Milestones

27th ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress Young Investigator Award 2023

Congratulations to Dr Aloysius Leow who won the Young Investigator Award at the 27th ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Recipients: Dr Aloysius Leow

(oral presentation)

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) Oral Presentation Award AY23/24

Congratulations to Teo Yao Neng for being awarded the UROP Oral Presentation Excellence Award AY 23/24 for his project titled "Analysis of pharmacologic therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease".

Recipients: Teo Yao Neng

(oral presentation)

Transition Award, NMRC

Congratulations to our PI, Dr Sia Ching Hui for being awarded the Transition Award by the National Medical Research Council, Singapore in 2023 for his project: "Thromboinflammation and Cerebral Dysfunction following Acute Myocardial Infarction (TICAMI) Study"

Recipients: Dr Sia Ching Hui

Best Poster Prize at the World Congress of Neurology 2023

Congratulations to Dr Ng Wan Ying for winning the best poster prize at the World Congress of Neurology 2023 in Montreal, Canada!

Recipients: Dr Ng Wan Ying

Elsevier – Best Research Paper Award (World Congress of Neurology 2023)

Many congratulations to Dr May Zin Myint for winning the Elsevier – Best Research Paper Awards for the study: LONGTERM OUTCOMES OF SYMPTOMATIC INTRACRANIAL ATHEROSCLEROTIC STENOSIS (ICAS) PATIENTS: A 3 YEAR FOLLOW-UP

The Public Administration Medal (Bronze) (COVID-19)

The National Awards (COVID-19) recognise individuals and teams who have made outstanding contributions to Singapore’s fight during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recipients: Dr Leonard Yeo

The Commendation Medal (COVID-19)

The National Awards (COVID-19) recognise individuals and teams who have made outstanding contributions to Singapore’s fight during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recipients: Dr Benjamin Tan

World’s Top 2% Most-cited Researchers List in Year 2022

StroCar PI, Dr Benjamin Tan was recognised on World’s Top 2% Most-cited Researchers List in Year 2022, curated by Stanford University and published by Elsevier

Recipients: Dr Benjamin Tan

https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6

NUHS Clinician Scientist Programme (NCSP v2.0) Award

Congratulations to our PI, Dr Benjamin Tan who was awarded the NCSP Award in 2023.

Recipients: Dr Benjamin Tan

Featured in Media: AI-POWERED TRIAGE TOOL HELPS DOCTORS TREAT STROKES FASTER

Doctors at the National University Hospital (NUH) are using an artificial intelligence (AI) triage tool to identify stroke patients in less than a minute and give them timely treatment, shaving minutes off the medical response to an emergency which could lead to severe disability, or even death.

Recipients: Dr Leonard Yeo was featured in The Straits Times on 18 May 2023.

NUH doctors use AI to identify stroke patients within a minute to give timely life-saving treatment

Best Poster Award at the European Stroke Organisation Conference

Congratulations to ⁦Yau Chun En⁩ for winning the Best Poster Award at the European Stroke Organisation Conference 2023 in Munich, Germany.

Recipients: Yau Chun En

Singapore Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2023

Massive congratulations to Dr Aloysius Leow for winning the Young Investigator Award, and Dr Jamie Ho for winning the Free Paper presentation at the Singapore Cardiac Society 34th Annual Scientific Meeting!

Recipients: Dr Aloysius Leow, Dr Jamie Ho

Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award at the International Stroke Conference 2023

Congratulations to our research students for winning the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award at the International Stroke Conference 2023!

Recipients: Enver Loh, Keith Toh, Gabriel Kwok, Claire Goh, Dr Teo Yao Hao, Teo Yao Neng, Dr Sia Ching Hui, Dr Benjamin Tan, Dr Leonard Yeo

NUHS Junior Pitch for Funds 2022

Pleased to announce that two projects, by Dr Sarah Tan and Dr Tony Li, have been awarded research grants from the NUHS Junior Pitch for Funds 2022! This would fund our research on aging and immunosenescence in young stroke, and new methods to identify atrial fibrillation and cerebrovascular diseases.

Recipients: Dr Sarah Tan, Dr Tony Li

Young Investigator Award, ESC Asia 2022

Congratulations to Dr Jamie Ho for winning the Young Investigator Award at ESC Asia 2022.

Recipients: Dr Jamie SY Ho

Interplay between post-myocardial infarction ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation: implications for ischemic stroke

(oral presentation)

CS-IRG New Investigator Grant

Our PI, Dr Sia Ching Hui was awarded the competitive CS-IRG New Investigator Grant (CS-IRG-NIG) by the National Medical Research Council, Singapore in 2022.

Recipients: Dr Sia Ching Hui

World’s Top 2% Most-cited Researchers List in Year 2021

StroCar PI, Dr Benjamin Tan was recently recognised on World’s Top 2% Most-cited Researchers List in Year 2021, curated by Stanford University and published by Elsevier

Recipients: Dr Benjamin YQ Tan

Ioannidis, John P.A. (2022), “September 2022 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Mendeley Data, V4, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.4

Abstract winner for ACC Asia 2021 Together With SCS 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting 2021 and Second prize in the Young Investigator’s Competition

Recipients: Yao Neng Teo, Yao Hao Teo, Nicholas L. Syn, Celine Shuen Yin Yoong, Jia Yang Alex Cheong, Yoke-Ching Lim, Chi-Hang Lee, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Ping Chai, Raymond CC Wong, Weiqin Lin, Ching-Hui Sia

Comparing SGLT2 Inhibitors Against Sacubitril/Valsartan in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

(oral presentation)

NUHS Residency Research Award

Dr Ching-Hui Sia and Dr Benjamin Tan received the National University Health System Residency Research Award in 2021.

Recipients: Dr Ching-Hui Sia, Dr Benjamin YQ Tan

Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize AY2020/2021

Congratulations to Isabel Siow for receiving the highly competitive NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize AY2020/21.

Recipients: Ms Isabel Siow

Endovascular Thrombectomy with and without Bridging Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Basilar Artery Occlusion: An International Multicenter Cohort Study

ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians 2022

Congratulations to our PI, Dr Benjamin Tan who was awarded the ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians in 2022.

Recipients: Dr Benjamin YQ Tan

Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize (Individual) 2022

Congratulations to Dr Teo Yao Hao, a StroCar SI for clinching the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize (Individual), awarded by the National University of Singapore.

Recipients: Dr Teo Yao Hao

https://news.nus.edu.sg/from-understanding-heart-brain-disorders-to-improving-care-transition-a-young-doctor-finds-answers-to-tough-questions/

NUHS Seed Fund - Junior

Congratulations to our PI, Dr Benjamin Tan who was awarded the NUHS Seed Fund - Junior Category. The funding supports creative research in health and biomedical sciences, ranging from discovery to implementation. The seed fund aims to nurture novel research ideas with the potential to grow and qualify for national research grants.

Recipients: Dr Benjamin YQ Tan

WHBS-SMACF Outstanding Mentor Award 2022

Our PIs, Dr Leonard Yeo and Dr Benjamin Tan were awarded the WHBS-SMACF Outstanding Mentor Award 2022 at the at the Wong Hock Boon Society Research Day.

Recipients: Dr Leonard LL Yeo and Dr Benjamin YQ Tan

NUHS Residency Research Award 2021

Congratulations to our SI, Dr Aloysius Leow who was awarded the NUHS Residency Research Award 2021 (Bronze) for his research achievements.

Recipients: Dr Aloysius Leow

National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Clinician Scientist Unit (CSU) Pitch for Funds 2021 Competition

Best Oral Presentation Award for SGD$20000 to study left ventricular thrombosis

Recipients: Dr Sia Ching Hui

(oral presentation)

Long Oral Presentation (Third Prize), Wong Hock Boon Research Day 2021

Congratulations to Claire and Ying Kiat for clinching the third prize for their Long Oral Presentation at the Wong Hock Book Research Day 2021! Their project title: "COVID-19 and Ischemic Stroke: a Systematic Review and Meta-Summary of the Literature".

Recipients: Claire Goh, Tan Ying Kiat

(oral presentation)

WHBS-SMACF Outstanding Mentor Award 2021

Our PI, Dr Benjamin Tan was awarded the Outstanding Mentor Award by the Wong Hock Boon Society–Singapore Medical Association Charity Fund in 2021.

Recipients: Dr Benjamin YQ Tan

Transition Award, NMRC

Our PI, Dr Leonard Yeo was awarded the Transition Award by the National Medical Research Council, Singapore in 2020.

Recipients: Dr Leonard LL Yeo

Gordon Holmes Prize (Second Prize), Sir Roger Bannister Lecture, Royal Society of Medicine

Congratulations to Dr Jamie Ho for winning second prize for her oral presentation on ESUS and atrial cardiopathy at the Sir Roger Bannister Lecture, Royal Society of Medicine.

Recipients: Dr Jamie Ho

(oral presentation)

Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award, American Heart Association

Highest Ranked Abstract from the United Kingdom at the International Stroke Conference 2020

Recipients: Dr Jamie Ho

Left Atrial Volume Index is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation and Recurrent Stroke in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS)

Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award, American Heart Association

Highest Ranked Abstract from Singapore at the International Stroke Conference 2020

Recipients: Dr Aloysius Leow

Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction is Associated With Poor Functional Outcomes and Mortality After Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

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