Our 5th Research Day was held on Friday, 5 October 2018. It was a day where residents, trainees, medical students/undergraduates and our allied health professionals showcased their research findings locally to colleagues in the pathology community through posters and platform presentations at Academia, SGH. A record number of 56 abstracts was submitted this year!
We were honoured to have Dr Ian A. Cree, Head, WHO Classification of Tumours, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organisation, Lyon, France, deliver the keynote lecture. His keynote lecture titled: “The role of liquid biopsy in early cancer detection – research or clinical practice?” was insightful and relevant.
We were privileged to have Dr Ian A. Cree, Dr Clement Ho (KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital), and Dr Loo Liat Hui (KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital) as our esteemed judges.
With participants presenting their research findings zealously, it was an opportunity for members of the pathology community to interact with one another, resulting in a truly memorable event!
The following prizes and awards were presented:
Platform Presentations
Dr Aw Sze Jet
Resident, SingHealth Pathology Residency Programme
Best Platform Presentation –
Title: A clinico-pathological, immunohistochemical and DICER1 mutational analysis of pleuropulmonary blastoma
Mr Tan An Sen
Medical Student, Lee Kong Chian Medical School, NTU
Ms Sim Xin Ni
Student, School of Applied Science, Temasek Polytechnic
Dr Gary Tay Sei Kiat
Ms Josephine Ho
Medical Laboratory Technologist, Cytogenetics LaboratoryDepartment of Molecular Pathology, SGH
Ms Saretta Sng
Medical Laboratory TechnologistDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KKH
Poster Presentations
Mr Timothy Lai
Best Poster Prize –
Title: Multiplex Immunohistochemistry for evaluating Mitoses in Asian Triple Negative Breast Cancers
Ms Chan Wai Ting
Medical Laboratory Technologist, Clinical Biochemistry Department of Clinical Pathology, SGH
Ms Clara Ong
Research Officer, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Ms Ng Yit Jun
Ms Yvette Yeap
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Cytogenetics LaboratoryDepartment of Molecular Pathology, SGH
Mr Benjamin Loke
Masters Student, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Mr Wu Duoduo
Medical Student, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Inspiring Mentor Awards
Dr Aw Tar Choon
Senior Consultant, Department of Laboratory Medicine, CGH
Dr Sangeeta Mantoo
Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Dr Yeo Chin Pin
Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical Pathology, SGH
Mr Yong Min Hwee
Senior Principal Medical Laboratory ScientistDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KKH
Publication Prize
Dr Tang Po Yin
Associate Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Journal: Singapore Medical Journal
Title: A wolf in sheep’s clothing - a benign perineurioma-like lesion that is not what it seems.
Authors: Tang Po Yin & Sathiyamoorthy SelvarajanDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Dr Ian A. Cree presenting the best platform presentation and poster prizes. From left: Dr Aw Sze Jet (Best Platform Presentation) and Mr Timothy Lai (Best Poster Prize).
Prof Tan Puay Hoon presenting the tokens of appreciation to our judges. From left: Dr Ian A. Cree, Dr Clement Ho and Dr Loo Liat Hui.
