Professor Young-Gyu Yoon has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Award.
Beginning in 1990, the HFSP Organization has annually awarded outstanding researchers. This year, for the first time, HFSP introduced a new “Accelerator Track,” and Professor Yoon was honored as the recipient of this award. He was recognized for his pioneering international collaborative research and leadership in the field of optical brain functional imaging and analysis.
Over the next two years, Professor Yoon will receive approximately USD 100,000 annually in research support. He will collaborate with Professor Botero of the University of Texas at Austin, Professor Culver of the University of Washington, and Professor Guntürkün of Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Their joint research will focus on investigating how environmental and evolutionary factors influence the nervous system.
Professor Yoon stated, “As an electronic engineer studying neuroscience technology, I am honored to receive the HFSP award, which is typically awarded to outstanding life science researchers. I am committed to contributing to the advancement of neuroscience technology.”
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is a prestigious international research support program in the life sciences. It is supported by Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) which was established in 1989 through the initiative of the G7 nations and the European Union to support researchers capable of conducting creative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative international research aimed at uncovering the mechanisms of life through innovative approaches. Republic of Korea has participated as a member country since 2004.
Since the program’s initial launch, HFSP has supported over 8,500 researchers from 73 countries, including 31 Nobel laureates, earning it the reputation of the “Nobel Prize Fund” in life sciences. Including Professor Yoon, a total of 17 domestic researchers have received support from HFSP since 1990.
