Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sung-Yeon Cho | Diseases | Research Excellence Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sung-Yeon Cho | Diseases | Associate Professor at The Catholic University of Korea | South Korea

Diseases serve as the central theme in understanding the academic and professional life of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sung-Yeon Cho, whose distinguished career in infectious diseases, transplantation infectious diseases, fungal infection, CMV, and microbiome research reflects nearly two decades of rigorous scholarship, clinical leadership, and scientific contribution; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sung-Yeon Cho completed his medical education and advanced specialty training at the Catholic University of Korea, where he established a strong foundation in internal medicine and infectious diseases, later advancing into academic faculty roles that allowed him to merge clinical expertise with research innovation, ultimately shaping his reputation as a leading figure in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation–related infections and invasive fungal Diseases; his professional experience includes extensive work as a clinician-scientist managing complex infectious complications in hematology patients, leading diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for multidrug-resistant organisms, and contributing to national and international infectious Diseases guidelines, while also mentoring early-career researchers and medical professionals; Dr. Cho’s research interests span sepsis biomarkers, antimicrobial resistance, CMV immunotherapy, invasive fungal Diseases, environmental mold epidemiology, transplant-related infections, and advances in diagnostic technology, especially integrating microbiological assays and deep-learning–assisted diagnostic platforms; his research skills encompass clinical epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, molecular diagnostics, clinical cohort design, therapeutic drug monitoring, environmental sampling, bio-surveillance, and translational infection-immunology analysis, making his body of work both diverse and highly impactful; with over 2,367 citations, an h-index of 27, and i10-index of 53, Dr. Cho has accumulated numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including institutional recognition for research excellence, national grants for infectious Diseases investigations, and commendations for contributions to transplant-related infection management in Korea; his scholarly influence is further highlighted by multiple highly cited articles in journals such as Infection & Chemotherapy, BMC Infectious Diseases, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Nature Communications; overall, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sung-Yeon Cho exemplifies a clinician-researcher whose dedication to understanding and combating infectious Diseases has significantly advanced patient care, medical knowledge, and global scientific collaboration, reinforcing his standing as a respected authority in infectious Diseases and transplantation-related infection management.

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Featured Publications:

1. Cho, S.-Y., & Choi, J.-H. (2014). Biomarkers of sepsis. Infection & Chemotherapy, 46(1), 1–12. Citations: 256.

2. Cho, S.-Y., Lee, D.-G., & Kim, H.-J. (2019). Cytomegalovirus infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Current status and future immunotherapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(11), 2666. Citations: 183.

3. Cho, S.-Y., Lee, D.-G., Choi, S.-M., Park, C., Chun, H.-S., Park, Y.-J., Choi, J.-K., Lee, H.-J., … (2015). Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bloodstream infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. BMC Infectious Diseases, 15(1), 69. Citations: 88.

4. Park, S.-H., Choi, S.-M., Chang, Y.-K., Lee, D.-G., Cho, S.-Y., Lee, H.-J., Choi, J.-H., & Yoo, J.-H. (2014). The efficacy of non-carbapenem antibiotics for community-onset acute pyelonephritis due to ESBL-producing E. coli. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 69(10), 2848–2856. Citations: 86.

5. Cho, S.-Y., Lee, H.-J., & Lee, D.-G. (2018). Infectious complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Current status and future perspectives in Korea. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 33(2), 256. Citations: 84.