National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Awards 2026

SingHealth Researchers and Innovators Win National Research and Innovation Awards

We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to our clinician-scientists, researchers and innovators who received national grants and research awards at today’s National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Awards Ceremony.

NMRC award winners

We are proud to announce that 40 of our clinician-scientists, researchers and innovators 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, and innovative transformations.

In addition, 24 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 Ivy Ng Honoured with NMRC Distinguished Contributor Award 2026

At the ceremony, Professor Ivy Ng, Senior Advisor, SingHealth Board and immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of SingHealth, was awarded the NMRC Distinguished Contributor Award. This award recognises her sustained and impactful contributions to developing Singapore's translational and clinical research infrastructure and clinician scientist talent.

Please join us in congratulating all award recipients on their NMRC Awards for their steadfast commitment to advancing healthcare through medical research!

Full list of award winners as follows:
(NMRC awards from Jan 2025 – Jul 2025 grant call cycles)

SINGAPORE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR AWARD (STaR)

Prof Teh Bin Tean

NCCS

CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST AWARD – SENIOR INVESTIGATOR (CSA-SI)

Assoc Prof Gavin Tan

SNEC, SERI

Prof Jodhbir Mehta

SNEC, SERI

Assoc Prof Lim Chwee Ming

SGH, NCCS

Assoc Prof Melvin Chua

NCCS

Assoc Prof Monisha Esther Nongpiur

SERI

Prof Paul Yen

NHCS

Prof Sng Ban Leong

KKH

Asst Prof Teo Wan-Yee

KKH

CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST AWARD – INVESTIGATOR (CSA-INV)

Asst Prof Chao Yinxia

NNI

Assoc Prof Derrick Chan

KKH

Assoc Prof Jacqueline Chua

SERI

Assoc Prof Johnny Ong

SGH, NCCS

Asst Prof Lohendran Baskaran

NHCS

Asst Prof Nicole Keong

NNI

Asst Prof Shirin Kalimuddin

SGH

Asst Prof Tan Hong Chang

SGH

Assoc Prof Tay Kae Jack

SGH, NCCS

Clin Prof Tony Lim

SGH

Clin Asst Prof Troy Puar

CGH

Clin Asst Prof Wong Chui Mae

KKH

HPHSR CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST AWARD – SENIOR INVESTIGATOR

Prof Charumathi Sabanayagam

SERI

HPHSR CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST AWARD – INVESTIGATOR

Clin Assoc Prof Anna Tan

SNEC, SERI

Assoc Prof Chong Shu-Ling

KKH

Assoc Prof Grace Yang

NCCS

Asst Prof Jolene Wong

SGH, NCCS

Assoc Prof Laura Tay

SKH

Assoc Prof Low Lian Leng

SingHealth

Assoc Prof Ryan Man

SERI

CLINICIAN-INNOVATOR AWARD – SENIOR INVESTIGATOR

Assoc Prof Tan Chieh Suai

SGH

Asst Prof Tay Hsien Ts’ung

SGH, NCCS

CLINICIAN-INNOVATOR AWARD - INVESTIGATOR

Clin Asst Prof Alvin Ngeow

SGH

Asst Prof Damon Wong

SERI

Dr Jasmine Ong

SGH

Assoc Prof Joe Yeong

SGH

Clin Asst Prof Lee Han Jie

SGH, NCCS

Clin Assoc Prof Lincoln Liow

SGH

Assoc Prof Mok Chi Wei

CGH

Clin Assoc Prof Oh Choon Chiat

SGH, NCCS

Clin Asst Prof Wan Kai Rui

NNI

Asst Prof Yeo Kee Thai

KKH

TRANSITION AWARDs (TA)

Clin Asst Prof Adeline Ngoh

KKH

Clin Asst Prof Chen Zhiyong

NNI

Clin Assoc Prof Frederick Koh

SKH

Clin Asst Prof Han Shuting

NCCS

Clin Asst Prof Karrie Ko

SGH

Clin Asst Prof Loh Wann Jia

CGH

Asst Prof Preeti Gupta

SERI

Dr Shamala Thilarajah

SGH

Asst Prof Sophia Wong

NCCS

NMRC RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP

Dr Cheryl Lee

NDCS

Clin Asst Prof Christine Chen

CGH

Dr Guo Yuxin

SGH

Ms Jeanette Yuen

NCCS

Clin Asst Prof Ke Yuhe

SGH

Clin Asst Prof Ken Goh

SGH

Ms Kimberley Leow

SKH

Dr Kwek Lee Koon

KKH

Dr Liang Sai

NNI

Dr Michelle Tan

CGH

Clin Asst Prof Ong Chong Yau

SCH

Asst Prof Raghavan Lavanya

SERI

Dr Sherry Liu

NNI

Dr Srujana V. Vedicherla

NNI

Dr Tan Zhibin

NNI