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NIH Signs MOU with Korean Health Industry Officials

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Tabak seated beside Dr. Cha Soon Do, both signing papers
Dr. Lawrence Tabak (l), performing the duties of NIH director, and Dr. Cha Soon Do, president of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, sign an MOU relaunching the Korean Visiting Scientist Training Award program.

Photo:  judith coan-stevens

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Tabak beside Dr. Cha Soon Do, with country flags and agreement title slide projected on screen behind them
The two leaders renewed an MOU.

Photo:  judith coan-stevens

Dr. Lawrence Tabak, performing the duties of NIH director, and Dr. Cha Soon Do, president of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), signed an MOU that in part relaunched the Korean Visiting Scientist Training Award (KVSTA) program. 

KVSTA offers fellowship awards to support biomedical and behavioral research projects in NIH laboratories by young Korean early-stage postdoctoral researchers. 

Applications are due June 1. 

To learn more about the program, visit https://bit.ly/3VvzjEU.

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