National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Awards 2025

SINGHEALTH DUKE-NUS AMC CLINICIAN-SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS WIN NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS

 

We would like to extend 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, NUH, KTPH, 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
HPHSR CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST AWARD – SENIOR INVESTIGATOR
Prof Julian Thumboo SGH, Duke-NUS
CLINICIAN-INNOVATOR AWARD – SENIOR INVESTIGATOR
Assoc Prof Zhong Liang NHCS, Duke-NUS
CLINICIAN-INNOVATOR AWARD - INVESTIGATOR
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