Our 6th Research Day was held on Tuesday, 29 October 2019. 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 59 abstracts was submitted this year, with diverse topics on the different pathology disciplines.
We were honoured to have Dr John R. Goldblum, Chair, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, USA, deliver the keynote lecture. His keynote lecture titled: “Well-differentiated lipomatous tumours – the trouble with fat” was insightful and relevant.
A/Prof Matthias Maiwald (KK Woman’s and Children’s Hospital), A/Prof Alvin Lim (Singapore General Hospital) and Dr Derrick Lian (National University Hospital) kindly served as our judges for the poster and platform presentations.
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:
Poster Presentations
Dr Aw Sze Jet
Resident, SingHealth Pathology Residency Programme
Best Poster Prize (Residents & Trainees)
Medical Laboratory Technologist, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, KKH
Best Poster Prize (Allied Health Professionals)
Mr Lei Yuxian
Medical Student, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , NUS
Best Poster Prize (Medical Students & Undergraduates)
Dr Chen Xiu Fen
Achievement Award (Poster)
Ms Delphine Cao
Medical Laboratory Technologist, Department of Microbiology, SGH
Ms Rebecca Tan
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Clinical Pathology, SGH
Ms Kwang Kay Wee
Platform Presentations
Ms Valerie Koh
Research Officer, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Best Platform Presentation
Ms Chang Huan Ying
Medical Student, Duke-NUS Medical School
Dr Lau Hiu Yeung
Ms Yon Hui Yi
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, KKH
Mr Vincent Sim
Medical Student, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Inspiring Mentor Awards
A/Prof Kenneth Chang
Senior Consultant and HOD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, KKH
Dr Sangeeta Mantoo
Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Dr Karrie Ko
Associate Consultant, Department of Microbiology, SGH
Publication Prize
Ms Nur Diyana Binte Md Nasir
Mr Tan An Sen
Medical Student, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
Publication Prize
Mr Timothy Lai
Dr John R. Goldblum giving his keynote lecture titled: “Well-differentiated lipomatous tumours – the trouble with fat”.
Prof Tan Puay Hoon presenting the token of appreciation to Dr John R. Goldblum.
Ms Rebecca Tan (Medical Laboratory Scientist, SGH) presenting her poster titled “Complement 3 and Complement 4 – A Study in Singapore Local Healthy Adult Population” to the judges (A/Prof Matthias Maiwald, Dr Derrick Lian and A/Prof Alvin Lim).
Our happy winners, Dr Aw Sze Jet, Ms Toh Lee Tian and Mr Lei Yuxian receiving their prizes from Dr Selan Sayampanathan (Master of Academy Medicine, Singapore), and Ms Valerie Koh receiving her prize from Prof Tan Puay Hoon.