Yasmin Bylstra - Senior Principal Genetic Counsellor
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is a prestigious award that honours researchers for their global impact on cancer research. The 2018 winning team is an international collaboration led by a Singapore team comprising Professors Patrick Tan (Team Leader), Teh Bin Tin, Steve Rozen and colleagues from Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), and collaborators from Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.
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The President's Science and Technology Awards are the highest honours bestowed on exceptional research scientists and engineers in Singapore, whose achievements in science and technology have resulted in significant economic or societal benefits. Prof Stuart Cook, Senior Consultant, NHCS, Director, NHRIS and Tanoto Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine received the President's Technology Award (PTA) for his outstanding research in human genetics, cardiovascular disease and precision medicine. Having done extensive work in human genetics, heart muscle disease and cardiac imaging, Prof Cook currently heads a cross-disciplinary research team at Duke-NUS and the National Heart Research Institute to identify new genes and pathways for heart diseases for better therapeutic targets.
Read media feature here: The Straits Times, Asian Scientist, NUS News
View citations here: Stuart Cook PSTA award
A team including Prof Tan Eng King, Senior Consultant, Deputy Medical Director (Academic Affairs), & Director, Research, Assoc Prof Louis Tan, Senior Consultant & Deputy Director, Research and Assoc Prof Lim Kah Leong, Visiting Lead, Strategic Alliances, NNI received the President's Science Award for their outstanding research on clinical biomarkers, novel models and therapeutics for Parkinson Disease. The award ceremony was graced by President Madam Halimah Yacob.
Read media feature here: The Straits Times
Read media feature here: Asian Scientist, NUS News
View citations here: PSA2015
