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- Sug Woo Shin
- Professor, UC Berkeley, USA
- Visionary mathematician who has made groundbreaking contributions to number theory by establishing key cases of the Langlands Conjecture, laying foundations that bridge diverse areas of mathematics
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- Jongkyeong Chung
- Professor, Seoul National University
- Acclaimed cell biologist who uncovered regulatory mechanism and function of genes causing Parkinson's disease and showed that removing damaged mitochondria is key to preventing and treating the disease
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- Seung-Woo Kim
- Emeritus Professor, KAIST
- Renowned engineer who revolutionized ultra-precision optical metrology using femtosecond laser, powering breakthroughs from semiconductor manufacturing to satellite-to-satellite distance measurement
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- Gloria Choi
- Professor, MIT, USA
- Trailblazing neuroscientist who identified a key link between the immune system and brain development, showing that excessive immune activation in pregnancy can disrupt fetal brain health, leading to autism
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- Koo Bohnchang
- Photographer
- Distinguished photographer who has broadened the scope of Korean photography by capturing the traditional forms from a modern perspective, pushing the boundaries of photographic expression
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- Donghae Kim
- Chairman, Vision Care (NGO) / Ophthalmologist
- Ophthalmologist who founded the NGO Vision Care to restore sight in developing countries, leading efforts to build sustainable eye care and exemplifying a deep, enduring commitment to humanitarian service