The National Medical Research Council (NMRC) awards are presented to clinician scientists and researchers to carry out translational and clinical research in Singapore – to transform patient care with their research.
The National Medical Research Council (NMRC) awards are presented to clinician scientists and researchers to carry out translational and clinical research in Singapore – to transform patient care with their research.
Our heartiest congratulations to the following NMRC Award 2017 recipients from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre!
| CLINICIAN SCIENTIST AWARD |
| Senior Investigator Category |
Associate Professor Marcus Ong
Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital
Associate Professor, Health Services & Systems Research Programme, Duke-NUS |
Associate Professor Jerry Chan
Senior Consultant , Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women's & Children's Hospital
Associate Professor, Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Programme, Duke-NUS |
Associate Professor Cheng Ching-Yu
Clinician Scientist, Glaucoma Department, Singapore National Eye Centre
Head, Ocular Epidemiology Research Group & Head, Statistics Support Platform, Singapore Eye Research Institute
Associate Professor, Academic Medicine Research Institute, Duke-NUS |
| Investigator Category |
Associate Professor Narayanan Gopalakrishna Iyer
Senior Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology National Cancer Centre Singapore
Head, SingHealth Duke-NUS Head & Neck Centre
Associate Professor, Academic Medicine Research Institute, Duke-NUS
Deputy Vice Chair, Surgery Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Associate Professor Sng Ban Leong
Deputy Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Women’s Anaesthesia;
Director, KK Research Centre, KKH Associate Professor, Academic Medicine Research Institute, Duke-NUS
Vice Chair, Research, Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Sciences Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Associate Professor Jenny Low Guek Hong
Senior Consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital
Adjunct Associate Professor, Medical Education, Research and Education Department, Duke-NUS |
| TRANSITION AWARD |
Dr Wan-Yee Teo
Clinician Scientist, KK Women's & Children's Hospital; Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Assistant Professor, Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Programme, Duke-NUS
Principal Investigator, Paediatric Brain Tumor Research Office, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Dr Hemant Vijaykumar Unadkat
Clinician Scientist, National Dental Centre Singapore
Assistant Professor, Oral Health Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Dr Lim Tze Peng
Senior Principal Pharmacist Researcher, Singapore General Hospital
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medicine Academic Clinical Programmme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Dr Gavin Tan Siew Wei
Consultant, Surgical Retina Department, Singapore National Eye Centre
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
| NMRC RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP |
Dr Wong Pek Choo Adele
Consultant, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's & Children's Hospital
Adjunct Instructor, Pathology Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Dr Lao Zhentang
Consultant, Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital
Adjunct Instructor, Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Dr Chee Hoe Kit
Consultant, Periodontic Unit, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre Singapore |
Dr Yang Meijuan, Grace
Consultant , Division of Palliative Medicine , National Cancer Centre Singapore
Adjunct Instructor, Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Dr Chong Shu-Ling
Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, KK Women's & Children's Hospital
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Paediatrics Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
Dr Lee Guek Eng
Consultant , Division of Medical Oncology , National Cancer Centre Singapore |
Dr Ng Kok Pin
Associate Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute |
Dr Li Lingjun
Clinician Scientist, Singapore Eye Research Institute
Instructor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC |
| MOH HEALTHCARE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (MCI PROGRAM) |
Dr Chen Yunxin
Associate Consultant, Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital |
Dr Oh Choon Chiat
Associate Consultant, Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital |
Dr Lee Wai Kheong Ryan
Senior Resident, Year 5, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KK Women's & Children's Hospital |
Dr Huang Weiting
Senior Resident, Year 3, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore |
Dr Chen Kenneth
Senior Resident , Year 5, Department of Urology, Singapore General 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.
