Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award 2025
Congratulations to Dr Joshua Yeo for winning the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award at the International Stroke Conference 2025!
Recipients: Dr Joshua Yeo
Wong Hock Boon Society - Singapore Medical Association Charity Fund Outstanding Mentor Award 2025
Congratulations to Dr Benjamin Tan, who was awarded the Wong Hock Boon Society-Singapore Medical Association Charity Fund Outstanding Mentor Award in 2025 for his mentorship of NUS Medicine medical student Koh Jin Hean!
Recipients: Dr Benjamin Tan
Featured in Media: PFO and Young Stroke
This World Stroke Day, we’re shining a light on a hidden risk: patent foramen ovale (PFO), a condition affecting 1 in 4 people—often without symptoms. For some, a stroke may be the first sign. In young patients with unexplained ischemic strokes, the prevalence of PFO rises to over 40%. The article features a StroCar publication led by Dr Benjamin Tan that evaluates PFO prevalence in young stroke patients.
MediCine Newsletter Feature
Dr Sia Ching Hui shares about StroCar and our Heart-Brain research program in the Medicine newsletter. Read more in the article below - "Winning Hearts and Minds: Multidisciplinary Team Probes Mysteries of Cardiocerebral Diseases"
Recipients: Dr Sia Ching Hui
Winning Hearts and Minds: Multidisciplinary Team Probes Mysteries of Cardiocerebral Diseases
Wong Hock Boon Society - Singapore Medical Association Charity Fund Outstanding Mentor Award 2024
Congratulations to Dr Benjamin Tan, who was awarded the Wong Hock Boon Society-Singapore Medical Association Charity Fund Outstanding Mentor Award for his mentorship of NUS Medicine medical students Eda, Yunru and Haoxing on 27 January 2024!
Recipients: Dr Benjamin Tan
SCS Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 - Young Investigator Award
Congratulations to Dr Aloysius Leow who won the Young Investigator Award at the SCS Annual Scientific Meeting in 2023. He shares more in this article.
National Medical Research Council Awards
Congratulations to our 3 Principal Investigators for winning National Medical Research Council Awards in 2024.
Recipients: Dr Leonard Yeo - Clinician Scientist Award (Investigator), Dr Sia Ching Hui - Transition Award and Dr Benjamin Tan - Research Training Fellowship (Overseas)
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
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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
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
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
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
Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award, American Heart Association
Highest Ranked Abstract from Singapore at the International Stroke Conference 2020
Recipients: Dr Aloysius Leow
