DEAN'S MESSAGE
Dear Friends,
Warmest greetings from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine!
2015 is a very special year, because we celebrate 110 years of the School. We have a line-up of exciting events, including the Medical Dinner on 3 July 2015, the day when the School – and the NUS – began 110 years ago. More details of this important occasion as well as other key events will be given in the coming months, and I encourage you to stay tuned.
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Feel The Pulse
NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium 2014 on Infection and Immunity
The NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium 2014 on Infection and Immunity was hosted by the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine on 31 October 2014. The third annual joint research meeting was opened by Mr Tom Crawley, Senior Science and Innovation Officer, British High Commission, at the NUS Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS) Auditorium and attracted a total of 137 like-minded researchers and students.
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Jazz Nite
A total of 100 medical alumni attended 'Jazz Nite', the 2nd medical alumni year-end get-together on 1 November 2014 at Blisshouse theme restaurant.
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Science of Life
Uncovering Bacteria’s Achilles Heel
Over the last two decades, there has been a dramatic worldwide increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, including in the Asia-Pacific region. Associate Professor Gan Yunn Hwen from the Department of Biochemistry looks into how bacteria evade the host immune system and establish infections, and why people with type 2 diabetes are more susceptible to disease than healthy people.
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Kopi Talk
Appreciation for Clinical Teachers 2014
The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has a long-standing tradition of recognising the School's clinical teachers in the various restructured hospitals in Singapore. Aptly named 'Appreciation for Clinical Teachers' series, this initiative aims to convey the School's gratitude towards the clinical teachers who invest their time and effort in our Medical students.
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Public Health Screening 2014
The student initiative Public Health Screening (PHS) was successfully held for the ninth year, on 11 and 12 October 2014. Over 500 medical and nursing students volunteered at Clementi Central to help more than 1400 participants learn about their health status and ways to safeguard it. Many partner organisations were also present in a joint effort to promote health and wellbeing through a series of public exhibitions.
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A Scientific Summer
Renowned theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, once said, "Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion." My love for the medical sciences began with an article titled "Your Inner Healers" in the Scientific American magazine back in 2010. The article explored the concept of using induced pluripotent stem cells for the treatment of diseases. It was love at first sight as I found myself becoming increasingly curious about stem cells and their potential applications.
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Alumni Voices
A Social Obligation to Do Good
With the intention of forming a medical network to help small clinics band together and cut costs, Make Health Connect (MHC) Asia Group created the first web-based medical claims system in Southeast Asia to simplify healthcare with information technology, back in 2000. The man behind the success is Dr Low Lee Yong (Class of 1987).
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In Lighter Vein
In Lighter Vein
"Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being."