professional} networking. WBF’s initiatives goal to create a sustainable development ecosystem for ladies in science.
“This continued partnership will assist be certain that the analysis achievements of ladies scientists obtain broader recognition past tutorial analysis alone,” stated WBF President Yim Hyung-shin, a professor at Hanyang College. “It’s notably significant to proceed collaborating with Moonsook Science Basis, which has lengthy been dedicated to scholarship assist.”
Moonsook Science Basis, established in 2012 by means of a donation from its late patron Moon Sook, has contributed to scientific development and expertise cultivation in fields starting from biomedical sciences to agriculture, the setting and livestock industries.
Moon, born in 1924 in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, moved to South Korea in 1947 and devoted herself to societal growth by means of enterprise and rural growth initiatives. After recovering from Stage 4 pulmonary tuberculosis in her 20s, she grew to become a powerful supporter of medical and scientific development. In 2012, she funded the Moonsook Medical Constructing at Korea College in addition to the inspiration bearing her identify. She was awarded the Mogryeon (Magnolia) Medal of the Order of Civil Benefit in 2014.
Lee Woo-kyun, the inspiration chairman, emphasised the significance of investing in early-career girls scientists.
“Supporting the secure development of proficient girls scientists is a crucial funding in the way forward for science and know-how,” he stated.
Beneath the renewed MOU, WBF and Moonsook Science Basis will collaborate carefully on the complete awards course of, together with candidate identification and advice, award choice, ceremony group, and exterior communications, to make sure credibility and sustainability.
This yr’s award ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 11 on the Korea Science and Know-how Heart in Seoul, the place 5 awardees might be honored.
