Press Releases

13 Jun 2017

The Seventh International Meeting on Synthetic Biology (SB 7.0)

NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI) is co-organising the Seventh International Meeting on Synthetic Biology (SB 7.0) from 13 to 16 June 2017 at the NUS University Cultural Centre. The conference will bring together a global community of synthetic biology practitioners to share, learn and debate on the latest efforts in the rapidly advancing field, and to build synergistic global partnerships.

23 May 2017

NUS Medicine's bioethics casebook to help the community care for the aged

NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine's Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) will launch a Singapore Bioethics Casebook titled ‘Caring for Older People in an Ageing Society’ on 24 May 2017. The Casebook features 10 case studies with situations that go beyond the clinic and into the community, and beyond mainstream issues in medical ethics to focus on the everyday ethical challenges faced by family caregivers, domestic workers, case managers, volunteers, and the aged themselves.

20 Jan 2017

Medical textbook by NUS professors is an unexpected hit

Titled ‘Guide to the Essentials in Emergency Medicine’, the textbook is the work of Drs Shirley Ooi and Peter Manning, both senior doctors at the NUH Emergency Medicine Department (EMD) and also associate professors at the NUS medical school. The Guide contains practical instructions that help emergency physicians tackle the most life-threatening and common conditions. Besides hospitals, the textbook is also used by general practitioners to diagnose and treat patients in their clinics, and medical students to learn about illnesses.

20 Oct 2016

NUS Medicine researchers develop potential oral anti-diabetic drug

After 20 years of extensive research, a made-in-Singapore oral anti-diabetic drug has been developed by the Department of Pharmacology of the NUS Yong Loo School of Medicine. Working together with the Singapore Clinical Research Institute and the National University Health System, the team behind DAA-1's development today announced the successful completion of a Phase I clinical trial of the anti-diabetic drug.

12 May 2016

House dust mite allergens damage DNA, kill lung cells and worsens asthma

Asthma afflicts 300 million people around the world and is one of the most common chronic illnesses in children. In Singapore, about 20 per cent of children have asthma, while 5 per cent of adults suffer from the problem.

04 May 2016

NUS and Universitas Gadjah Mada to collaborate on medical education and research

A $1 million gift from Indonesian philanthropist Dato Sri Prof Dr Tahir has provided the momentum for a new partnership in medical education and research between NUS and one of Indonesia’s largest and most prestigious universities, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

17 Mar 2016

Bigger, brighter, better human anatomy teaching facility at NUS caters to more students

The newly refurbished Human Anatomy Teaching Facility, situated within the Department of Anatomy's building on the NUS Medicine campus, was opened today by Mr Gan Kim Yong, the Minister for Health. In addition to extensive upgrades that have increased the area of teaching space, the enhanced facility can now hold up to 100 cadavers, known as Silent Mentors that contribute to the lively teaching of human anatomy for medical students and practising healthcare professionals.

04 Mar 2016

Discovery paves the way for potential genetics-guided precision medicine for paediatric leukaemia patients

Researchers from NUS Medicine have found that one in five Singaporean children undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoplastic leukaemia (ALL) has an inherited genetic variation that makes them sensitive to standard doses of chemotherapy. This discovery paves the way for the personalisation of chemotherapy doses for paediatric leukaemia patients.

04 Mar 2016

VIVA Foundation and NUS launch $10 million cancer research centre for childhood leukaemia

The VIVA-NUS Centre for Translational Research in Acute Leukaemia (CenTRAL) was officially opened today by Prof Tan Chorh Chuan, NUS President, and will boost research for childhood acute leukaemias in Singapore.

11 Nov 2015

A*STAR and NUS launch joint imaging centre to further translational clinical research

Singapore’s newest national platform for research imaging, the Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC), was officially opened on 11 November 2015, paving the way for further studies on the impact of new therapies in key disease areas such as tuberculosis, dementia and diabetes.