SingHealth Duke-NUS Research Team Award

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Research Team Award is an annual award that aims to recognise and celebrate outstanding and invaluable contributions by research teams to the biomedical research landscape in the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC).

Below are the list of winners for SingHealth Duke-NUS Research Team Award 2024. To collaborate or read some of the winners' publications, click the dropdown list below.

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1st Prize: Correlates of Protection Against Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 in Vaccinated Children

Team Members:
Prof Ooi Eng Eong (Lead), Dr Zhong Youjia, Dr Chan Kuan Rong and Prof Jenny Low.

Read their publications in the link below!

Correlates of Protection Against Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 in Vaccinated Children

2nd Prize: Targeting Fibrosis in Age-related Macular Degeneration

Team Members:
Prof Gemmy Cheung (Lead), Prof Leopold Schmetterer, Assoc Prof Wang Xiaomeng and Assoc Prof Kelvin Teo

Read their publications in the link below!

Features Associated With Vision in Eyes With Subfoveal Fibrosis From Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The Impact of Disease Activity on 5-year Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration

Prevalence and Risk Factors for the Development of Physician-Graded Subretinal Fibrosis in Eyes Treated for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Contribution of Common and Rare Variants to Asian Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration Subtypes

2nd Prize: Inhibition of IL-11 Signalling Extends Mammalian Healthspan and Lifespan

Team Members:

Prof Stuart Cook (Lead), Dr Anissa Widjaja and Dr Lim Wei Wen

Read their publications in the link below!

Inhibition of IL-11 Signalling Extends Mammalian Healthspan and Lifespan

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1st Prize: Vitamin B12 and folate decrease inflammation and fibrosis in NASH

Team Members:
Prof Paul Michael Yen (Lead), Prof Pierce Chow Kah-Hoe, Asst Prof Brijesh Kumar Singh and Dr Madhulika Tripathi

Read their publications in the link below!

Vitamin B12 and folate decrease inflammation and fibrosis in NASH

1st Prize: Analysis of clinically relevant variants from ancestrally diverse Asian genomes

Team Members:
Asst Prof Lim Weng Khong (Lead), Asst Prof Saumya Shekhar Jamuar, Prof Patrick Tan and Assoc Prof Joanne Ngeow

Read their publications in the link below!

Analysis of clinically relevant variants from ancestrally diverse Asian genomes

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1st Prize: Multi-modal AI systems for Eye Diseases

Team Members:
Assoc Prof Daniel Ting Shu Wei (Lead), Prof Cheng Ching-Yu, Prof Leopold Schmetterer and Prof Dan Milea

Read their publications in the links below!

Retinal photograph-based deep learning algorithms for myopia and a blockchain platform to facilitate artificial intelligence medical research: a retrospective multicohort study

Referral for disease-related visual impairment using retinal photograph-based deep learning: a proof-of-concept, model development study

Artificial Intelligence to Detect Papilledema from Ocular Fundus Photographs

Deep-learning-based cardiovascular risk stratification using coronary artery calcium scores predicted from retinal photographs

A deep-learning system for the assessment of cardiovascular disease risk via the measurement of retinal-vessel calibre

A deep learning algorithm to detect chronic kidney disease from retinal photographs in community-based populations

2nd Prize: The Neuro-Oncology program: Building capabilities to translate bench-to-bedside discoveries in precision medicine

Team Members:
Assoc Prof Ang Beng Ti Christopher (Lead), Prof Patrick Tan, Asst Prof Huilin Shao and Adj Assoc Prof Carol Tang

Read their publications in the links below!

A STAT3-based gene signature stratifies glioma patients for targeted therapy

2nd Prize: Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcome Study

Team Members:
Prof Ong Eng Hock Marcus (Lead), Assoc Prof Liu Nan, Asst Prof Ho Fu Wah Andrew and Clinical Assoc Prof Tiah Ling

Read their publications in the links below!

Outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests across 7 countries in Asia: The Pan Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS)

International multi-center real world implementation trial to increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival with a dispatcher-assisted cardio-pulmonary resuscitation package (Pan-Asian resuscitation outcomes study phase 2)

Implementation of a National 5-Year Plan for Prehospital Emergency Care in Singapore and Impact on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes From 2011 to 2016

Gender disparities among adult recipients of layperson bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation by location of cardiac arrest in Pan-Asian communities: A registry-based study

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1st Prize: Defining the Adaptive Immune Components that Protect Against COVID-19

Team Members:

Prof Ooi Eng Eong (Lead), Asst Prof Shirin Kalimuddin, Dr Tham Yan Lin Christine, Dr Adamberage Ruklanthi (Rukie) de Alwis

Read their publications in the links below!

Early T cell and binding antibody responses are associated with COVID-19 RNA vaccine efficacy onset

1st Prize: Rapid determination of SARS-CoV-2 Spike T cells in whole blood of vaccinated and naturally infected individuals

Team Members:

Prof Antonio Bertoletti (Lead), Dr Tan Anthony Tanoto, Dr Nina Le Bert, Assoc Prof Jenny Low Guek Hong

Read their publications in the links below!

Rapid determination of SARS-CoV-2 Spike T cells in whole blood of vaccinated and naturally infected individuals

2nd Prize: COVID-19 Virtual Disease Health System Outbreak Model for Singapore (CoViD-SOS)

Team Members:

Prof Ong Eng Hock Marcus (Lead), Prof David Bruce Matchar, Prof Nicholas Graves, Asst Prof Lam Shao Wei Sean

Read their publications in the links below!

COVID-19 Virtual Disease Health System Outbreak Model for Singapore (CoViD-SOS)

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1^st Prize: Rapid Development of Serological Platforms to Combat COVID-19

Team Members:
Prof Wang Linfa (Lead), A/Prof Jenny Low, Dr Chia Wan Ni, Dr Tan Chee Wah

Read their publications in the links below!

Serological differentiation between COVID-19 and SARS infections

Connecting clusters of COVID-19: an epidemiological and serological investigation

A SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralization test based on antibody-mediated blockage of ACE2–spike protein–protein interaction

Lack of cross-neutralization by SARS patient sera towards SARS-CoV-2

2^nd Prize: Patient-centred and Economic Evaluations of New Models of Care and Telemedicine-based Screening in Ophthalmology

Team Members:
Prof Ecosse Lamoureux (Lead), Prof Gemmy Cheung, Prof Eric Finkelstein and A/Prof Gavin Tan

Read their publications in the links below!

Cost-effectiveness of Intravitreal Ranibizumab With Verteporfin Photodynamic Therapy Compared With Ranibizumab Monotherapy for Patients With Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Effectiveness of an innovative and comprehensive eye care model for individuals in residential care facilities: results of the residential ocular care (ROC) multicentred randomised controlled trial

Cost-effectiveness of a National Telemedicine Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in Singapore

Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus topical medication as initial glaucoma treatment: the glaucoma initial treatment study randomised clinical trial

2^nd Prize: Asian neTwork for Translation Research and Cardiovascular Trials (ATTRaCT)

Team Members:
Prof Carolyn Lam (lead), Asst Prof Calvin Chin, and Ms Salma Asali

Find out more about the ATTRaCT programme here.

SingHealth Duke-NUS Research Team Award

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2024 Winners

​1st Prize: Correlates of Protection Against Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 in Vaccinated Children

​2nd Prize: Targeting Fibrosis in Age-related Macular Degeneration

​2nd Prize: Inhibition of IL-11 Signalling Extends Mammalian Healthspan and Lifespan

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2023 Winners

1st Prize: Vitamin B12 and folate decrease inflammation and fibrosis in NASH

​1st Prize: Analysis of clinically relevant variants from ancestrally diverse Asian genomes

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2022 Winners

1st Prize: Multi-modal AI systems for Eye Diseases

2nd Prize: The Neuro-Oncology program: Building capabilities to translate bench-to-bedside discoveries in precision medicine

2nd Prize: Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcome Study

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2021 Winners

1st Prize: Defining the Adaptive Immune Components that Protect Against COVID-19

1st Prize: Rapid determination of SARS-CoV-2 Spike T cells in whole blood of vaccinated and naturally infected individuals

2nd Prize: COVID-19 Virtual Disease Health System Outbreak Model for Singapore (CoViD-SOS)

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2020 Winners

1st Prize: Rapid Development of Serological Platforms to Combat COVID-19

2nd Prize: Patient-centred and Economic Evaluations of New Models of Care and Telemedicine-based Screening in Ophthalmology

2nd Prize: Asian neTwork for Translation Research and Cardiovascular Trials (ATTRaCT)

1st Prize: Correlates of Protection Against Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 in Vaccinated Children

2nd Prize: Targeting Fibrosis in Age-related Macular Degeneration

2nd Prize: Inhibition of IL-11 Signalling Extends Mammalian Healthspan and Lifespan

1st Prize: Analysis of clinically relevant variants from ancestrally diverse Asian genomes

1^st Prize: Rapid Development of Serological Platforms to Combat COVID-19

2^nd Prize: Patient-centred and Economic Evaluations of New Models of Care and Telemedicine-based Screening in Ophthalmology

2^nd Prize: Asian neTwork for Translation Research and Cardiovascular Trials (ATTRaCT)