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Local & International Awards obtained by MACC
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The staff at the Memory, Ageing and Cognition Centre have consistently demonstrated excellence in their field, earning numerous local and international awards over the years. Their dedication to advancing research and improving understanding in memory, ageing, and cognition has been recognized by prestigious organizations worldwide. Below, you will find a list of the awards and accolades they have received, showcasing their commitment to innovation and excellence in their work.

Local

National Medical Research Council
National Medical Research Council
  1. Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award (2021):
    • Assoc. Prof. Christopher Chen, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) National University Hospital System (NUHS) (Neurology)
  2. Clinician Scientist Award (2017): Translational Research in Vascular Biomarkers of Dementia: Discovery, Validation and Assessment of Clinical Utility
    • Assoc. Prof. Christopher Chen, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) National University Hospital System (NUHS) (Neurology)
  3. STaR Investigator Award (2013): Synaptic Injury in Alzheimer Disease: Mechanisms and Treatment
    • Prof Edward Koo, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) National University Hospital System (NUHS) (Neurology)
  4. Clinician Scientist Award – Investigators (2012): Retinal Vascular Imaging Study in Transient Ischemic Attack (REVISTA)
    • Dr Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) YLLSOM (Opthalmology)
  5. Clinician Scientist Award – Senior Investigators (2012): Translational Research in Dementia: Mechanisms of Disease, Pathophysiology and Biomarker Discovery
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) National University Hopsital System (NUHS)(Neurology)
  6. Research Training Fellowship (2011):
    • Ms. Catherine Dong YanHong, NUS Department of Pharmacology Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM)
  1. Clinician Scientist Program (NCSP) Award (2023)
    • Dr. Sim Ming Ann
  2. Tan Seng Huat Gold Medalist, NUS Division of Graduate Medical Studies (2022)
    • Dr. Sim Ming Ann
  3. NUS Research Scholarship (2022)
    • Choi Jiangbo
  4. NUS Singapore International Graduate Award (2022)
    • Katrina Liao
  5. NUS Too Joon Chew PhD Prize (2022)
    • Dr. Joyce Chong
  6. NUS Medicine Best Graduate Research Publication Award (2022)
    • Dr. Joyce Chong
  7. NUSMed Post-Doctoral Fellowship
    • Dr. Chai Yuek Ling
  8. Sponsorship for young Biomedical Science EducatorS Programme, NUS Centre for Medical Education (2021)
    • Dr. Joyce Chong
  9. NUS Singapore International Graduate Award (2016)
    • Dr. Bibek Gyanwali
  10. Faculty Research Excellent Award AY2014/2015 – NUS Medicine Award Ceremony 2016
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li-Hsien
  11. Best International Oral Presentation Award at the NUS Medicine 6th Annual Graduate Scientific Congress (AGSC) 2016 
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  12. National Clinician Scientist Program (NCSP) Award (2014)
    • Dr. Catherine Dong YanHong, NUS Department of Pharmacology Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM)
  1. College of Physicians Lecturer (2019)
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li-Hsien
  2. Galloway Lecturer by the Academy of Medicine (2017)
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li-Hsien
  3. Special Recognition Award for the CHIMES trial for high profile clinical research by the Singapore Clinical Research Institute (2016)
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li-Hsien and team (Dr. S Yong, Dr. NV ramani, Ms. Connie Teo and Mr. David Picard)
  4. Excellence Award by the Glaxo Smith Kline Academic Centre (2010)
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li Hsien

International

International
  1. KSBNS-APSN Young Investigator Colloquium (2024)
    • Dr Chai Yuek Ling
  2. Best poster award at the ASPN-ISN Neurochemistry School (2024)
    • Rachel Chia Sher Li
    • Amelia Yam Ting Yu
  3. Speakers at the APSN Young Investigator Colloquium (2024)
    • Dr Chai Yuek Ling
    • Dr Joyce Chong Rui Fen
  4. JALAS International Award (2023)
    • Dr Chai Yuek Ling
  5. Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD) Young Research Forum 2nd Best Oral Presentation Award Winner (2023):
    • Kan Cheuk Ni
  6. Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD) Young Research Forum 3rd Best Oral Presentation Award Winner (2023):
    • Katrina Liao
  7. 47th Singapore – Malaysia Congress of Medicine, Bronze Award for Best Poster (2022):
    • Dr. Sim Ming Ann
  8. Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD) 2nd Best Poster Award Winner (2022):
    • Kan Cheuk Ni
  9. Kazuhiro Ikenaka Best Oral Award (2021)
    • Dr Chai Yuek Ling
  10. Azheimers Associate International Conference (AAIC) Best Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Professional Interest Area Poster Award (2020):
    • Kan Cheuk Ni
  11. Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD) E-Poster Session Award Winner (2020):
    • Vismitha Rajeev
  12. Simeon Marasigan Memorial Lecture, Dementia Society of the Philipines (2020):
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li Hsien
  13. Travel Grant Award at the Geneva Health Forum (2020):
    • Dr Bibek Gyanwali
  14. Young Investigator Scholarship CONY (2020):
    • Dr Bibek Gyanwali
  15. Honorary Fellow of the Japanese Society of Neurology (2019):
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li Hsien
  16. Travel Grant Award at the International Congress of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2019):
    • Dr Bibek Gyanwali
  17. Early Career Investigator Travel  Bursary at the 29th International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Floow Metabolism and Function (Brain and Brain PET, 2019):
    • Dr Bibek Gyanwali
  18. Best poster presentation at the 13th Asian Society Against Dementia Conference (2019):
    • Dr Saima Hilal
  19. Travel grant by The International Society of Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders for presenting paper on, “Enlarged perivascular spaces and cognition: meta-analysis of four cohorts in UNIVRSE consortium” (2018): 
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  20. Travel Fellowship, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference for presenting paper on, ‘Cerebral cortical microinfarcts and cognitive decline in Asian memory clinic population’ (2018):
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  21. Travel Fellowship, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference for presenting paper on, ‘Subclinical cardiac biomarkers and clinically manifest cardiac diseases are related to cortical cerebral microinfarcts in memory clinic patients’ (2016):
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  22. Best oral presentation award (Annual Graduate Scientific Conference), National University of Singapore, for presenting paper on, ‘Cerebral cortical microinfarcts on 3 Tesla MRI: a novel markers of cerebrovascular disease’ (2016)
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  23. International Training Grant (Internationale Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek), Netherlands for training on ‘Lesion symptom mapping for white matter hyperintesity lesions’ (2015)
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  24. Young Investigator Award at The International Society of Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders Conference (2015)
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  25. Best oral presenters at the 9th Asian Society Againts Dementia Conference (2015)
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
    • Shaik Muhammad Amin
  26. Best poster presenters at the 9th Asian Society Againts Dementia Conference (2015)
    • Dr. Xu Xin
    • Chan Qun Lin
  27. MV Arunachalam Endowment Orator
    • A/Prof Christopher Chen Li Hsien
  28. Best paper award at ASEAN Neuroscience Conference (2015)
    • Dr. Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy
  29. Travel Fellowship by Alzheimer’s Association International Conference for presenting paper on, ‘High-definition optical coherence tomography and MRI-defined neuroimaging markers in an Asian population’ (2014)
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  30. Best poster presentation prize at the 8th Asian Society Against Dementia Conference (2014)
    • Dr. Xu Xin
  31. Recipient of prestigious Endeavour Research Fellowship and Dean’s List Award for her PhD (2014)
    • Dr. Catherine Dong YanHong
  32. Best oral presenter award at the 7th Asian Society Against Dementia Conference (2013)
    • Dr. Saima Hilal
  33. Best oral award at the 6th Asian Society Against Dementia and 17th Malaysian Conference on Psychological Medicine Awards (2012):
    • Lee Wah Yean (first author)
    • Dong YanHong (presenter)
  34. Best poster award at the 6th Asian Society Against Dementia and 17th Malaysian Conference on Psychological Medicine Awards (2012)
    • Dong YanHong
  35. Young Investigator Award at 13th Asian Oceanian Congress of Neurology Award (2012):
    • Koay Way Inn