Academic Medicine-ETHOS Duke-NUS MSF Awardees

Year/Cycle	Student Awardee	Surgery ACP Mentor	Project Title
FY15	Chuang Xue Ling	Dr Duncan Angus McGrouther	Defining the site of triggering in trigger fingers
	Hang Guanqi	Associate Professor Denny Lie Tjiauw Tjoen	Strain Behaviour of the Meniscus during Injuries and after Repairs: A Study to Demonstrate the Importance of Meniscus Preservation
	Long Tiong Keng, William	Associate Professor Ong Biauw Chi	A retrospective cohort study on the impact of social factors on readmission rates
	Tan Hong Yu	Adj Assoc Prof Tan Hiang Khoon	Prospective collection of thyroid tissue samples for laminin expression profiling and expansion of the human thyroid cells ex vivo
FY16	Chia Theng Xin Shermain	A/Prof Wong Ting Hway	Markers of Post-operative Frailty in Older Emergency Abdominal Surgical Patients: Prospective Study of Grip Strength, Activities of Daily Living, Biochemical markers and Clinical Assessment
	Shih Shan Wei, Shannon	Assoc Prof Emile John Tan	Ageing in Colorectal Cancer – a study of symptoms, function and quality of life in long-term survivors
	Koh Shu Qing	Adj Assoc Prof Tan Hiang Khoon	Employment and Work-Related Issues in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors in Singapore
FY17	Chua Teck Beng	Assoc Prof Emile John Tan	Understanding illness experience, long-term consequences and unmet supportive care needs after surviving colorectal cancer: a qualitative study
FY18	Ng Ho Man	Assoc Prof Lee Ser Yee	Hepatitis B/C virus-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: An investigative clinicopathological correlation study
FY18	Xue Bai	Assoc Prof Tan Kwong Wei Emile John	Early risk-prediction with wearable Sensor networks for Patients (ESP)
FY19	Cher Boon Meng	A/Prof Lim Chwee Ming	Rejuvenating natural killer cells in nasopharyngeal cancer
	Julia Chuang	Assoc Prof Tan Kwong Wei, Emile John	Efficacy of Acupuncture as a treatment for Faecal Incontinence
	Gabriel Figueroa Torres	Dr Loi Tien Tau Carol & Assoc Prof Tan Kwong Wei, Emile John	Early risk-prediction with wearable Sensor networks for Patients (ESP)
	Gerard Michael Heng Yi Tong	Assoc Prof Prema Raj Jeyaraj	Rescuing hypoxia-mediated pancreatic beta cell dysfunction through FoxO1-targeted intervention
	Keong Si Ying, Julienne	Prof Truls Ostbye & Assoc Prof Tan Hiang Khoon	Patients with Haemorrhoids Presenting to Two Tertiary Hospitals in Kandy, Sri Lanka: Cultural Perceptions, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcomes and Quality of Life
	Loh Hanyou	Assoc Prof Chew Min Hoe	Programme for Enhanced Elderly Recovery at Sengkang (PEERS)
	Low Zhen Luan	Assoc Prof Tan Hiang Khoon	Patients with Chronic Venous Insufficiency of the Legs Presenting to Two Tertiary Hospital in Kandy, Sri Lanka: Cultural Perceptions, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcomes and Quality of Life
	Alon Ramos Mendez	Assoc Prof Chong Tze Tec & Dr Tan Chieh Suai	Prognostic Value of Finger Blood Pressure in Arteriovenous Fistula Care
	Teo Jing Min	Assoc Prof Wong Ting Hway	Cooling Laparotomy Device for Post Abdominal Surgery Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
	Wong Lai Yin, Rachel	Assistant Professor Amos Loh Hong Pheng & Assoc Prof Narayanan Gopalakrishna Iyer	Correlating phenotype and genotype assays for precision medicine in paediatric neuroblastoma
FY20	Vanessa Chong Wen-Li	Assistant Professor Amos Loh Hong Pheng	Evaluating the utility of cell-free DNA and circulating tumour cells as indicators of disease risk and treatment response for liquid biopsies in neuroblastoma patients
	Dylon Peng	Adj Assoc Prof Tan Hiang Khoon	Video consultations for patients with thyroid disease: An alternative option during COVID-19
	Hye Yoon Song	Dr Ronnie Mathew & Dr Tan Bee Huat Iain	Rate of lymph node yield and its positivity comparing complete mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation versus conventional right hemicolectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis
	Tomasz Jakub Merta	Prof Narayanan Gopalakrishna Iyer & Dr Dharmawan Angela Renayanti	Heals - a simple, cost-effective and comfortable solution for non-weight bear immobilization after lower limb injuries
	Gideon Yosua Purwono	Clinical Associate Professor Tang Tjun Yip	The efficacy of balloon-assisted maturation with and without coil embolization of side branches in the salvage of immature arteriovenous fistulas – a meta-analysis
	Loke Wen Qing Benjamin	Assistant Professor Amos Loh Hong Pheng	Functional and Molecular Characterization of Neuroblastoma Organoid Models
	Nguyen Thi Mai Nhi	Associate Professor Lim Chwee Ming	Characterization and implication of high-risk HPV subtypes in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma