Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Department of Physiology - a Member of NUHS

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Message from Head of Department

Physiology is the investigations of how organisms work. It requires the integration of knowledge gained from multidisciplinary approaches to the discovery of new information at the molecular, systems and particularly whole animal level. The essence of research and teaching in Physiology requires an enquiring mind anchored on a global and integrative perspective to the understanding of how things work in a living organism.

We are committed to help equip and infuse in our students a life-long love for learning, the excitement of discovery and a keen sense of curiosity about the chemical, physical and biological functions of life. In research, we work towards being a leading NUS global department where we aim to contribute significantly to the advancement of scientific and medical knowledge.

A/Prof Soong Tuck Wah
Head of Department
Department of Physiology
Latest Research
Semaphorin 5A and plexin-B3 regulate human glioma cell motility and morphology through Rac1 and the actin cytoskeleton.
Li X, Law JWS and Lee AYW.
Oncogene. 2012 Feb 2. 31(5): 595-610.
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RNA Editing of the IQ Domain in Cav1.3 Channels Modulates Their Ca2+-Dependent Inactivation
Huang H, Tan BZ, Shen Y, Tao J, Jiang F, Sung YY, Ng CK, Raida M, Kohr G, Higuchi M, Fatemi-Shariatpanahi H, Harden B, Yue DT, Soong TW.
Neuron. 2012 Jan 26;73(2):304-316.
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Lysine methyltransferase G9a methylates the transcription factor MyoD and regulates skeletal muscle differentiation.
Ling BM, Bharathy N, Chung TK, Kok WK, Li S, Tan YH, Rao VK, Gopinadhan S, Sartorelli V, Walsh MJ, Taneja R.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012 Jan 3; 109(17):841-846.

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News & Events

2 April 2012
Award of first prize at The 2nd Joint Symposium on Exercise and Sports Science 2012

Our final year life sciences student Liu Jian Xian Glen presented his project titled "The efficacy of neck cooling on cognitive performance in the heat: relationship between serum brain derived neurotrophic factor and memory" at The 2nd Joint Symposium on Exercise and Sports Science 2012 and won the first prize of $600 plus a certificate.
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12 March 2012
2012 Outstanding Educator Award and 2010/11 Annual Teaching Excellence Award

NUS Dept of Physiology is very pleased to announce that A/P Hooi Shing Chuan has won the 2012 Outstanding Educator Award and Dr Celestial Yap has won the 2010/11 Annual Teaching Excellence Award.
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29 February 2011
Award at Safety & Health Improvement Programme 2011/2012 Competition

Team Golden Physiology won Consolation prize at Safety & Heath Improvement Programme 2011/2012.
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