Sun Rha, medical oncologist, Yonsei University, Korea

Biography

Professor Sun Young Rha
Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Director of Songdang Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei Univ. College of Medicine
Chairman, Board of Directors, Korea Cancer Association (KCA), Seoul, Korea
Chair of Gastric Cancer Committee, Korea Cancer Study Group (KCSG), Seoul, Korea
Professor Rha is a clinical and translational researcher, leading “Gastric Cancer Research team” and “phase I and early phase clinical trial team” of Yonsei Cancer Center. Her research interests include therapeutic strategies and new drug development, genomics-based biomarker development and pharmacogenomics of gastric cancer, renal cell cancer and urothelial carcinoma. She has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles. As a clinical researcher, she has been involved in various global Phase I-III clinical trials including many novel immune-oncologic agents.
She is currently actively working as executive committee members in many academic societies, including Korean Cancer Association (KCA), Korean Cancer Study Group (KCSG), Korean Genomic Organization (KOGO), Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO) and Korean Association of IRB (KAIRB). She is also a key member of ESMO GI education committee and GI preceptorship for ESMO.

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