Medical Education

Integrated teaching for medical students including Collaborative case based learning and Clinical application of medical sciences

Curriculum development for Phase I medical students by working jointlywith clinicians as part of the system based workgroups

Currently involved in technology enhanced learning bydeveloping digitalisation of human anatomy specimens and designing e-histology learning platform

Guiding the medical students as a member of the elective dissection programme (silent mentor programme) to learn applied as well as clinical anatomy

Involved in Residency workshops conducted annually for young doctors from various disciplines including Orthopaedics, General Surgery and Obstetrics and gynaecology

Research Interests

Cancer Biology:Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) is an oxidoreductase enzyme which catalyses the rate limiting step in serine synthesis pathway. PHGDH may support cell growth through serine production and replenish alpha-ketoglutarate enhancing cancer cell proliferation.Role of this metabolic oncogene in promoting breast cancer and its efficacy as a biomarker were my research goals.

• Government Merit Scholarship, 1989 to pursue MBBS at Stanley Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India
• Best Outgoing student (1998 batch)in Postgraduate diploma in ophthalmology, RIOGOH, Chennai Medical College, India

• Honorary Auditor, Singapore Neuroscience Association
• Member, Tamil Nadu Medical Council

• Fellowship in General Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Care System, India
• Fellowship in International Council of Ophthalmology, Glasgow
• Special trainee in Glaucoma, RIOGOH, Chennai medical college, India

• Coordinator, Anatomy module for allied healthcare students from Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
• Member of System Based Workgroup for Immunology (Phase I to Phase IV medical students)
• Member of System Based Workgroup for Musculoskeletal system
• Member of Museum Visits committee
• Mentor, NUS Medicine EnRICH Program
• Reviewer for Virtual Interactive Human Anatomy (VIHA) system launched by Simulation centre of our medical school especially for thorax, head and neck regions.