The LEO Foundation Award – Region Asia-Pacific 2025

Grantee: Joon Seok, Assistant Professor at the Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University Hospital in Seoul, Korea

Amount: USD 100,000

Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards

Year: 2025

Geography: Korea

Dr. Joon Seok is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Dermatology at Chung-Ang University Hospital in Seoul in Korea.

He received the 2025 LEO Foundation Award for the Asia-Pacific region during the 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for investigative Dermatology. Dr. Joon Seok is recognized for his outstanding contributions to advancing our understanding of skin diseases.

The LEO Foundation Award – worth USD 100,000 – recognizes outstanding young researchers and scientists from around the world whose work represents an extraordinary contribution to skin research and has the potential to pave the way for new and improved treatments for skin diseases.

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