The Chan Heng Leong Research Award aims to encourage
early researchers to pursue further research, and to
promote a culture of discovery and scientific
exploration in Department of Medicine.
The funding quantum is capped at $5,000 per award and
the funding duration is up to 1 year. The funds may be
used for operational needs (e.g. materials and
consumables, subject reimbursement, small equipment
etc), and conference/travel expenses. There is no
indirect research cost (IRC) provided for this award.
This award is open to the Internal Medicine (IM)
Residents and Senior Residents in the Department of
Medicine. Ethics approval (if applicable) must be
obtained prior to the application and commencement of
the project.
Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to
reach out to the
Research Admin Team.
| Year | Awardee | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dr Joseph J Zhao / Ryan Tay | Spatial dynamics of colorectal peritoneal metastases delineate stromal phenotypes with therapeutic vulnerabilities |
| Hyeyoung Lee | Platelets aggregate in tuberculomas and augment NETs and MMPs to worsen CNS-TB immunopathology: Data from human, murine and 3-dimensional cell culture model | |
| 2023 | Dr Srishti Chhabra | Adjunctive doxycycline treatment improves granuloma blood vessel structure in central nervous system tuberculosis |
| Dr Tan Wei Quan Bryce | EZH2 gain-of-function mutation predicts everolimus sensitivity | |
| 2022 | Ong Yun Ting | Point-of-care test for ESCAPPM organisms and Amp C producers |
| 2021 | Supriya Srivastava | Immune Checkpoints expression in Pyloric Gland Adenoma and Gastric Adenocarcinoma |
| Dr Ellie Choi | Factors Influencing Use and Perceptions of Teledermatology – A Mixed Methods Study of 942 participants |