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The Too Joon Chew Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Prize was established in 2022 by the Too family in memory of their late father, Mr Too Joon Chew.<\/p>\n

The award is governed by the following conditions:<\/p>\n

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  1. Subject to rule 4 below, a cash prize valued at $1,000 each will be awarded to the top three PhD graduate with the most outstanding work done in their respective field of research.<\/li>\n
  2. Each award is to be given to a single recipient.<\/li>\n
  3. The prizes will be awarded by the Board of Graduate Studies or its nominee.<\/li>\n
  4. No award will be made unless there is a candidate of sufficient merit.<\/li>\n
  5. This gift shall be governed by the University Statutes and Regulations, specifically, Statute 7 on Gifts to the University and the corresponding Regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Winners of the Too Joon Chew PhD Prize 2025<\/strong><\/h6>\n

    Dr Chen Zijiao, Department of Medicine, Decoding the Mind\u2019s Tapestry: Interpretable FMRI-Based Brain State Analysis Using Advanced Deep Learning Techniques<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Chuah You Heng, Department of Physiology, To Investigate the Role of RNF8 in Regulating Mitotic Progression in Gliomas<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Lee Wei Jie Jonathan, Department of Medicine, Application of Metagenomics in Inflammatory Gastrointestinal Diseases<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Winner of the Too Joon Chew PhD Prize 2024<\/strong><\/h6>\n

    Dr Chiang Yin Ning, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pathogenicity Island-Mediated Prophage Induction<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Lee Yun Hua, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Investigating The Role Of Innate Lymphoid Cells And Tc17 In Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Dexter Thng Kai Hao, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Targeting Synthetic Lethal And Combinatorial Vulnerabilities In Gastrointestinal Cancers<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Winner of the Too Joon Chew PhD Prize 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n

    Dr Samira Sadeghi, Department of Medicine, Translational Applications of Thermostable Exoshells: A Detailed Study<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Goh Ya Hwee Jasmine, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Rational Design of Optimised Therapeutics Against Relapsed\/Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Kalpana Ramnarayanan, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Dissecting the Heterogeneity of Gastric Cancer at the Single Cell Level<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Winner of the Too Joon Chew PhD Prize 2022<\/strong><\/h6>\n

    Dr Chong Ruifen Joyce, Department of Pharmacology, Novel Biomarkers And Lipids Dysregulation In Neurodegenerative And Vascular Dementias<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Lim Jhin Jieh, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Therapeutic Combination Optimization For Hepatocellular Carcinoma<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr Raghav Sundar, Department of Physiology, Genomic And Epigenetic Mechanisms Of Resistance To Systemic Therapy In Gastroesophageal Cancer<\/span><\/p>\n

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