Gerontology Research Programme

Programmatic Research List

Circular Annex A

Circular Annex B

Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases (SEED) Centre

Gerontology Research Programme

Lactic acid Bacteria (LAB) Interest Group

Venom & Toxin Research Programme

Oxidants & Antioxidants Research Group

Programme in Infectious Diseases

Leukocyte Biology

Programme in Environmental Microbiology

Allergy & Asthma Research Programme

Neuropsychopharmacology

Helicobacter Pylori

Tissue Engineering

Human and Molecular Genetics Research Programme

Liver Tissue Engineering & Regeneration

Osteoarchaeology Research Group

Hepatitis And Liver Work Group

Research Theme

A multidisciplinary programme of research on aging and health, aimed to increase understanding of factors influencing aging and age-related disease, by studying the transition from healthy aging through disease, illness, functional impairment and death, and identifying risk and protective factors for these outcomes, so as to identify healthcare strategies for the prevention and postponement of disability and improving the quality of life of the elderly.

Principal Investigators

• Ng Tze Pin Psychological Medicine, NUS

• Kua Ee Heok Psychological Medicine, NUS

• Goh Lee Gan COFM, NUS

• Tan Chay Hoon, Pharmacology, NUS

• Victor Goh Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NUS

• Terry Tong, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NUS

• Ko Soo Meng Psychological Medicine, NUS

• Rajeev Kumar, Psychological Medicine, NUS

• Mike Chee, Duke-NUS University and SingHealth Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory

• Lim Wee Shiong, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

• Chong Mei Sian, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

• Angela Chan, Department of Sociology, NUS

• Steve Graham, Department of Psychology, NUS

• Li Shu Chuen, Department of Pharmacy, NUS

• Reshmi Merchant, Geriatric Medicine, National University Hospital

• Yap Keng Bee, Department of Geriatrics Medicine, Alexandra Hospital

• Philip Yap, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Alexandra Hospital

• Philip Eng, Respiratory Medicine Department, Singapore Genral Hospitals

• Tan Boon Yeow, St Luke’s Community Hospital

• Tan Wan Cheng, University of British Columbia, Canada

• Bengt Winblad, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

• Lee Tih Shh, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical school

• Saw Seang Mei, Singapore Eye Research Institute

• Wong Tien Ying, Singapore Eye Research Institute

Research Personnel

• Mathew Niti, Research Fellow

• Feng Liang, Research Scholar

• Feng Lei, Research scholar

• Ng Gim Yew, Research Scholar

• Stella Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Research assistant and Research Scholar

• Jin Aizhen, Research Assistant

• Li Bin Tao, Research Assistant

• Ng Mei Yi, Psychologist

• Susan Hin-Hiang, Programme Adminstrator

For more information, visit:

http://www.med.nus.edu.sg/pcm/research3.htm