9th Pathology ACP Research Day 2022

Our 9th Research Day was held on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 via Zoom webinar. A total of 55 abstracts were received, with diverse topics on different pathology disciplines. Residents, trainees, medical students, undergraduates and allied health professionals showcased their research findings locally to colleagues in the pathology community through posters and platform presentations.

We were privileged to have Prof Tan Eng King, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Academic Affairs), National Neuroscience Institute, delivered his keynote lecture on ““Brain Banks: Challenges & Benefits”, which was relevant and insightful.

A/Prof Timothy Barkham (Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Dr Adele Wong Pek Choo (KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital) and Dr Lee Kian Leong (Duke-NUS Medical School) kindly served as our judges for the poster and platform presentations.

The participants presented their research findings zealously. It was a valuable opportunity for members of the pathology community to interact and learn from one another.

Our heartiest congratulations to the winner of the 9th Pathology ACP Research Day.

Poster Presentations

Dr Lau Hiu Yeung Senior Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital	Best Poster Prize (Residents & Trainees)
Ms Nur Diyana Bte Md Nasir Research Officer I, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital	Best Poster Prize (Allied Health Professionals aged 35 years and younger)
Ms Fiona Liaw Pui San Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Molecular Pathology, Singapore General Hospital	Best Poster Prize (Allied Health Professionals above 35 years)
Dr Zhao Zitong Senior Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital	Achievement Award (Poster)
Ms Zhong Yang Research Officer I, Department of Clinical Translational Research, Singapore General Hospital	Achievement Award (Poster)
Mr Khoo Si Jie Medical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Haematology (Laboratory), Singapore General Hospitall	Achievement Award (Poster)
Mr Kuick Chik Hong Principal Medical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK’s Women and Children Hospital	Achievement Award (Poster)
Dr Angeline Tan Hwee Yim Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist, Department of Haematology (Laboratory), Singapore General Hospital	Achievement Award (Poster)

Platform Presentations

Dr Sugiura Masahiro Research Fellow, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK’s Women and Children Hospital	Best Platform Presentation
Dr Lau Chin Shern Michael Medical Officer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital	Platform Presentation – 1st Runner Up
Mr Jeremy Ng Wee Kiat Bioinformatician, Department of Molecular Pathology, Singapore General Hospital	Platform Presentation – 2nd Runner Up
Mr Lee Dong Yeul Undergraduate, Nanyang Technological University	Achievement Award (Platform)
Ms Thong Shuhua Research Fellow II, Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital	Achievement Award (Platform)

Inspiring Mentor Awards

Dr Sangeeta Mantoo

Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital

Prof Tan Puay Hoon

Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital

Prof Aw Tar Choon

Senior Consultant, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital

Publication Prize

Mr Cowan Ho

Medical Student, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Dr Aw Sze Jet

Senior Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital

Mr Lee Dong Yeul

Undergraduate, Nanyang Technological University

Dr Lim Tze Peng

Senior Principal Pharmacist Researcher, Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital

Dr Edwin Chew Jun Chen

Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital

Dr Dominique Seow

Senior Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital

Dr Chua Tzy Harn

Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital

Dr Lavisha S Punjabi

Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital

Dr Alfonso Tan-Garcia

Resident, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital


Prof Tan Eng King giving his lecture titled: “Brain Banks: Challenges & Benefits”		Dr Michael Lau Chin Shern (Medical Officer,CGH) giving his presentation on “Progression of SARS-CoV-2 IgG spike and neutralizing antibody levels across 3 doses of vaccine: a comparison between mRNA and inactivated virus vaccination”.

Dr Jeremy Ng Wee Kiat (Bioinformatician, SGH) giving his presentation on “Development and validation of a novel Singapore-specific panel enables quantification of donor-derived cell-free DNA in peripheral blood for allograft monitoring for rejection”.		Dr Sugiura Masahiro (Research Fellow, KKH) giving his presentation on “Dissecting the molecular mechanism of BCORin clear cell sarcoma of the kidney”.

Dr Lau Hiu Yeung (Senior Resident, SGH) presenting his poster on “Evaluating the OncoSan ™ chromosomal microarray platform for molecular risk stratisfication of neuroblastoma cases”.		Mr Khoo Si Jie (Medical Laboratory Scientist, Haematology Lab, SGH) presenting his poster on “Validation of Myeloid Neoplasm Next Generation Sequencing Panel for Leukaemiaand MyeloidMalignancies”.

Mr Kuick Chik Hong (Principal Medical Laboratory Scientist, KKH) presenting his poster on “Microsatellite instability-high phenotype is rare in paediatricsolid tumours–an analysis of 109 cases with long mononucleotide repeat markers”.		Dr Dominique Seow (Resident, SGH) presenting her poster on “Pseudoendocrine sarcoma: A Novel Mimic of Neuroendocrine Tumour”.Ms Fiona Liaw Pui San (Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist, SGH) presenting her poster on “New mitogen cocktail enhances detection of chromosomal abnormalities associated with poor prognosis in patients with B-cell lymphoid neoplasms”.
Thank you and we hope to see you next year!