Our heartiest congratulations to our clinician-scientists and researchers who received national grants and research awards at today’s National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Awards Ceremony!
Three SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC teams secure S$60 million grant funding
Three of our research teams have secured a total of S$60 million in funding through the Open Fund-Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG), a national competitive research grant that supports teams from public institutions who advance research for improved human health and wellness. The project teams are as follows:
- CLARION (Conquering Lung cancer Across all stages with Research and InnovatiON), headed by Associate Professor Daniel Tan (NCCS), has received S$25 million to study Asian lung cancer biology and enhance cost-effective treatment delivery.
- SPARKLE (Singapore Parkinson’s Disease Programme), led by Professor Tan Eng King (NNI), has been awarded S$25 million to develop non-invasive interventions and novel therapies for Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.
- MAGNET (Mechanistic Investigation and Clinical Innovation for Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Therapy), under Professor Yibin Wang (Duke-NUS), has secured S$10 million to advance sarcopenia research and develop innovative diagnostic tools and treatments.
NMRC award winners
We are proud to also announce that 20 of our clinician-scientists and researchers have been awarded prestigious talent development grants across various categories, including the Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award, Clinician-Scientist Award, HPHSR (Health Promotion, Preventive Health, Population Health & Health Services Research) Clinician-Scientist Award, and Clinician-Innovator Award categories. These awards are presented to talented individuals who lead internationally competitive, cutting-edge and novel translational and clinical research.
In addition, 18 of our clinician-scientists received the Transition Award and NMRC Research Training Fellowship. Collectively, these awards and programmes push the boundaries of medicine and improve patient care, enabling a healthier future for Singapore and beyond.
Prof Ranga Krishnan Honoured with Inaugural NMRC Distinguished Contributor Award
At the ceremony, Professor Ranga Krishnan, former SingHealth Board Member and second Dean of Duke-NUS Medical School, was awarded the inaugural NMRC Distinguished Contributor Award. This award recognises individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to NMRC's work and activities.
Full list of award winners as follows:
(NMRC awards from Jan 2024 – Jul 2024 grant call cycles)
Open Fund- Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) |
CLARION (Conquering Lung cancer Across all stages with Research and InnovatiON) Assoc Prof Daniel Tan and investigators from NCCS, A*STAR GIS, A*STAR IHPC, A*STAR IMCB and NCIS | SPARKLE (Singapore Parkinson’s Disease Programme)
Prof Tan Eng King and investigators from NNI, Duke-NUS and NTU
| MAGNET (Mechanistic Investigation and Clinical Innovation for Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Therapy) Prof Wang Yibin and investigators from Duke-NUS, SKH, NCCS, CGH, TTSH, A*STAR IMCB and NUS |
Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award (STaR) |
Prof Gemmy Cheung
SNEC, SERI, Duke-NUS | Prof Pierce Chow
NCCS, Duke-NUS | Prof Gopal Iyer
NCCS, Duke-NUS | Prof Antonio Bertoletti
Duke-NUS |
Clinician-Scientist Award – Senior Investigator (CSA-SI) |
Assoc Prof Daniel Tan
NCCS, Duke-NUS | Assoc Prof Daniel Ting
SNEC, SERI, Duke-NUS | Prof Carolyn Lam
NHCS, Duke-NUS |
Clinician-Scientist Award – Investigator (CSA-INV) |
Asst Prof Rachel Chong
SNEC, Duke-NUS Assoc Prof Marcus Ang
SNEC, SERI, Duke-NUS Assoc Prof Liu Yu-Chi
SNEC, SERI, Duke-NUS Asst Prof Yeo Tianrong
NNI, Duke-NUS | Assoc Prof Audrey Chia
SNEC, SERI, Duke-NUS Assoc Prof Saumya Shekhar Jamuar
KKH, Duke-NUS Assoc Prof Leung Ying Ying
SGH, Duke-NUS |
Health Promotion, Preventive Health, Population Health and Health Services Research (HPHSR) Clinician Scientist Award - Senior Investigator
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Prof Julian Thumboo
SGH, Duke-NUS |
Clinician-Innovator Award – Senior Investigator
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Assoc Prof Zhong Liang
NHCS, Duke-NUS |
Clinician-Innovator Award – Investigator
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Clin Asst Prof Fiona Lim
SNEC, Duke-NUS Asst Prof Ling Ji Min
NNI, Duke-NUS | Clin Asst Prof Shariq Ali Khan
SGH, Duke-NUS Adj Asst Prof Philip Cheong
SGH, Duke-NUS |
Transition Awards (TA) |
Asst Prof Stephanie Saw
NCCS, Duke-NUS Asst Prof Loy See Ling
KKH, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof Ku Chee Wai
KKH, Duke-NUS | Asst Prof Ong Hon Shing
SNEC, Duke-NUS Dr Deng Xiao
NNI, Duke-NUS Asst Prof Aaron Tan
NCCS, Duke-NUS |
NMRC Research Training Fellowship |
Clin Asst Prof Joycelyn Lee
NCCS, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof Loh Wann Jia
CGH, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof Roderica Ng
SGH, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof John Tay
NDCS, Duke-NUS Ms Azizah Binte Mohamed Afif
SGH, Duke-NUS Dr Christen Lim
NNI, Duke-NUS | Dr Rebecca Hoe
NNI, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof Lim Kim Wei
SGH, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof Ho Quan Yao
SGH, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof Tan Yi Hern
SGH, Duke-NUS Clin Asst Prof Angelina Ang
KKH, Duke-NUS Dr Woon Tian Kai
KKH, Duke-NUS |