Awards & Grants
The Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee of LT Updates 2026 will select the winners of the Best Abstract Award, Oral Presentation Award, Mini-Oral Award, and
Travel Grant based on the academic content of the submitted abstracts. Submit your abstract and grab the chance to win the awards and grants!
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Best Abstract AwardUSD 300 / KRW 500,000
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Oral Presentation Award
Video Presentation AwardUSD 200 / KRW 300,000
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Mini-Oral AwardUSD 100 / KRW 150,000
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Travel GrantUSD 500 or USD 1,000
USD 300 / KRW 500,000
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Prize : USD 300 / KRW 500,000
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Eligibility
Abstract submission is required.
The selected awardees must present their abstract at the Best Abstract Award Session.
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Note
Best Abstract Award Session
Date & Time: 17:00-18:00, August 28 (Fri), 2026
Room: Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
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Recipients
Sanket Solanki (Aster CMI Hospital, India)
Sung-Min Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Suk Kyun Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Mikhail Boldyrev (National Medical Research Center of Transplantation and Artificial Organs named after V.I. Shumakov, Russia)
USD 200 / KRW 300,000
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Prize : USD 200 / KRW 300,000
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Eligibility
Abstract submission is required.
The presenters must present their presentation onsite.
After the presentation of Oral Presentation session, the chairs will announce the awardees.
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Note
Oral Presentation
Date & Time: 11:40-12:40, August 28 (Fri), 2026
Room: Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
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Video Presentation
Date & Time: 15:10-16:10, August 29 (Sat), 2026
Room: Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
USD 100 / KRW 150,000
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Prize : USD 100 / KRW 150,000
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Eligibility
Abstract submission is required.
The selected awardees must present their abstract at the Poster Presentation (Mini-Oral) Session.
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Note
Poster Presentation 1 (Mini-Oral)
Date & Time: 08:30-09:20, August 28 (Fri), 2026
Room: E-Poster Room (Studio 2+3)
Poster Presentation 2 (Mini-Oral)
Date & Time: 08:30-09:20, August 29 (Sat), 2026
Room: E-Poster Room (Studio 2+3)
USD 500 or USD 1,000
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Prize : USD 500 or USD 1,000
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Eligibility
Foreign participants.
Abstract submission is required.
Grant recipients are required to physically attend and present/exhibit their abstracts at LT Updates 2026.
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Application Process
Check the “Travel Grant” box In the abstract submission process and complete the submission.
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Note
The Organizing Committee is planning to extend the Travel Grant to as many Presenting Authors as possible.
Travel Grant is given only once to a presenting author, regardless of the number of presented/exhibited abstracts.
Travel Grant Recipient
- Akhmet Seidakhmetov (JSC National Scientific Medical Center, Kazakhstan)
- Amelia Hessheimer (Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain)
- Amgalantuul Batdelger (Surgeon of HPBS-OTC of NCCM, Mongolia)
- Anharur Rahman (Assoc prof surgery, Bangladesh)
- Ayana Mussina (kazakh, Kazakhstan)
- Batsaikhan Bayartugs (National cancer center of mongolia, Mongolia)
- Bayarbileg Ganbaatar (First central hospital, Mongolia)
- Chih-Yao Hu (Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan)
- Chutharat Hannarong (Faculty of Medine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
- David Beridze (Avicena Medical University, Georgia)
- Denis Efimov (Minsk scientific and practical center for surgery, transplantology and hematology, Belarus)
- Dharmendra Khatri (Nims University, India)
- Dieby Adrisyel (Fatmawati Hospital, Indonesia)
- Duc Dung Dao (Vinmec International Hospital, Vietnam)
- Elmer Tagra (The Medical City Ortigas, Philippines)
- Harshita Dubey (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India)
- Hieu LE Trung (108 Military Central Hospital, Vietnam)
- Hoan My Pham (Vinmec International Hospital, Vietnam)
- Huy Nguyen Tuan (VinUniversity, Vietnam)
- Kapil Khanal (Gulmidarbar Basic Hospital, Gulmi, Nepal)
- Karthika Gopal D (Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India)
- Kemal Kalista (Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia)
- Linh NGUYEN Thi Xuan (108 Military Central Hospital, Vietnam)
- Masato Fujiyoshi (Nagasaki University, Japan)
- Mikhail Boldyrev
(National Medical Research Center of Transplantation and Artificial Organs named after V.I. - Shumakov, Russia)
- Mohseen Khan (RUGHS, India)
- Monirujjaman Biswas (National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, India)
- Mrunal Awalekar (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India)
- Muhammad Zakria (Evercare Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan)
- Mukesh Kumar (CLBS, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, India)
- Munkhbat Radnaabazar (National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Mongolia)
- Nadyatul Husna (dr. Reksodiwiryo Military Hospital, Indonesia)
- Nikko Darnindro (Fatmawati General Hospital, Indonesia)
- Nurbayani Binti Inche Mat (Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Selayang, Malaysia)
- Nurbek Ilyassov (National Scientific Medical Center, Kazakhstan)
- Oleg Yan-Zu-Shan (Republic Coordination Center for transplantation and hi-tech services, Kazakhstan)
- Parag Rane (JD Pawar COllege of Pharmacy, India)
- Pardeep Kumar (Shri Maha Maya Vaishnav Devi Research Institute, India)
- Qinfen Xie (Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, China)
- Raghav Nayar (Consultant, CLBS, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India)
- Ravshan Ibadov
(Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after academician V., Uzbekistan)
- Renat R. Baybekov (Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Centre of Surgery, Uzbekistan)
- Rizki Rachmad Saputra (Universitas Palangka Raya, Indonesia)
- Ruidong Ding (Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China)
- Sahil Gupta (Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India)
- Sanket Solanki (Aster RV Hospital, India)
- Shatru Nagrik (Satyajeet College of Pharmacy, India)
- Sushmitha Preethi (Dr.Rela Institue and Medical Centre, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India)
- Takeo Toshima (Kyushu University, Japan)
- Thang Tran (VinUniversity, Vietnam)
- Thanyakorn Yantarasart (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
- The Duy Nguyen (VinUniversity / VinMec, Vietnam)
- Viraj Panda (Consultant, Centre of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Hospital, Delhi, India)
- Yerbolat Amankyeldi (National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Mongolia)
- Yerlan Nurgaliyev (JSC National Scientific Medical Center, Kazakhstan)