The Junior Research Award is aimed at enabling juniors
to gain exposure and experience to the clinical
research environment within the diverse disciplines of
Department of Medicine. The purpose of this award is
to encourage research attachments and mentorship.
Interested applicants are required to submit research
proposals together with their Department of Medicine
mentors’ support.
This award offers a funding quantum of $6,000 for a
1-year project. The funding is solely for the
operational needs of the project (e.g. materials and
consumables, patient reimbursement, small equipment
etc). Manpower cost, IT equipment and
conference/travel expenses are not allowable, and no
indirect research cost (IRC) will be provided.
This award is open to NUS Medicine
Undergraduate/Post-graduate students and Junior
Residents. Each applicant is to apply with supervisory
support from clinician scientists/investigators from
the Department of Medicine, NUH/NUS. 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 | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hyeyoung Lee | The role of platelet-neutrophil interaction in blood brain barrier disruption in central nervous system tuberculosis | Dr Catherine Ong |
| Dr Joseph Zhao | Unveiling the biology of peritoneal pre-metastatic niche conditioning in gastro-intestinal peritoneal metastases | Dr Raghav Sundar | |
| Dr Tan Wei Quan Bryce | EZH2 gain of function mutations is a determinant of everolimus sensitivity | Dr Anand Jeyasekharan | |
| Hu Yang | Can ENPP1 Reduce Calcification of NUH Patient Cardiac Valve cells | Dr Matthew Ackers-Johnson | |
| Shaun Loong | Using deep Learning to improve traits derived from Cardiac Echocardiography (ECHO2MRI) | Prof Roger Foo | |
| 2022 | Dr Gwee Yong Xiang | Development of Humanized mouse peritoneal metastasis model for immunotherapeutic biology and drug discovery | Dr Raghav Sundar |
| Dr Srishti Chhabra | Matrix metalloproteinases inhibition to improve anti-tuberculous drug delivery and outcomes in central nervous system tuberculosis | Dr Catherine Ong Wei Min | |
| Dr Chia Wei Ling Chelsea | Urinary soluble CD163 as a predictor of severity and disease progression in patients with IgA nephropathy | Dr Chan Gek Cher | |
| Dr Caryn Wujanto | Clinical Validation of GAGE-Family Protein as a Biomarker for Treatment Response in Cervical Cancer | A/Prof David Tan Shao Peng | |
| Dr Valencia Zhang | Investigating the Association Between Functional Gastro-Intestinal Disorders (FGIDs) and Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN) | Dr Kewin Siah | |
| 2021 | Thong Pei Min | Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) In Human Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) | Dr Catherine Ong |
| Ong Yun Ting | Point-of-care test for ESCAPPM organisms and Amp C producers | Dr Catherine Ong | |
| Ainsley Ryan Lee Yan Bin | A prospective study of Seroconversion Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients | Dr Raghav Sundar | |
| Dr Long Shihuan Valencia | Medical student neglect: A study of factors contributing to neglect, and contextualising factors and possible interventions | Dr Matthew Low & Dr Nisha Chandran | |
| Preeti Dhanasekaran | Innovative use of Telemonitoring in the management of RHEUMatoid arthritis patients (The itRHEUM study) – exploring the unmet needs to telemedicine | Dr Peter Cheung & Dr Margaret Ma |