SingHealth and Duke-NUS clinician scientists and researchers won national research talent awards presented at the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) awards ceremony 2015.   The NMRC awards are presented to clinician scientists and researchers to carry out translational and clinical research in Singapore – to turn their research ideas into improvements for patient care.

Our heartiest congratulations to the following NMRC Award recipients from SingHealth and Duke-NUS:

Recipients of Talent Development Programmes and Human Capital Awards

 

Singapore Translational Research (STaR) Investigator Award

 

Professor Aung Tin

Singapore National Eye Centre

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

National University Health System

 

Professor Teh Bin Tean

National Cancer Centre Singapore
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

Clinician Scientist Award

 

Senior Investigator Category

 

Associate Professor Ooi Eng Eong

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

Associate Professor Tai E Shyong

National University Health System

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

Investigator Category

 

Dr Nagaendran Kandiah

National Neuroscience Institute

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

Dr Iain Tan Bee Huat

National Cancer Centre Singapore

 

Transition Award

 

Dr Anita Chan Sook Yee

Singapore National Eye Centre

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

Dr Melvin Chua

National Cancer Centre Singapore

 

Dr Li Lingjun Queenie

Singapore National Eye Centre

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

Dr Tan Meng Yew Damien

Singapore General Hospital

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

NMRC Research Training Fellowship

 

Dr Candice Chan Yuen Yue

Singapore General Hospital

 

Ms Hu Jing

National Cancer Centre Singapore

 

Mr Eric Pang Pei Ping

National Cancer Centre Singapore

 

Dr Tay Kae Jack

Singapore General Hospital

 

Dr Esmeralda Teo Chi Yuan

Singapore General Hospital

 

MOH Health Research Scholarship (MCI)

 

Dr Chia Seng Hup

National Cancer Centre Singapore

 

Dr Chong Shu-Ling

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

 

Dr Chua Ser Kenon

Singapore General Hospital

 

Dr Chua Wei Ling Clarinda

National Cancer Centre Singapore

 

Dr Low Lian Leng

Singapore General Hospital

 

Dr Ng Kok Pin

National Neuroscience Institute

 

Dr Tan Hong Chang

Singapore General Hospital

 

Dr Tan Meng Yew Damien

Singapore General Hospital

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

 

Dr Tan Tse Yeun

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital



About the National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
The NMRC, established under MOH in 1994, provides competitive research funds to publicly funded healthcare institutions; awards competitive research funds for thematic programmes and developmental projects; provides support for critical infrastructure for clinical research;  and nurtures clinician scientists through awards and fellowships.