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Talent Development and Research Grants

Name
DepartmentAreas Of Interest
Talent Grant Awarded
A/Prof Lim Su ChiClinical Research UnitDiabetes Mellitus, General Endocrinology, Insulin Pump TherapyNMRC Clinician Scientist Award (2021)
Dr Allen LiuGeneral MedicineAcute kidney injury, Diabetic kidney disease, Peritoneal dialysisNMRC Clinician Innovator Award (2024)
Asst Prof Clement ChiaGeneral SurgeryMedtech and Healthcare Innovations in Breast Surgery, Breast cancer in older women, Frailty, Innovations in Patient and Medical education
NMRC Research Training Fellowship (2024)

​Singapore Biodesign Innovation Fellowship Training Programme (2024)
Dr Jeremy HoeGeneral MedicineDiabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Foot Disorders, Lipid discorders, General EndocrinologyNHG Health-LKCMedicine CSPP (2018)

​NHG Health-LKCMedicine CSPP+ (2022)

NMRC Research Training Fellowship (2025)

​​NHG Health-LKCMedicine Clinician Scientist Fellowship (2025)
Dr Joshua DeCruzOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopaedic Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Spine SurgeryNHG Health-LKCMedicine CiPP (2022)
Dr Kong YuanGeneral SurgeryResearch on lower limb reconstruction for diabetic foot and trauma

Innovation in treatment of scars and pigmentations

Develop digital healthcare applications and personalized medical devices in Plastic Surgery related fields

Integrate AI-driven solutions in healthcare industry
NHG Health-LKCMedicine CiPP (2025​)
Dr Lin ZhiminGeneral SurgeryWomen’s health associated with Endocrine Surgical conditions

Genetic, hereditary predispositions in endocrine conditions

Post-operative adhesions
NHG Health-LKCMedicine CiPP (2025​)
Dr Natalie WeeGeriatric MedicineDementia, Community Geriatrics, GerontechnologyNHG Health-LKCMedicine CSPP (2021)

NMRC Research Training Fellowship (2025)

NHG Health-LKCMedicine Clinician Scientist Fellowship (2025)
Dr Serena LowClinical Research UnitType 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Sarcopenia, Cognitive ImpairmentNMRC Research Training Fellowship (2019)

NMRC Clinician Scientist Career Scheme (2025)

NMRC Transition Award (2025)
Dr Tan Hann YeeAcute and Emergency CareDiagnostic medicine, Quality improvementNHG Health-LKCMedicine CSPP (2021)
Ms Annuradhaa RaviRehab ServicesNeuro rehabilitation, Post-Stroke Fatigue, Innovation and Technology for Neuro rehabilitationNHG Health-LKCMedicine CSPP+ (2023)
Ms Wei ShanRehab ServicesNeuro rehabilitation, Cognitive rehabilitation, Assistive technology, Transitional careNHG Health-LKCMedicine CSPP (2023)
PI Name
DepartmentProject TitleGrant NameFunding Organisation
2025
A/Prof Lim Su ChiClinical Research UnitLarge Prospective Cohort To Study Adiposopathy, Sarcopenia And Cardiorenal Failure Among Asians With Type 2 DiabetesNMRC Clinician-Scientist Individual Research Grant (CIRG)National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
Mr Lai Mun WaiRehabilitation ServicesGamified Simulation-Based Training In Vestibular Rehabilitation For PhysiotherapistsIAL-innovPlus GrantInstitute of Adult Learning
Dr Naomi Lee XiGeneral SurgeryElucidating The Glycogenetic Basis For Metastatic Behaviour In Follicular Thyroid CancerEndocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore Research GrantEndocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore (EMSS)
2024
Dr Su SuGeriatric MedicineBuilt Environment In Falls And Arthritis Study (BE-FIT)NRF CREATENational Research Foundation (NRF)
Dr Ooi Say TatGeneral MedicineProgramme For Research In Epidemic Preparedness And Response (PREPARE) (2024)Pandemic Preparedness Research GrantMinistry of Health (MOH)
A/Prof Subramaniam TavintharanGeneral MedicineValuing Personalized Medicine: Willingness To Pay For Genetic Testing For Familial Hypercholesterolemia [FH]Ministry of Health Health Service Development Programme (MOH-HSDP)Ministry of Health (MOH)
2023
Ms Gladys Wong Hooi ChuanNutrition & Dietetics3D Food Printing Of Fresh Vegetables Using Food Hydrocolloids For Dysphagic Patients (2)National Health Innovation Centre Innovation To Protect (I2P) GrantNational Health Innovation Centre (NHIC)
A/Prof Lim Su ChiClinical Research UnitDYNAMO: Diabetes Study In Nephropathy And Other Microvascular Complications IINMRC Open Fund - Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG)National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
Dr Cheong Chin YeeGeriatric MedicineSingapore Strategic Cohorts Consortium "Singapore Longitudinal SLAS Study - Integrative Immunological Profiling And Analysis For Association With Pathological Outcomes" (SLAS)NMRC Health Services Research Grant (HSRG)National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
Asst Prof Clement Chia Luck KhngGeneral SurgeryEnhancing The Informed Consent Process For Complex Surgical ProceduresIAL-innovPlus GrantInstitute of Adult Learning
Dr Bin Wern HsienAnaesthesiaA Screening Device For The Early Detection Of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (1)National Health Innovation Centre Innovation To Protect (I2P) GrantNational Health Innovation Centre (NHIC)
A/Prof Surendra Kumar MantooGeneral SurgerySurgical device, method of manufacturing, and method of using the surgical deviceNational Health Innovation Centre Innovation To Protect (I2P) GrantNational Health Innovation Centre (NHIC)
Project Title
AwardPI NameDepartment
2025 Grant Call
A study on the role of sarcopenic obesity on kidney ageing in patients with type 2 diabetesSTAR IDr Serena Low Kiat MunClinical Research Unit
Outcomes of the OsteoplugTM polycaprolactone burrhole cover in patients with chronic subdural haematomasSTAR IDr Brian Chan Yuan-LangGeneral Surgery
Prediction, diagnosis and prognostication of catheter-related infection in peritoneal dialysis using image-based deep learning approach from mobile phone and infra-red cameraSTAR IMs Tan Si HuiRenal Centre
A Prospective study of high myopic subjects with and without myopic macular degenerationSTAR IDr Kumari NeelamOphthalmology and Visual Sciences
Gaining insights into the contributing factors underlying the heterogeneity in glycemic control between two distinct type 2 diabetes subtypes with obesitySTAR IIDr Angela MohClinical Research Unit
Urine sphingolipids and the risk of progression to end stage kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetesSTAR IIDr Liu Jian-JunClinical Research Unit
Outcomes of a collaborative Pharmacist and Technology-driven Interventional care Model in an Ambulatory pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease Landscape (OPTIMAL study)STAR IIDr Claude RenaudGeneral Medicine
Improving Familial Hypercholesterolemia Diagnosis with Long Read Sequencing, transcriptomics and functional assaysSTAR IIDr Sharon Pek Li TingClinical Research Unit
2024 Grant Call
Sub-phenotyping of patients with diabetic kidney disease: insights from lipidomics and treatment response to SGLT2i and GLP-1ASTAR IDr Allen Liu Yan LunGeneral Medicine
Prediction of adverse cardio-renal events by methylglyoxal glycated albumin in patients with type 2 diabetesSTAR IMs SylviaClinical Research Unit
Understanding pathophysiology of frailty in older patients with type 2 diabetes – through the lens of cellular senescence and insulin resistanceSTAR IIDr Serena Low Kiat MunClinical Research Unit
Deep phenotyping and risk stratification of young-onset type 2 diabetes for precision medicine and intervention – a pilot study for PREciSion DiabEtes aNd Metabolic HealTh (PRESENT)STAR IIMs Clara TanClinical Research Unit
Factors associated with very low-calorie diet-induced diabetes remission in obese multi-ethnic Asians with moderate duration (7-10 years) of type 2 diabetesSTAR IIDr Angela Moh Mei ChungClinical Research Unit
Vascular Intermediate Phenotype (VIP) and ATP Binding Cassette transporters in Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FHCARE-VIP study)STAR IIDr Sharon Pek Li TingClinical Research Unit
Plasma metabolomics and proteomics profiling for the discovery of novel biomarkers for diet-induced weight loss and metabolic health benefitsSTAR IIDr Resham Lal GurungClinical Research Unit
2023 Grant Call
Evaluation of short-term calorie restriction for type 2 diabetes remission among non-obese individuals – A pilot studySTAR IDr Angela Moh Mei ChungClinical Research Unit
Metabolic signature of healthy lifestyle index and its relation with risk of kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetesSTAR IDr Resham Lal GurungClinical Research Unit
Embedding AI in detecting and classifying artifacts in CT for initial check of quality and adequacy of scansSTAR IDr Kabilan ChokkappanDiagnostic Radiology
Diet-induced weight loss impact on biological ageing and benefits in patients with early T2D - A pilot studySTAR IDr Resham Lal GurungClinical Research Unit
Risk Stratification by Phenotype and Endotype in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The Pathway Towards Precision Diabetic MedicineSTAR IIDr Liu JianjunClinical Research Unit
Study on the longitudinal association between body composition and cognitive decline in type 2 diabetes with exploration of the underlying inflammatory pathwaySTAR IIDr Serena Low Kiat MunClinical Research Unit
Identification of blood-based immune cellular and proteomic signatures associated with diabetes remission after metabolic surgerySTAR IIDr Angela Moh Mei ChungClinical Research Unit
Artificial intelligence guided nurse and dietician-led fluid assessment and management in peritoneal dialysis patientsSTAR IIDr Grace Tan Feng LingGeneral Medicine

Researcher-Investigator-Scientist Enabler (RISE) Grant

Year of Award
PI NameDepartment
FY2025--
FY2024Dr Kumari NeelamOphthalmology and Visual Sciences
FY2023Dr Desmond Mao RenhaoAcute & Emergency Care
Project Title
PI NameDepartment
2025 Grant Call
Easy to use, but is it useful? Using Heart Rate Variability to Assess Response to prehabilitation in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgeryDr Daniel Lee Jin KeatGeneral Surgery
Prevalence and Metabolic Risk Factors of Sarcopenia in Young-onset DiabetesMr Kee Kai XiangClinical Research Unit
Evaluation of Thrombospondin 4 as a cardiovascular risk marker in patients with Familial HypercholesterolemiaMr Chen Hoe MengClinical Research Unit
2024 Grant Call
Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Detection of Hypoglycemia Among Renal Dialysis Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Pilot StudyMs Tan Si Hui EvangelineWard B96
Adoptability of clinical variable-based subclustering of type 2 diabetes in the clinics – validation in the Diabetic Kidney Disease Onset and Progression RISk Factors (DORIS) cohort: a pilot study for PREciSion DiabEtes aNd Metabolic HealTh (PRESENT)Ms Tan Si Hua ClaraClinical Research Unit
Plethysmography Variability Index (PVI) versus Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV) as a measure of fluid responsiveness as measured by end-expiratory occlusion test in patients undergoing major surgeryDr Mathew DavidAnaesthesia
Reclassification and Long-term Disease Progression of Novel Subgroups of Type 2 Diabetes in the SMART2D Cohort – A 5-year Follow-up StudyMr Kee Kai XiangClinical Research Unit
Comparisons between liver steatosis/fibrosis scoring systems and quantitative ultrasound imaging to establish optimal cut-off values for fatty liver diseaseMs Bhuvaneswari PandianClinical Research Unit
Factors influencing outcomes in patients presenting with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in an urban Emergency DepartmentDr Tan Hann YeeAcute and Emergency
Emergency Services Providers’ Perceptions of Challenges with Alcohol-Related Frequent Users of Acute and Emergency Care Department at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital: A Qualitative StudyDr Desmond Mao RenhaoAcute and Emergency
The association of diet, SCFAs and CVD risk in Singapore’s T2D populationMs Kwan Tsz KiuClinical Research Unit
2023 Grant Call
Changes in Mental Health Among Frontline Emergency Department Healthcare Workers Through the Three Waves of the COVID-19 PandemicDr Francesca Th'ng Chun SauAcute and Emergency Care
Study on the association of plasma N-formylmethionine  with mitochondrial haplogroups and its relationship with diabetic kidney diseaseMr Janus Lee Wei LunClinical Research Unit
Evaluation of circulating Thrombospondin-2 protein as a biomarker for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetesMs Bhuvaneswari PandianClinical Research Unit
Evaluating Implementation Outcomes of Mobile Horticultural Therapy Programme in Acute Care HospitalMs Giang Thuy AnhRehabilitation Services
Novel Biomarkers for resolution of inflammation in patients with Diabetic Macular EdemaDr Kumari NeelamOphthalmology & Visual Sciences
Prophylactic screws in the femoral neck – how much protection do they confer?Dr Benjamin Liang ZhirenOrthopaedic Surgery
Screw direction in compression plating – does it affect strain at the far cortex?Dr Benjamin Liang ZhirenOrthopaedic Surgery
YearProject Title
Grant NamePI NamePI Department
2025Monitoring surgical scar at home: An AI model for early intervention to prevent keloid formationCiPPDr Kong YuanGeneral Surgery
2025Intra-operative Assessment of Breast Conserving Surgery Specimen Margins with Non-Linear Multi Spectral Imaging (NMSI)Joint Medtech grantDr Clement ChiaGeneral Surgery
2025Mesh-Integrated Skin Adhesive for Enhanced Surgical Wound Closure and Cosmetic OutcomesJoint Medtech grantDr Clement ChiaGeneral Surgery
2025Gamified Simulation-Based Training in Vestibular Rehabilitation for PhysiotherapistsIAL-innovPlusMs Lai Mun WaiRehabilitation Services
2025Evaluating the Usability and Applicability of a Large Language Model (LLM) Chatbot for Educating Junior Doctors on Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)NHG Education Research Themed Grant Prof Yip Chee ChewOphthalmology & Visual Sciences
2025Development of a Novel Endoscopic Device for Enhanced Blood Clot Extraction in Emergency Upper Gastrointestinal BleedingCiPPDr Deborah Ng Chieh YihGeneral Surgery
2025Development of 3D-Printed AVF Models for Simulation-Based Ultrasound Cannulation TrainingRapid Prototyping Grant (RPG)Dr Allen Liu Yan LunRenal Medicine
2025Personalised Augmented Training Hub (P.A.T.H.) – An AR & AI driven Learning Companion for Surgical TraineesRapid Prototyping Grant (RPG)Dr Vaikunthan Rajaratnam Orthopaedic Surgery
2024Developing AI Chatbot to diagnose Carpel Tunnel SyndromeRapid Prototyping Grant (RPG)Dr Usama Farghaly Abdelhamid OmarOrthopaedic Surgery
2024PIEL- Concealing Scar prevention creamCiPPDr Lin ZhiminGeneral Surgery





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