NUSMed 7th Annual Graduate Scientific Congress 2017 Awards

Best Oral Presentation Award ($500 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Wong Huimin, Bernice (Huang Huimin) Duke-NUS Medical School David Silver
1st Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($300 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Nihar Masurkar Medicine Chester Lee Drum
2nd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($200 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Too Horng Khit Microbiology and Immunology Sylvie Alonso
3rd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Deepika Raman Physiology Shazib Pervais
Merit Oral Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Choi Min Hee NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) Reshma Taneja
Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Chua Weihua Elijah Microbiology and Immunology Nicholas Gascoigne
Cho Su Lei Sharol Microbiology and Immunology Zhang Yongliang
Darren Tan Qiancheng Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Toshio Suda
Desi Biochemistry Yvonne Tay
Dong Jinrui Pharmacology Fred Wong
Jookin Kim Physiology Thiruma V. Arumugam
Matsurah Bte Mohd Abdul Rashid Pharmacology Edward Chow
Puja Khanna Anatomy Baeg Gyeong Hun
Ren Yi Physiology Shen Han-Ming
Rita Hameister Anatomy Charanjit Kaur
Shruti Srinivasan Physiology Reshma Taneja
Tan Chew Teng Biochemistry Wang Yue
Tong Jie Xin Microbiology Kevin Tan
Wang Jia Physiology Ling Shuo-Chien
Zhu Bowen Physiology Marius Sudol

Wong Hock Boon Society Best Poster Presentation Award in the MBBS Category ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)

  1. Kenneth Leong Bao Ren
  2. Ngiam Heng Wen
  3. Tan Wei Quan Bryce

NUS Medicine FY 2016/20167 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Best Graduate Oral Presentation (Overseas) and Best Graduate Research Publication Awards

Best Graduate Oral Presentation (Overseas) ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Matias Jose Caldez Biochemistry Philipp Roland Kaldis
Mukul Prasad Microbiology and Immunology Nicholas Gascoigne
Best Graduate Research Publication Awards ($200 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Jin Wenhao Physiology Ling Shuo-Chien
Qiao Yongkang Physiology Thai Tran
Yim Onn Siong Paedatrics Lai Poh San

 

NUSMed 6th Annual Graduate Scientific Congress 2016 Awards

Best Oral Presentation Award ($500 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Peh Hong Yong Pharmacology Wong Wai-Shiu Fred
1st Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($300 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Deepa Rajagopalan Biochemistry Sudhakar Jha
2nd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($200 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Ng Yi Siu Junice Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Wong Mee Lian
3rd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Yeo Kim Pin Microbiology & Immunology Veronique Angeli
Merit Oral Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Gan Shuyi Esther Duke-NUS Medical School Ooi Eng Eong
Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Bingbing Ren Biochemistry Chen Ee Sin
Chan Tze Khee Pharmacology Wong Wai-Shiu Fred
Chang Xuling Paediatrics Heng Chew Kiat
Charannya Sozheesvari Subhramanyam Anatomy Hu Qidong
Chow Ai Lee Biochemistry Long Yun Chau
Dong Jinrui Pharmacology Wong Wai-Shiu Fred
Gu Yue NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) Paul A Macary
Lim Jia Pei Anatomy Bay Boon Huat
Lim Sheau Yng Microbiology & Immunology Veronique Angeli
Malavika Srikanth Pharmacology Deron Raymond Herr
Ow Jin Rong NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) Reshma Taneja
Puja Khanna Anatomy Baeg Gyeong Hun
Regina Wong Wan Ju Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Takaomi Sanda
Seshadri Ramya Anatomy S Thameem Dheen
Tee Jie Kai NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) Ho Han Kiat
Tesfahun Dessale Admasu Biochemistry Jan Gruber
Wang Chao Pharmacology Alan Prem Kumar
Wei Qianru Microbiology & Immunology Nicholas Gascoigne
Yang Fan Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Luo Nan
Yu Yang Physiology Hanry Yu
 Wong Hock Boon Society Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
  1. Ong Siong Gim (MBBS)
  2. Tan Wei Quan Bryce (MBBS)
  3. Tan Yong Chuan (MBBS)
  4. Toh Zhi Hong (MBBS)

NUS Medicine FY 2015/2016 Best International Graduate Oral Presentation Award and Best Graduate Research Publication Award

Best International Graduate Oral Presentation Award ($100 Cash Prize each)
Name Department Supervisor
Bao Chaolemeng Obstetrics & Gynaecology Mahesh A Choolani
Saima Hilal Pharmacology Christopher Chen Li Hsian
Name Department Supervisor
Chin Wai Loon Desmond Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Motomi Osato
Prashant Rai Microbiology & Immunology Vincent Chow
Zhang Jianbin Physiology Shen Han Ming

NUSMed 5th Annual Graduate Scientific Congress 2015 Awards

Best Oral Presentation Award ($500 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Chin Wai Loon Desmond Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Motomi Osato
1st Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($300 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Shweta Pradip Jadhav Anatomy S Thameem Dheen
2nd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($200 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Xiong Jingwei NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) Bruno Reversade
3rd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Wang Chao Pharmacology Alan Prem Kumar
Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Jianbin Zhang Physiology Shen Han Ming
Lam Yuk Man Biochemistry Barry Halliwell
Marianne Sheila D/O Suriakumaran Pharmacology Gavin Dawe
Prashant Rai Microbiology Vincent Chow
Shalini D/O Suku Maran Anatomy Ong Wei Yi
Tan Wan Shun Daniel Pharmacology Fred Wong Wai-Shiu
Wang Xin Pharmacology Edward Chow
Zhang Peng Pharmacy Chen Yu Zong
Zhang Yanzhou Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Sudhakar Jha
Zhao Wei Biochemistry Deng Lih-Wen
Zhao Xiang Microbiology Nicholas Gascoigne
Singapore Medical Association-Wong Hock Boon Society Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
  1. Janice Lim Wan Lin (MBBS)
  2. Tan Wei Quan Bryce (MBBS)
Singapore Medical Association Clinical Research Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Yip Wan Fen Ophthalmology Wong Tien Yin
Zhao Yang (MBBS)
Singapore Medical Association Public Health Research Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Chua Yu Lin Sharon Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Saw Seang Mei
Sim Zheng Ting Jordan (MBBS)

NUSMed FY 2014 Best International Graduate Research Publication and Oral Presentation Award

Best Oral Presentation Award ($100 Cash Prize each)
Name Department Supervisor
Radhika Patnala Anatomy S Thameem Dheen
Shweta Pradip Jadhav Anatomy S Thameem Dheen
Best Research Publication Award ($200 Cash Prize each)
Name Department Supervisor
Li Yingying Otolaryngology Wang De Yun
Meng Xuan Medicine H Phillip Koeffler
Xu Liang Cancer Science Institute of Singapore H Phillip Koeffler

AY2014/2015 Yeoh Seang Aun Graduate Prize (in Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases) ($1,000 Cash Prize)

Name Department Supervisor
Dr Ramandeep Kaur Virk Medicine Paul Anantharajah Tambyah
Yeoh Seang Aun Prizes (in Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases)

The Yeoh Seang Aun Prizes (in Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases) is established by Dr Yeoh Seang Aun’s family members and friends in 2013. The Prizes are for award to one medical undergraduate student and one medical graduate student annually. The value of each annual award is S$1,000. The Graduate Prize will be awarded to the best medically qualified (MBBS or equivalent) PhD student in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine with the most outstanding research work done in tuberculosis and/or infectious diseases, based on the recommendation of a selection committee appointed by the School.

The award is governed by the following conditions:

  1. Subject to rule 3 below, the Prize will be awarded to a medically qualified (MBBS or equivalent) PhD student in the School with the most outstanding research work done in tuberculosis and/or infectious diseases. The Heads of Departments will nominate candidates for this purpose.
  2. The prize will be awarded by the School on the recommendation of a School appointed Selection Committee and the approval by the Dean..
  3. No award will be made unless there is a candidate of sufficient merit.

About Dr Yeoh Seang Aun
Dr Yeoh Seang Aun (13 June 1920 – 21 May 2013)

Dr Yeoh was born in Telok Anson (now Teluk Intan), Perak in 1920. He studied at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore before the Second World War and graduated with MBBS, after the War in 1951. In the 1950s, tuberculosis was a scourge and Dr Yeoh found his calling as a chest physician. He proceeded to Britain in 1956 on a scholarship for MRCP and was elected to FRCP in 1969. Dr Yeoh was the first Singaporean Head and Physician of Unit II (now the Department of General Medicine) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

YLLSOM 4th Annual Graduate Scientific Congress 2014 Award Winners

Best Oral Presentation Award ($500 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Peh Hong Yong Pharmacology Fred Wong Wai-Shiu
1st Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($300 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Hu Tao Orthopaedic Surgery Wong Hee Kit
2nd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($200 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Heidi Shiow Chyong Liou Physiology Eilyeen Goh Lay Keow
3rd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Faranak Ghazi Sherbaf Biochemistry Edison Liu
Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Chan Tze Khee Pharmacology Fred Wong Wai-Shiu
Chew Wee Siong Anatomy Ong Wei Yi
Chin Wai Loon Desmond Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Osato Motomi
Cynthia Ong Anatomy Bay Boon Huat
Lai Junyun Microbiology Paul McAry
Lau Wai Hoe Pharmacology Peter Edward Lobie
Lauretta Low Danwei Paediatrics Yap Hui Kim
Li Feng Pharmacology Gautam Sethi
Mandakhalikar Kedar Diwakar Microbiology Tan Yee Joo
Ng Oi Wing Microbiology Tan Yee Joo
Ooi Yin Yin Anatomy Samuel Tay Sam Wah
Shweta Jadhav Anatomy S Thameem Dheen
Tan Wan Shun Daniel Pharmacology Fred Wong Wai-Shiu
Woo Sin Tung Vivien Pathology Ellen Birgitte Lane
Yip Lian Yee Pharmacy Eric Chan Chun Yong
Zahra Kabiri Biochemistry David Marc Virshup
Zhang Jianbin Physiology Shen Han-Ming
Zhao Wei Biochemistry Deng Lih Wen
Singapore Medical Association-Wong Hock Boon Society Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
  1. Tan Jun Hao (MBBS)
  2. Tan Wei Quan Bryce (MBBS)
Singapore Medical Association Clinical Research Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Ke Tingjing Paediatrics Heng Chew Kiat
Germaine Loo Jie Min (MBBS)
Name Department Supervisor
Wang Pei Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Luo Nan
Tan Pinhong (MBBS)

YLLSoM Best International Graduate Research Publication and Oral Presentation Award-FY2013/2014

Best Oral Presentation Award ($100 Cash Prize each)
Name Department Supervisor
Chong Shu Yun Phyllis Cancer Science Institute Of Singapore Chng Wee Joo
Ho Caifeng Jolene Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Lorenz Poellinger
Best Research Publication Award ($200 Cash Prize each)
Name Department Supervisor
Ma Hui Biochemistry Wu Qiang
Marco Bezzi Biochemistry Ernesto Guccione
Xu Liang Cancer Science Institute of Singapore H Phillip Koeffler
PhD student’s abstract selected for plenary presentation at the 14th International Myeloma Workshop

Mr BI Chonglei’s abstract was selected for the plenary presentation at the 14th International Myeloma Workshop held from
3 – 7 April 2013 at Kyoto, Japan.

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Ong Hin Tiang Scholarship in Cancer Research

In 2013, the Ong Hin Tiang and Ong Sek Pek Foundation donated a gift to the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSoM) to award a research scholarship to one Malaysian candidate doing PhD studies in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, working in Cancer Research.

The award is governed by the following conditions:

  1. The candidate must be a Malaysian citizen at the time of application and for the entire duration of the scholarship.
  2. The candidate must meet the prevailing YLLSoM admission criteria for PhD and award criteria for research scholarship as outlined at https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/postgrad/index.html and https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/scholarship-and-financial-aids.shtml.
  3. No award will be made unless there is a student of sufficient merit.
  4. The award cannot be held together with other scholarships or top-up funding.

Submission of Application

Application for the August 2013 intake is now open. Interested applicants may email Miss Kum Yi Zi at medkyz@nus.edu.sg. Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a selection interview.

AY2014/2015 Yeoh Seang Aun Graduate Prize (in Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases) ($1,000 Cash Prize)

Best Oral Presentation Award ($500 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Chong Mun Keat Microbiology Ng Mah Lee Mary
1st Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($300 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Jaspreet Singh Kochhar Pharmacy Kang Lifeng
2nd Runner-up Oral Presentation Award ($200 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Chung Vin Yee Cancer Science Institute Thiery Jean Paul
Name Department Supervisor
Anupama Medicine Paul Anantharajah Tambyah
Deepak Raghothaman Orthopaedic Surgery Lee Eng Hin
Fahad Karim Kidwai Faculty of Dentistry Cao Tong
Izzuddin Bin Mohd Aris Paediatrics Lee Yung Seng
Jin Yu Physiology Reshma Taneja
Lee Zheng Wei Biochemistry Deng Lih Wen
Liang Junxin Biochemistry Fu Xin-Yuan
Pang Junxiong Vincent Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Chen I-Cheng Mark
Qi Lihua Cancer Science Institute Daniel G. Tenen
Rohit Surana Pharmacology Alan Prem Kumar
Shweta Jadhav Anatomy S Thameem Dheen
Sonia Baig Obstetrics & Gynaecology Mahesh A Choolani
Tan Yong Hua Physiology Reshma Taneja
Tang Peng Microbiology Zhang Yongliang
Wee Soon Huat, Alvin Microbiology Ho Bow
Yip Lian Yee Pharmacy Chan Chun Yong Eric
Singapore Medical Association-Wong Hock Boon Society Best Poster Presentation Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
  1. Ang Chuan Han (MBBS)
  2. Tan Wei Quan Bryce (MBBS)
Singapore Medical Association Clinical Research Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Chen Luxi Pharmacology Alan Prem Kumar
Zhao Yang (MBBS)
Singapore Medical Association Public Health Research Award ($100 cash + Certificate of Award)
Name Department Supervisor
Ho Wanxing Eugene Saw Swee Hock
School of Public Health		 Ong Choon Nam
Ho Fu Wah Andrew (MBBS)

Best Graduate Research Publication and Oral Presentation Award – FY2012/2013

2 Best Oral Presentation Award ($100 Cash Prize each)
Name Department Supervisor
Janani Manivannan Anatomy S Thameem Dheen
Sonia Baig Obstetrics & Gynaecology Mahesh A Choolani
Name Department Supervisor
Carine Bonnard Pathology Ellen Birgitte Lane
Goh Kah Yee Biochemistry Takao Inoue
Narendra Bharathy Physiology Reshma Taneja
Winners list in pdf
Ray Wu Prize 2012

Ms Kong Say Li has been awarded the prestigious Ray Wu Prize (2012). The Ray Wu Prize is an international prize awarded each year to graduate students for excellence in life science research.

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Chua Toh Hua Memorial Gold Award for Academic Year 2011/2012

Sugunavathi d/o Sepramaniam has been awarded the Chua Toh Hua Memorial Gold Medal for Academic Year 2011/2012. This is a university level award given to the Doctor of Philosophy graduate with the most outstanding research work done in Life Sciences.

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Johnson & Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award

Hay Hui Sin has been awarded 2nd Prize in the 2012 Johnson & Johnson Asia Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Bio-tech. This is a highly competitive international award and she is one of the two students who won from NUS. Hui Sin is currently a PhD student in Dr Alan Prem Kumar’s laboratory.

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YLLSOM 2nd Annual Graduate Scientific Congress 2012 Award Winners

Best Oral Presentation Award
Name Department Supervisor
Tham Yih Chung Ophthalmology Cheng Ching-Yu
1st Runner-up Oral Presentation Award
Name Department Supervisor
Chong Shu Yun Phyllis Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Chng Wee Joo
Name Department Supervisor
Ho Wanxing Eugene Saw Swee Hock
School of Public Health		 Ong Choon Nam
Best Poster Presentation Award
Name Department Supervisor
Hou Qian Biochemistry Chung Ching Ming Maxey
Suruchi Arora Physiology Lim Hsiu Kim Lina
Tao Lin Pharmacology Wong Wai-Shiu Fred
Wu Wei Biochemistry Chung Ching Ming Maxey
Phong Wai Yee Microbiology Sylvie Alonso
Shi Yin Saw Swee Hock
School of Public Health		 Shen Han Ming
Tan Si Zhen Paediatrics Heng Chew Kiat
Aweya Jude Juventus Microbiology Tan Yee Joo
Guru Girijha R Anatomy Charanjit Kaur
Shweta Jadhav Anatomy Shaikali Thameem Dheen
Singapore Medical Association-Wong Hock Boon Best Poster Award
  • Guo Jiwei
  • Wee Liang En Ian
  • Soh Harn Wei Crystal
  • Chee Ying Jie
  • Cai Zhengyang Elijah
  • Chen Hui Lionel Raphael
Singapore Medical Association Clinical Research Award
Name Department Supervisor
Aniza Puteri Mahyuddin Obstetrics & Gynaecology Mahesh A Choolani
Lin Siqi Jaymie Medicine Dan Yock Young
Singapore Medical Association Public Health Research Award
  • Nazirul Hannan
  • Chan Ng Poh Lin Pauline

YLLSOM Best Graduate Publication and Oral Presentation Award-FY2011/2012

Best Oral Presentation Award
Name Department Supervisor
Nongpiur Monisha Esther Ophthalmology Aung Tin
Teng Gim Gee Saw Swee Hock
School of Public Health		 Koh Woon Puay
Best Research Publication Award
Name Department Supervisor
Valentina Migliori Biochemistry Ernesto Guccione
Miao Hui Saw Swee Hock
School of Public Health		 Mikael Hartman
Sim Xueling Saw Swee Hock
School of Public Health		 Chia Kee Seng
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A/Prof Kenneth Ban

Programme Director, National Supercomputing Cluster Singapore (NSCC)
Assoc Prof, Dept of Biochemistry, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Prof Kenneth Ban graduated from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and completed his PhD in Stanford University, As a medical educator and Phase I Director at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Kenneth is leading the development of a Health Informatics track aiming to build foundational competencies in data science for medical students.

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A/Prof Caroline Lee

Vice Dean, NUS Graduate School, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Assoc Prof, Dept of Biochemistry, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Prof Caroline Lee graduated with PhD from Baylor College of Medicine and did her post-doctoral training with Dr. Michael Gottesman at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. She has ~100 peer reviewed publications focused on the functional genomics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and pharmacogenetics.
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Aaron Chua

Principal Lecturer and Consultant
Digital Strategy & Leadership Practice
NUS-ISS

His research interests comprise health-related quality-of-life studies, clinical trials, and modelling transmission of infectious disease. He has also worked with projects in various therapeutic areas including oncology, stroke, ophthalmology and orthopaedics.
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A/Prof Jason Yap

Associate Professor
NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

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A/Prof Seth Gilbert

Dean’s Chair Associate Professor
Head, Department of Computer Science
NUS School of Computing

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A/Prof Ngiam Kee Yuan

Head, AI Office, National University Health System
Head & Senior Consultant, Division of General Surgery (Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery), Department of Surgery, National University Hospital
Professor, Department of Surgery, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Senior Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, NCIS

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Dr Aoife Keohane

• Programme Director, MSc in Behavioural and Implementation Sciences
in Health (MSc BIS)
• Senior Lecturer, Centre for Behavioural and Implementation
Science Interventions (BISI) NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

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Prof Nick Sevdalis

• Academic Director, Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI)
• Visiting Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Academic Director (Joint), Quality Improvement & Implementation Science Clinical Academic Group, King's Health Partners, London, UK

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Dr Volker Patzel

Biomedical Innovation & Enterprise Course Coordinator
Senior Lecturer, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr Volker Patzel is a Senior Lecturer at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and holds a PhD from the Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg. With more than 20 years of teaching experience, he coordinates six modules at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and leads research on RNA technologies for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Dr Patzel has published over 50 papers, filed 15 patent families, and founded AVECRIS Pte Ltd in Singapore.

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A/Prof Gautam Sethi

Drug Discovery and Development Specialisation Coordinator
Capstone Project Co-Coordinator
Associate Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

A/Prof Gautam Sethi is a tenured Associate Professor at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, focusing on oncogenic transcription factor activation and cancer therapy. His work has led to over 400 scientific publications in high-impact journals. A/Prof Sethi is an editorial board member for numerous international journals and has been recognized as one of the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2020 and 2021 by Clarivate.

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Dr Sham Lok-To (Chris)

Capstone Project Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr Chris Sham is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, where he teaches multiple microbiology-related courses, including Microbiology and Infection and Immunity He also serves as the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme coordinator and the Deputy Research Director of the Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme. His research focuses on bacterial cell envelope synthesis, and in 2019, he received the prestigious National Research Foundation Fellowship.

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Dr Png Chin Wen

Vaccinology and Immunotherapy Specialisation Coordinator
Lecturer, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr Png Chin Wen earned his PhD from the University of Queensland and is a Lecturer at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, where he teaches topics such as immunology, cellular signaling, and vaccine development. His research focuses on gut microbiome and mucosal inflammation related to gastrointestinal cancers. Dr Png collaborates with clinicians to explore the role of gut bacteria in disease progression and serves as course coordinator for the MSc in Applied Biomedicine’s Vaccinology and Immunotherapy specialisation.

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Dr Jaishree Tripathi

Infectious Diseases Management Specialisation Coordinator
Lecturer, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr Jaishree Tripathi is a Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, where she leads the Infectious Diseases Management track for the MSc in Applied Biomedicine programme. She has over 11 years of research experience in malaria parasite biology, including drug resistance and host-parasite interactions. Dr Tripathi holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Cambridge and has made significant contributions to malaria research using stem-cell-based models and single-cell transcriptomics.
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A/Prof Zhang Yongliang

Co-Programme Director, MSc in Applied Biomedicine (ABM)
Associate Professor, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

A/Prof Zhang Yongliang is a tenured Associate Professor and Deputy Research Director of the Translational Immunology Programme at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. With over 15 years of teaching experience, he has created several programmes focused on infection and cancer. A/Prof Zhang’s contributions to immunology research have earned him recognition, including the Graduate Mentor of the Year award in 2019.

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A/Prof Kevin Tan Shyong Wei

Programme Director, MSc in Applied Biomedicine (ABM)
Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

A/Prof Kevin Tan is the Head of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at NUS and Vice-Dean (Graduate Studies) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He has 20 years of teaching experience and played a key role in developing the world’s first online course on the biomedical aspects of COVID-19. A/Prof Tan has received numerous teaching awards, including the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award and Graduate Mentor of the Year.
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Dr Lee Chun Fan

Assistant Professor, Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School

Dr Lee Chun Fan is an assistant professor at the Centre for Quantitative Medicine at the Duke-NUS Medical School. Prior to this, he was also affiliated with the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong and the Singapore Clinical Research Institute.
His research interests comprise health-related quality-of-life studies, clinical trials, and modelling transmission of infectious disease. He has also worked with projects in various therapeutic areas including oncology, stroke, ophthalmology and orthopaedics.
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Dr Cindy Lin Xinyi

Assistant Professor, Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School

Dr. Xinyi (Cindy) Lin is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke- NUS Medical School. She serves as the course coordinator for two modular courses in in the MCI programme: MCI5001 (Design and Planning of Clinical Studies) and MCI5006 (Design and Planning of Epidemiological Studies). Dr. Lin has extensive experience utilising advanced statistical methods in clinical research studies and genetic epidemiology investigations. She has taught biostatistics coursework to a diverse audience, including PhD students and clinical researchers.
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Mihir Gandhi

Assistant Professor, Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School

Mihir Gandhi is an Assistant Professor in the Signature Program in Health Services & Systems Research, Lien Centre for Palliative Care, as well as the Head of Biostatistics Core team at the Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. He is also affiliated with the Singapore Clinical Research Institute, Singapore as the Head of Biostatistics Department and the Global Health Group at the Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University, Finland as a Visiting Researcher.
He is primarily working on planning, analysis and reporting of clinical trials. He has experience in wide range of therapeutic areas such as oncology, paediatrics, and hypertension for drug and health services interventional trials. In addition to clinical trials, he has research interest in applied statistics, health-related quality of life, quality of healthcare and health state valuation.
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A/Prof Edwin Chan

Associate Professor, Centre for Quantitative Medicine
Office of Clinical Sciences, Duke-NUS Medical School

A/Prof Chan is a clinical epidemiologist with over twenty years of experience in clinical research and evidence synthesis as the Chief Scientific Officer of the Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI). He has been the Director of Cochrane Singapore since its establishment and is currently the Senior Scientific Advisor to SCRI. He teaches research literature critical appraisal skills and mentors students in clinical research (MCI programme, NUS). He has taught many research methodology courses on clinical trials, biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical practice guidelines (CPG) development, meta-analysis & evidence- based medicine (EBM). His interests are in the teaching of critical appraisal skills, epidemiology, health technology assessment and evidence synthesis.
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Prof Cheung Yin Bun

Professor, Centre for Quantitative Medicine
Deputy Director, Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School

CHEUNG Yin Bun is Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, and Adjunct Professor at Tampere University, Finland. Prior to joining Duke-NUS, he was a Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Chief Scientific Officer at the Singapore Clinical Research Institute.
He received his degrees in social science, medical demography, statistics and paediatric epidemiology from institutions in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. He has broad interest in the studies of global child health, statistical methodology, and quality of life in palliative care setting. He has been the principal investigator of multiple research grants on statistical methodology and quality of life research. He is the author of Statistical Analysis of Human Growth and Development (CRC Press, 2014) and co-author of Survival Analysis: A Practical Approach (Wiley, 2006). He is the developer of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale.
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Makoto Yawata,M.D., Ph.D.

Programme Director and Clinical-Scientist Mentor
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Principal Investigator, Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore Principal Investigator, NUSMED Immunology Translational Research Programme, National University of Singapore

Makoto YAWATA is the Director of the MCI Programme, where he also serves as a clinician-scientist mentor guiding the students in designing and planning their clinical studies and as coordinator of the MCI wet lab experiential research workshop. He is affiliated with the Department of Paediatrics at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a Principal Investigator in the Immunology Programme in the NUS Life Sciences Institute and the NUS Medicine Immunology Translational Research Programme. His clinical background is autoimmune diseases; however the research he conducted as postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Structural Biology in Stanford University School of Medicine has led him to become more involved in hematology and transplantation. His laboratory has been investigating the mechanisms of human natural killer cell responses against particular types of virus infections and cancer, and also in transplantation immunology.

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