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Clinical Research

Research Grants

External Grants

Grant	Awardee	Funder	Amount
2017
Clinician Scientist Award (CSA)	A/Prof Lim Su Chi	NMRC	$1,555,670
RIE2020 Centre Grant (CG) – Common and Complex Chronic Conditions – Focusing on Cohorts and Clinical Epidemiology	Mrs Chew Kwee Tiang	NMRC	$1,370,699
RIE2020 Centre Grant (CG) – Singapore Imaging Eye Network (SIENA)	Mrs Chew Kwee Tiang	NMRC	$294,073
Open Fund – Large Collaborative Grant (LCG)	A/Prof Lim Su Chi (KTPH)	NMRC	$5,688,350.75
2018
Individual Research Grant (IRG)	A/Prof Lim Su Chi	NMRC	$ 1,444,448.36
Research Training Fellowship (RTF)	Dr Benjamin Lam Chih Chiang	NMRC	$500,000
Clinician Scientist Fellowship (CSF)	Dr Benjamin Lam Chih Chiang	NHG/LKC	$114,000 + 0.19FTE
2019
Research Training Fellowship (RTF)	Dr Low Kiat Mun Serena	NMRC	$500,000
Clinician Scientist Fellowship (CSF)	Dr Low Kiat Mun Serena	NHG/LKC	$90,000 + 0.15FTE
Masters in Clinical Investigation	Dr Benjamin Yip	MOH	$5,000 + $25,000
Industry Alignment Fund - Pre-Positioning (IAF-PP)	Dr Kenny Sze	BMRC	$341,604
Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Grant (TCMRG)	Dr James Tan Chung Hui	MOH	$233,023
2020
Clinician Scientist / Clinician Investigator Salary Support Programme (CISSP)	Dr Allen Liu	NMRC	$65,000
COVID-19 MedTech Innovation Grant	Dr Angeline Seah	NHG	$18,400
Industry Alignment Fund - Pre-Positioning (IAF-PP)	Dr Leong Chuo Ren	BMRC	$53,940

Grants Awardees

Alexandra Health Enabling Grant (AHEG) Awardees for FY21

Department: Acute & Emergency Care

No.	Principal Investigator	Project Title
1.	Dr Francesca Th'ng	Longitudinal study: Factors associated with Mental Health Outcomes in Frontline Emergency Department Healthcare Workers of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Department: Clinical Research Unit

No.	Principal Investigator	Project Title
1.	Ms Sylvia	Prediction of hospitalization for heart failure by NT-proBNP and a novel clinical risk score in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus
2.	Mr Janus Lee	Urinary Interleukin-18 as a potential predictive biomarker for renal progression in diabetic nephropathy cohort
3.	Ms Yiamunaa M	Investigating the rate of biological ageing and its determinants among major ethnic groups in Singapore
4.	Dr Wang Jiexun	Exploratory Analysis of Heterogeneity in Type 2 Diabetes Using Omics Data
5.	Ms Bhuvaneswari Pandian	Evaluation of Clusterin as a biomarker for cognitive function decline in older adults with type 2 diabetes
6.	Ms Kwan Tsz Kiu	The association of nitrogen balance, physical activity and frailty in Singapore's T2DM community: a validation study in SMART2D

Department: General Surgery

No.	Principal Investigator	Project Title
1.	Dr Surendra Mantoo	Objective Assessment of Colorectal Anastomosis Healing and leakage

Department: Geriatric Medicine

No.	Principal Investigator	Project Title
1.	Dr Cheong Chin Yee	The implementation of frailty and delirium screening in the acute setting: evaluating the barriers and enabling factors using Theoretical Domains Framework

Department: Rehabilitation Services

No.	Principal Investigator	Project Title
1.	Mr Muhammad Jazimin Bin Haron	Investigating the physiological response of Nintendo Switch™ Ring Fit Adventure game
2.	Ms Choo Wan Ling	Effects of IOPI on swallowing function and functional status in geriatric patients

STAR & RISE Awardees for FY21

Science - Translational & Applied Research (STAR) I & II are grants designed to support clinical and translational research that answer specific, targeted research questions; or to perform pilot or feasibility studies.

STAR I supports small start-up exploratory studies that may provide preliminary findings for larger research proposals.

STAR II is a follow-on grant offered to successfully completed STAR I projects. It is designed to encourage continuing translation of research into patient care.

Our heartfelt congratulations to the following awardees:

STAR I Awardees

No.	Principal Investigator	Department	Project Title
1.	A/Prof Edwin Seet Chuen Ping	Clinical Research Unit	Effectiveness of Compression Stocking on Overnight Fluid Shift in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients
2.	Ms Tan Si Hua Clara	Clinical Research Unit	Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β (HNF1β) (MODY5)-associated nephropathy- understanding the extended clinical and genetic spectrum
3.	Dr Resham Lal Gurung	Clinical Research Unit	Identification of sustained hyperglycaemic and HbA1c variability associated epigenetic biomarker for renal complications in patients with type 2 diabetes - A pilot study
4.	Dr Pek Li Ting, Sharon	Clinical Research Unit	Functional analysis of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) mutations in
5.	Dr Pek Li Ting, Sharon	Clinical Research Unit	Familial Hypercholesterolemia: From Bench to Bedside
6.	Dr Low Kiat Mun Serena	Clinical Research Unit	A study on the role of muscle- fat ratio in the paradigm of reduced cognitive function in type 2 diabetes
7.	Dr Ester Yeoh Chai Kheng	Diabetes Centre	Assessing Burn-out in type 1 Diabetes(A-BuDi)
8.	Dr Cheong Chin Yee	Geriatric Medicine	Genome-wide association study of small vessel disease-related cognitive impairment
9.	Dr Philip Francis Stanley	Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences	Comparison of omega 3 fish oil and oral curcumin for dry eye patients: a prospective randomized clinical trial
10.	Ms Giang Thuy Anh	Rehabilitation Services	Evaluating the Effectiveness of Humanitude Care on Physical Function and Emotional Wellbeing of the Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment in the Hospital

STAR II Awardees

No.	Principal Investigator	Department	Project Title
1.	Dr Angela Moh Mei Chung	Clinical Research Unit	Metabolic heterogeneity among Asians with severe obesity (extreme phenotype) and their response to metabolic/bariatric surgery – insights from metabolomics
2.	Dr Ang Su Fen	Clinical Research Unit	Genomic medicine for monogenic diabetes: Precision Medicine for the Individual and Family

RISE Awardees

Researcher Investigator Scientist Enabler (RISE) is a grant scheme that provides funding for a portion of the clinician’s salary commensurate with his/her time spent in research. This funded time will allow the clinician to focus on sharpening their research capabilities.