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Congratulation to our colleague, Dr. LE Thi Nguyet Minh, on receiving the NUS Alumi (Team) Award 2021 as the co-founder of Carmine Therapeutics.

NUS Alumi Awards honour the achievements of outstanding alumni who have distinguished themselves through significant and impactful contributions to Singapore and the larger community.

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Congratulations to our NMRC Nov 2020 Grant Call Award Winners:

Prof. GOH Boon Cher and A/P Christopher CHEN – Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award (STaR)

Dr. LE Thi Nguyet Minh – Open Fund-Individual Research Grant (OF-IRG)

Dr. Saima HILAL – Transition Award (TA)

Congratulation to Dr. LE Thi Nguyet Minh on receiving the Falling Walls Venture 2021 Award.

Falling Walls Venture is a global platform for the most promising science start-ups nominated by academic institutions from across the world. The format provides a stage for pioneering founders who have successfully turned science into business, proving how entrepreneurial solutions can help solve today’s most pressing challenges. Every year, emerging companies compete across various industry clusters. The winner of the competition is awarded the title “Science Start-Up Breakthrough of the Year”.

Throughout the year, universities and research institutions from all over the world are called upon to nominate their most innovative science start-up for the competition. The most promising young companies are invited to pitch on the Falling Walls Venture stage. Additionally, they gain access to exclusive networking events and the Falling Walls Community.

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A team led by Professor Dean Ho from the Department of Pharmacology and Director of the National University of Singapore’s Institute for Digital Medicine has used an artificial intelligence (AI) platform and live virus testing to identify the optimal combination of drugs and doses to treat COVID-19. His research was featured in The Straits Times on 2 August 2021.

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Professor Dean HO has been listed as an Innovation Leader in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Inc. (HIMSS) Future50 Class of 2021. HIMSS is a global advisor and thought leader that supports the transformation of the health ecosystem through information and technology.

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Congratulations to A/Prof TAN Chay Hoon (Department of Pharmacology) on graduating from the Newfield’s Coach Certification Program! A/Prof TAN will be applying her training as an ontological coach in coaching medical students.

Congratulations to Dr Alan Prem Kumar (Department of Pharmacology) on being awarded the Graduate Mentor of the Year (GRAMAY) 2021.

Congratulations to our postgraduate student, Mr. Rubin Yong, on being both the overall Winner in the TechLaunch category and the winner of the Audience Choice Award at the E-HIVE event.

On 17 April 2021, Rubin (PhD student under A/Prof Low Chian Ming) took part in the E-HIVE event organized by the Institute for Engineering Leadership as a part of the module MT5913 TechLaunch – Experiential Entrepreneurship. He represented his team to give a pitch about his project “Supra: Portable Perimetry Device”, to a panel of judges that included directors and CEOs of venture capitalist firms and innovation partners. He and his team were awarded both the Audience Choice Award and the overall Winner for the TechLaunch category.

Congratulations to our staff Ms CHOU Loi Choo for being the 4th Place in the Women’s Open Public Service Virtual Bowling Competition 2021. Loi Choo is the highest-ranking competitor from NUS.