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Sun Young RHA

Dr. Sun Young RHASun Young RHA
Director of Songdang Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Chair of Gastric Cancer Committee, Korea Cancer Study Group, Seoul, Korea
Chairman, Korea Cancer Association, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Sun Young RHASun Young RHA
Director of Songdang Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Chair of Gastric Cancer Committee, Korea Cancer Study Group, Seoul, Korea
Chairman, Korea Cancer Association, Seoul, Korea

Biosketch

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 faculty group and GI preceptorship for ESMO.