04 June 2024
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating the following winners for their excellent presentations at our Department Science Pitch Day…
02 May 2024
We are very pleased that Chuah You Heng, a Ph.D. student in Dr. Derrick Ong’s laboratory has been awarded The…
Congratulations A/Prof. Sajikumar Sreedharan on being elected as a Fellow of the Indian Association of Neuroscience!
30 April 2024
The second edition of the ‘Synaptic Tagging and Capture’ book, edited by A/Prof. Sajikumar Sreedharan, has now been published! Source:…
04 January 2024
A/P Celestial Yap, A/P Chen Zhi Xiong, Dr Ivan Low Cherh Chiet, Dr Natasha Luke and Dr Ira Agrawal are…
09 November 2023
Congratulations to all our researchers from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine who have been featured in a…
08 November 2023
We are truly delighted that Dr. Tsai Shih-Yin and Dr. Tee Wee Wei have been selected to receive the 2024 Yong…
30 October 2023
Click to view on Channel 8: https://www.8world.com/stories/hello-singapore/secrets-of-the-brain-memory-2268976
02 August 2023
We are very pleased that the NUS team led by Dr Zakaria Almsherqi has secured a silver medal and second…
06 June 2023
Congratulations to Wong Lik Wei for receiving the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2023 Free Communications Merit Award!
Congratulations to Amanda Wong for receiving the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2023 Short Communications Merit Award!
29 May 2023
Catch Professor Thai Tran on CNA’s Undercover Asia where they talk about Asia’s vaping crisis. Watch the video here. Image…
26 May 2023
Here we have a few words from HoD Prof Reshma and Deputy HoD A/Prof Herbert Schwarz: Dear Colleagues, We are…
Find out more on the Global Heat Health Information Network. Title: Global Heat Health experts gather to advance life-saving knowledge…
24 May 2023
Title: Energy saving policies could put lives at risk as global heating intensifies: study. Read more on Eco-Business. Image; ccdoh1, CC BY-NC-ND…
22 May 2023
Find out more about Professor Jason Lee and the new Heat Resilience & Performance Centre on CNA. Title: New research…
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Science Pitch Day 2023! And here is a message from our Physiology Head-of-Department…
19 May 2023
Smart uniforms to monitor heat stress in soldiers. Find out more at The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao. Title: Smart…
16 May 2023
Find out more about Prof Alfredo Franco-Obregón’s team’s magnetic breast cancer treatment on CNA’s On The Pulse. Click here to…
11 May 2023
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Swee Liew-Wadsworth Grants!
02 May 2023
Is lab grown meat the future? Associate Professor Alfredo Franco-Obregón was featured in the National Research Foundation’s RIE Magazine Issue…
10 April 2023
The Department of Physiology has been awarded the 2023 NUS Safety and Health Award (NUSSHA) Commendation Award! Congratulations to…
Congratulations to A/Prof Celestial Yap and Dr. John Chua on receiving the the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Teaching…
Congratulations to Dr. Derrick Ong on being selected to receive the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Research Excellence Award…
02 March 2023
We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following winners of the Swee Liew-Wadsworth Research Publication Awards 2022….
14 February 2023
Title: Cooling Singapore studies to look at rising temperatures on health, natural ecosystems Full article on Straits Times: Link
Title: Personalised heat advisory an aim of study to help people cope as S’pore heats up Full article on Straits…
Title: Why the climate crisis is also a population health crisis – especially in Southeast Asia. Full article on GovInsider…
Title: Extreme Heat will Change Us Full article on New York Times: Link
We are delighted that A/Prof Celestial Yap has won the 2nd Prize at the 2022 geNiUSchannel Competition. Her video…
30 January 2023
Congratulations to Dr Ivan Low for achieving the 2022 Faculty of Science Honour Roll Award!
13 January 2023
Congratulations to Dr Zakaria Ali Moh. Almsherqi for winning the NUHS education Collaboration Award 2022!
Congratulations to the winners of the 10th ABSC (Annual Biomedical Scientific Congress) 2022 meeting Sim Wei Liang – 1st prize for…
07 October 2022
A/P Chen Zhi Xiong hopes novel, non-invasive method to predict and reduce the relapse of childhood cancers, discovered by team…
06 October 2022
Title: NUS scientists develop magnetic method to grow meat Full article on The Straits Times: Link Alternative article on…
Team led by Prof Soong Tuck Wah demonstrates that CaV1.3 RNA editing is adjustable, with effects on spatial memory and…
Title: For Asia’s migrant workers, extreme heat is ‘a matter of life and death’ Full article on CNN: Link
Title: KBS WORLD Korea24 July 12 2022 by Project HeatSafe Listen to Jason Lee talk about heat stroke on KBS…
Title: What highly active people eat may raise their risk of heat stroke: Report Full article on The Straits Times:…
07 September 2022
Dr. Ira Agrawal from A/P Ling Shuo-Chien’s lab has received NUS Medicine Outstanding Mentor Award for Research Fellow 2022 Second runner-up,…
12 August 2022
Prof Hanry Yu is a recipient of the Long Service Medal for 2022 National Day Awards. Congratulations!
14 July 2022
Research Professor Jason Lee was featured in the development of the Singapore Physical Activity Guideline (SPAG). Read here for more: Link
Title: 研究: 改善饮食营养习惯 有助防范劳累性中暑 (Study: Improving dietary and nutritional habits may help prevent exertional heatstroke) Full article on ZaoBao: Link
Title: What Extreme Heat Does to the Human Body Full article on TIME Magazine: Link
Title: 5 gadgets to help you keep your cool Full article on The Straits Times: Link
Title: Heat stress fears for migrant workers persist ahead of Qatar World Cup Full article on openDemocracy: Link
Title: IN FOCUS: Feeling the heat? Why it will get even hotter, and what we can do about it Full…
Research Associate Professor Jason Lee was featured on Straits Times for his article. Title: Singapore doctors caution against heat-related health…
Title: What if it gets too hot to work outdoors? Source: CNA938 Research Associate Professor Jason Lee was featured on…
07 July 2022
Congratulations to Dr John Chua!
18 March 2022
Dr Ivan Low, Ong Yeong Bing, Chong Pey Rou, Joo Wei Bing and Charmaine Tan have received 2021 Yong Loo…
05 March 2022
Winners of the Swee Liew-Wadsworth Research Publication Awards [1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021]: SILVER Award 1. Wong LW,…
Winners of the Swee Liew-Wadsworth Research Publication Awards [1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021]: GOLD Award 1. Yoon J*,…
09 December 2021
A/Prof Celestial Yap has been appointed to the Women in Science and Health (WISH) Executive Committee 2022-2023.
A/Prof Saji Kumar Sreedharan has been selected to be an Associate Editor of Oxford Open Science Journal.
23 November 2021
Dr Goh Jor Ming has been nominated and selected to receive this year’s Tony A. Mobley International Distinguished Alumni Award…
15 November 2021
Dr Ivan Low has won the 2021 Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award. This is his third successive win.
11 November 2021
Dr Yoon Jeehyun from Dr Derrick Ong’s lab has been awarded NUSMed B2B Collaboration Grant as a Principal Investigator. NUSMed…
25 August 2021
Prof Hooi Shing Chuan has been selected to receive the 2021 NUHS Teaching Excellence Award.
12 August 2021
Prof Shazib Pervaiz is a recipient of the Long Service Medal for 2021 National Day Awards.
27 July 2021
A/Prof Chen Zhi Xiong has won the Faculty of Dentistry Teaching Excellence Award AY2019/2020
23 July 2021
A/Prof Manoor Prakash Hande has been selected as a committee member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) term…
05 July 2021
Dr. Deng Shuo from A/P Celestial Yap’s lab has received as second runner-up, the 2021 NUS Medicine Outstanding Research Fellow…
24 June 2021
Congratulations to A/Prof Jason Lee on his appointment as member, MOH Heat Stress Guidelines Expert Panel.
23 June 2021
Research Associate Professor Jason Lee was featured in MEDSPRESSO and National Geographic for his research work on how the body…
21 May 2021
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Researcher of the Year Award AY2019/2020 – Prof Hanry Yu Yong Loo Lin School…
14 May 2021
2021 Science Pitch Day Best Pitch Award: Best Presentation: Loh Wei Zhern Kelvin (Soong Lab) 1st Runner Up: Nandini Karthik…
28 April 2021
A/Prof Saji Kumar Sreedharan has been awarded Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Graduate Mentor of the Year (GRAMAY) Award…
26 April 2021
Winners of the 2021 Swee Liew-Wadsworth Grants Intra-departmental Grants: Zakaria Ali Moh Almsherqi [Education] Karen Crasta & Mahmoud Pouladi Karthik…
20 April 2021
A/Prof Sanjay Khanna and A/Prof Saji Kumar Sreedharan have been selected to receive the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine…
12 April 2021
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Best Graduate Research Publication Award 2021 Raghav Sundar PhD. Physiology, 1st Author Publication Title:…
09 April 2021
Research Associate Professor Jason Lee was featured on Thomson Reuters Foundation and Youtube for his research work on heat stress…
Congratulations to Dr Chen Zhi Xiong on his appointment as director on International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Board…
Congratulations to Dr Chen Zhi Xiong on his appointment as member of the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Committee (FTEC).
Congratulations to A/Prof Jason Lee on his appointment as member of National Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, Health Promotion Board…
Congratulations to Dr Crasta Karen Carmelina on her appointment as NUHS Women in Science and Healthcare (WISH) Executive Council Member.
09 March 2021
GOLD Research Award Chong SJF, Iskandar K, Lai JXH, Qu J, Raman D, Valentin R, Herbaux C, Collins M, Low…
24 December 2020
A/Prof Manoor Prakash Hande has been appointed as Asst Dean-Designate (Safety/Research Facilities Management) from 1 Jan 2021. Hearty congratulations to…
15 December 2020
A/Prof Thai Tran and Dr. Ivan Low have been selected for the Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award AY 2019/2020.
23 November 2020
Professor Hanry Yu and NUS Physiology alumni Ong Shujian were featured in The Straits Times for their work on cell-based…
National University of Singapore Anatomy & Physiology are ranked 20th in the QS 2020 world ranking.
16 November 2020
Professor Reshma Taneja received the prestigious Venus International Women Award which honours great achievements of women in science. She was…
Hearty congratulations to all recipients of NUSMed Fortitude Award for their commitment and dedication to support the teaching of NUS…
02 October 2020
Congratulations to A/Prof Lina Lim on her appointment as Assistant Dean (Enterprise).
24 September 2020
Research Associate Professor Jason Lee was featured on NUSNews, ChannelNewsAsia, LianHe ZaoBao and BCC for his research work on heat…
Senior Lecturer Chen Zhixiong was featured on The Straits Times for his opinion paper on how training the next generation…
12 August 2020
National Day Awards 2020 Long Service Medal A/Prof Sanjay Khanna
Provost Young Educator Award Dr. Zakaria Ali Moh. Almsherqi
03 August 2020
Congratulations to Dr Chen Zhi Xiong on his appointment as Assistant Dean (Education), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National…
08 June 2020
We are delighted that Dr. Wong Lik Wei from A/P Sajikumar Sreedharan’s lab has received the NUSMed 2020 Outstanding Mentor…
29 May 2020
Best Pitch Award: Best Presentation: Saravanan S/O Gunaseelan (Advisor: John Chua) 1st Runner Up: Sean Yeow Qing Zhang (Advisor: Soong…
26 May 2020
Prof. Richard Morris F1000 recommendation on Dr. Sreedharan’s lab recent CA2 paper published in ELife (https://elifesciences.org/articles/55344). Prof. Richard Morris is…
18 May 2020
2020 Swee Liew Wadsworth Intra-departmental Grants Shih Yin Tsai and Huang Hua Ling Shuo-Chien and Fu Yu Soong Tuck Wah…
15 May 2020
Congratulations to Physiology for receiving the Commendation Award for Health and Safety Performance at NUSSHA 2020. Please join us to congratulate our entire Safety Team led by Associate Professor Manoor Prakash Hande and Dr Zakaria Ali Moh. Almsherqi!
16 April 2020
Congratulations to Lu Guang from Prof Shen Han Ming’s lab for receiving the 2020 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine…
06 March 2020
10 January 2020
Dr Ling Shuo-Chien has been awarded Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Research Excellence Award for AY2018/2019.
03 January 2020
A/Prof Reshma Taneja has been awarded Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award for AY2018/19
MD9 has been awarded Platinum Award for the Fire Safety Excellence Award 2019
Dr Ivan Low has been awarded Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award for AY 2018/2019
Preserving Fertility: Understanding Ovarian Aging and Rejuvenation
13th Models of Physiology and Disease Symposium