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History

1963~1989

1990~1999

2000~2009

2010~2020

1963~1989

The foundation of the cancer research institute.

1963

09.12 The establishment of the Cancer Research Institute of the College of Medicine of the Seoul National University.
09 The inauguration of the 1st Director Byong-Ho Chin.

1972

01 The inauguration of the 2nd Director Chae-Koo Lee.

1976

03 The inauguration of the 3rd Director Sang-Kook Lee.

1977

07 The inauguration of the 4th Director Moon-ho Lee.
11 The beginning of the project of the basic investigation into the actual condition of cancer.

1978

03 The amendments of the regulations of the Cancer Research Institute of the College of Medicine, Seoul National University.
06 Held the Korea-Japan Cancer Symposium

1983

02 The purchase of the apparatus through an EXIM loan. The reconstruction of, and the moving into, the building of the cancer research institute (Foreign capital- 1.37 million dollars, domestic capital- 200 million won.)

1984

The very first establishment of the stomach cancer cell lines (SNU-1).

1986

07 Donation of experimental equipment from the Humboldt Foundation

1987

02 The completion of the construction of a P3 class aseptic isolation laboratory.
11.25 The reorganization of the organization of the cancer research institute (The expansion from 3 research departments to 9 research departments)

1988

01 The establishment of the Korea Cancer Research Foundation.
03 The inauguration of the 5th Director Woo-Hyun Chang.
06 The building of the Aseptic Animal Room.

1990~1999

The establishment of the foundation of the cancer research institute.

1990

08 The development of a house mouse to which the fps cancer genes were transplanted.

1991

01 Designated as an excellent research center by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation.
03 Held the signboard hanging ceremony of the cancer research center and a symposium to commemorate the opening.
04 The holding of the 1st Tuesday Cancer Seminar
11 The selection of the Cancer Research Institute of the College of Medicine of the Seoul National University as a military service exemption institution.
12 The Korea Cell Line Research Foundation inside the Cancer Research Institute of the College of Medicine of the Seoul National University received the establishment authorization from the Ministry of Science and Technology.

1992

04 Held the 1st CRC International Cancer Symposium
The statement of the Tuesday Cancer Seminar.

1993

02 The establishment of the Gene Transplanted House Mouse Center inside the Cancer Research Institute of the Seoul National University.
03 Held the 2nd CRC International Cancer Symposium
08 The Korea Cell Line Research Foundation inside the Cancer Research Institute of the Seoul National University received the certification as an international, officially recognized depository institution from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
09 The cancer symposium to commemorate the 30th year anniversary of the foundation of the cancer research institute.

1994

03 The 3rd CRC International Cancer Symposium

1995

02 In an evaluation of the research centers inside the Seoul National University, it was selected as the highest excellence research center.
03 The inauguration of the 6th Director Jae-Gahb Park.
04 The holding of the 4th CRC International Cancer Symposium
08 The 1st Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures
10 Inside the Siebens-Drake Institute of the University of Western Ontario in Canada,
the installation of an actual place laboratory.

1996

03.01 The elevation of the status to a legal research institute according to No.14923 (Mach 22, 1996) of the Presidential Decree.
03 The announcement of the plan to newly construct the Cancer Research Building (The support with 30 billion won by the Samsung Group)
The holding of the 5th CRC International Cancer Symposium
05 The installation of an actual place laboratory inside the National Cancer Research Institute of the United States
08 The 2nd Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures
10 The 1st Chemical Prevention Training and Lectures
12 The holding of the 1st Korea-Japan Joint Cancer Research Workshop (The agreement with the National Cancer Center of Japan) (Seoul)

1997

04 The holding of the 6th CRC International Cancer Symposium
08 The 3rd Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures
11.17 The groundbreaking ceremony of the Samsung Cancer Research Building
11 The 2nd Chemical Prevention Training and Lectures
12 The 3rd Tumor Gene Therapy Training and Lectures
The holding of the 2nd Korea-Japan Joint Cancer Research Workshop.

1998

02 The Korea-Canada Joint Academic Conference
03 The opening of the Tumor Biology Program, which is a cooperation program of the Graduate School of the Seoul National University inside the research institute.
04 The holding of the 7th CRC International Cancer Symposium
06 The 1st Cell Line Research Workshop
08 The 4th Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures
12 The holding of the 3rd Korea-Japan Joint Cancer Research Workshop (Seoul)

1999

01 The 4th Tumor Gene Therapy Training and Lectures
04 The holding of the 8th CRC International Cancer Symposium
05.25 The ceremony of the completion of the framework of the Samsung Cancer Research Building.
06 The 2nd Cell Line Research Workshop
08 The 1st academic conference of the Genetic Stomach Cancer International Joint Research Society and the 5th Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures
12 The holding of the 4th Korea-Japan Joint Cancer Research Workshop (Tokyo)

2000~2009

The completion of the construction of the Samsung Cancer Research Building and the domestic and overseas academic activities.

2000

03.17 The Samsung Cancer Research Building Completion of Construction Ceremony.
03 The inauguration of the 7th Director Yung-Jue Bang.
06 The 3rd Cell Line Research Workshop
07 The Tissue Array Workshop
The opening of the cancer research institute’s information education center (The President, Chairman Lee Kun-hee of Samsung and 6 other persons)
08 The 6th Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures.
09 Held the 9th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
12 The 5th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Jeju Island)

2001

05 Held the 10th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
06 The 4th Cell Line Research Workshop.
08 The 7th Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures.
11.21 Changed to the Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute (The change of the name of the organization according to Item 1210 of the Seoul National University Regulations.)
12 The 6th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Oita)

2002

02 The enactment of the Boryung Cancer Academic Award of the Korea Cancer Research Foundation.
03 The 1st Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony.
04 Held the 11th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
06 The 5th Cell Line Research Workshop.
09 The 8th Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures.
12 The 7th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Seoul)

2003

03 The 2nd Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony.
06 The 6th Cell Line Research Workshop
09 Held the 12th CRI International Cancer Symposium
The 9th Genetic Tumor Training and Lectures.
12 The 8th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Okinawa)

2004

03 The 3rd Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
04 Held the 13th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
05 The 10th Genetic Tumor and Dielectric Substance Research Workshop.
06 The 7th Cell Line Research Workshop
12 The 9th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Gyeongju)

2005

03 The 4th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
04 Held the 14th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
05 The 11th Genetic Tumor and Dielectric Substance Research Workshop
06 The 8th Cell Line Research Workshop
12 The 10th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Tokyo)

2006

03 The inauguration of the 8th Director Yong-Sung Juhnn.
The 5th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
04 Held the 15th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
05 The 12th Genetic Tumor and Dielectric Substance Research Workshop
06 The 9th Cell Line Research Workshop.
12 The 11th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Busan)

2007

03 Held the 16th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
The 6th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
05 The 13th Genetic Tumor and Dielectric Substance Research Workshop
06 The 10th Cell Line Research Workshop
Selected as the highest excellence research institute in an evaluation by the Seoul National University.
12 The 12th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Sapporo)

2008

03 The 7th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
05 The 11th Cell Line Research Workshop and the 14th Genetic Tumor and Dielectric Substance Research Workshop
06 Held the 17th CRI International Cancer Symposium
12 The 13th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Daejeon)

2009

01 The 1st Tumor Biology Student Intern Researcher Recruitment.
04 Held the 500th Tuesday Cancer Seminar
06 The 18th CRI International Cancer Symposium
07 The inauguration of the 9th Director Yong-Sang Song.
09 The 8th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony.
11 Held the Cancer Stem Cell Symposium.
12 Held the NAPA Symposium (Jeju Island)
The 14th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Kanazawa)
Selected as the highest excellence research institution in an evaluation by the Seoul National University.
Selected as a main research institute in a selection by the National Research Foundation of Korea, the support for the research cost for 9 years (2009~2018).

2010~2020

The globalization of the academic activities.

2010

03 The ‘Night of Gratitude’ event to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of the opening of the Samsung Cancer Research Building.
The 9th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony.
06 Held the 19th CRI International Cancer Symposium.
08 Held the 2010 Dasan Conference (Jeju Island)
11 Held the Linking Systems-Biology to Cancer Research Symposium
12 The 15th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Incheon)

2011

03 The 10th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
The Symposium to Commemorate the Opening of the Seoul National University Cancer Hospital.
04 Held the 20th CRI International Cancer Symposium (Seoul)
Held the Novel Targets, Mechanisms and Technologies for Anti-Cancer Drug Development Symposium.
Held the Walkathon of Hope for the preparation of the funds for the international academic conferences and the cancer research.
7 The 16th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Sapporo)
The selection as an excellent research institute in an evaluation by the Seoul National University.

2012

03 The 11th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
05 The 21st CRI International Cancer Symposium (Seoul)
09 The conclusion of an MOU for the cooperation business with the Osong Cheombok Foundation New Drug Development Center.
10 Held the 600th Tuesday Cancer Seminar.
11 The installation of a video-conferencing system (CISCO C40) in the Lee Kun-hee Hall.
The meeting to commemorate the publication of ‘Do You Want To Live Long?’-cum-author’s lecture meeting.
The 17th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Busan)

2013

01 The conclusion of an MOU, which is an academic exchange agreement, with the University of Ottawa, Canada.
03 The 12th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
05 The 22nd CRI International Cancer Symposium (Jeju Island)
07 The conclusion of an MOU with the Kanazawa University in Japan.
11 The 18th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Gifu)

2014

03 The 13th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony.
04 The 23rd CRI International Cancer Symposium (Mokpo)
The conclusion of an MOU for creating an old age-friendly city with the Jeongeup City.
11 The 19th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Jeju Island)

2015

03 The 14th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony.
04 The 24th CRI International Cancer Symposium (Hwasun)
08 The inauguration of the 10th Director Seung-Yong Jeong.
11 The 20th Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Tokyo)

2016

03 The 25th CRI International Cancer Symposium (Seoul)
The 15th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
07 The opening of the Central Research Support Office inside the cancer research institute.
11 Held the 700th Tuesday Cancer Seminar.
12 The 21st Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (Goyang)

2017

03 The 16th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
04 The 26th CRI International Cancer Symposium (Seoul)
12 The 22nd Korea-Japan Cancer Research Workshop (NCC in Japan)

2018

04 The 27th CRI International Cancer Symposium (Seoul)
The 17th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony.

2019

04 The 28th CRI International Cancer Symposium (Seoul)
The 18th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony
06 The inauguration of the 11th Director Seock-Ah Im .

2020

04 Published as an article in Nature.
10 The 29th CRI International Cancer Symposium (Seoul)
06 The 19th Boryung Cancer Academic Award Awarding Ceremony