Press Releases

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.

22 Oct 2015

Launched: Longevity study of 500 senior citizens to understand the biology of ageing

Research looks at Chinese, Malay and Indians aged 90 and older, with the aim of probing the root causes of ageing and identifying biomarkers.

17 Oct 2015

NUS Medicine’s Public Health Service marks its 10th year with enhanced screening programme

Encouraged by their success in reaching out to those who need healthcare assistance, then identifying the help they need and referring them to the polyclinics and hospitals for follow-up treatment, students from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine will be marking the 10th anniversary of their Public Health Service by making this year’s screening at Clementi a special one.

30 Sep 2015

NUS making waves in the brave new world of Synthetic Biology

The National University of Singapore (NUS) announced the launch of a new research initiative called the NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI) to further develop research capacity and capabilities in the emerging and fast-growing field, which has the potential to be the next engine for economic growth for technologically advanced countries, including Singapore.