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NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
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Programme
Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
1
Chemical Biology
Understanding the molecular mechanism for the side effect of
Relenza and Tamiflu and developing new neuraminidase inhibitor as Liu Xuewei
safe anti-flu theraputics
SPMS
Yoon Ho Sup
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
2
Chemical Biology
"Understanding Protein Functions" through Protein Modification
Technology (PM-Tech): in vitro and in vivo
Loh Teck Peng
SPMS
Liu Chuan Fa
SBS
Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
3
Chemical Biology
PANACEA: Towards Computational and Systems Biology-based
Personalized Combination Therapy
With Application to Cancer
Sourav S Bhowmick
4
Chemical Biology
Modification of Traditional Chinese Medicines for New
Pharmaceutical and Biological Applications
Robin Chi
SPMS
Jaume Torres
SBS
5
Chemical Biology
Development of a 3D sensor cell model for screening anti-breast
cancer drugs
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
Tan Lay Poh
MSE
6
Chemical Biology
Engineering thermostable DNA/RNA dependent RNA polymerases
for the large scale synthesis of RNA molecules including miRNAs and Lescar Julien
siRNAs
SBS
Phan Anh Tuan
SPMS
7
Chemical Biology
Influenza inhibitor design based on novel targets
Mu Yuguang
SBS
Robin Chi
SPMS
8
Chemical Biology
Vaccine platform development for infectious diseases
Sierin Lim
SCBE
Richard Sugrue
SBS
Lisa F. P. Ng
A*STAR SIgN
9
Chemical Biology
New types of stapled peptides for p53 activation
Steve Zhou
SPMS
Chuan Fa Liu
SBS
Brian Chia
A*STAR ETC
10
Chemical Biology
Synthesis of Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids for Targeting HIV-1
Ribosomal Frameshift Stimulatory RNA Structure
Chen Gang
SPMS
Liu Ding Xiang
SBS
Zhao Yanli
SPMS
11
Chemical Biology
Development of novel antagonists targeting RIG-1
Chen Gang
SPMS
Liu Ding Xiang
SBS
Luo Dahai
LKCMed
Heterologous Expression of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic
Pathways of Marine Microorganisms for the Discovery of Bioactive
Liang Zhao-Xun
Compounds
Nanomaterials: functionalization of the nanostructures to tune their
Martin Pumera
toxicity and redox activity
12
Chemical Biology
13
Chemical Biology
14
Chemical Biology
Development of metabolically stable Prostacyclin analogues
Steve Zhou
15
Chemical Biology
Membrane extraction of pharmacologically active compounds for
managing cardiovascular diseases
16
Chemical Biology
17
SCE
SBS
Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan
Liu Xuewei
LKCMed Michael Ferenzci
Singapore General Hospital
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese
Medicines/Beijing Capital Medical
University
Richard Sugrue
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
SPMS
SPMS
Liu Chuan Fa
SBS
SPMS
Chuan Fa Liu
SBS
James P. Tam
SBS
Wang Rong
CEE
A Microfluidic System for Radiochemistry Synthesis
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
Tan Choon Hong
SPMS
Chemical Biology
To screen for inhibitors to target novel hypoxia-responsive cancer
epigenetic regulators for cancer epigenetic therapy
Newman Sze Siu Kwan
SBS
Su Haibin
MSE
18
Chemical Biology
Chemical Modification of Biologically Relent Peptides and Proteins:
Model Studies
Robin Yonggui Chi
SPMS
Jaume Torres
SBS
19
Chemical Biology
Samroiyotmycin – an Interdisciplinary Study of a Novel Anti-Malarial Roderick Bates
SPMS
Zbynek Bozdech
SBS
Palangpon Kongsaeree
20
Chemical Biology
Development of Novel Radioligands using [11C]CO2
Tan Choon Hong
SPMS
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
Lim Yee Hwee
21
Chemical Biology
Unique and Site-Specific “Smart” Imaging Probes for localized
labeling and Sensing of Drug Resistant Bacterial Biofilm
Xing Bengang
SPMS
Yang Liang
SBS
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LKCMed
Experimental Therapeutics Centre,
A*Star
Lim Yee Hwee
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese
Medicines/Beijing Capital Medical
University
Mahidol
University
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
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Programme
Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
22
Chemical Biology
Discover novel antimicrobial metabolites from marine
microorganisms
Liang Zhao-Xun
SBS
Liu Xuewei
SPMS
23
Chemical Biology
Identification and characterization of antagonists of the human
oncofetal HMGA2 protein
Peter Droge
SBS
Tan Meng How
SCBE
24
Chemical Biology
Development of novel analogues of bistramide A as potent inhibitors
Roderick Bates
of the actin cytoskeleton system and T-cell motility.
SPMS
Navin Kumar Verma
25
Chemical Biology
Development of painkiller profen analogues
Steve Zhou
SPMS
Liu Chuan Fa
SBS
Experimental Therapeutics Centre,
A*Star
26
Chemical Biology
Steve Zhou
SPMS
Yang Liang
SBS
National University Hospital
HSS
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Health Systems
Complexity
Fenoprofen analogues for treatment of chronical infections caused
by bacterial biofilms
Automatic application of clinical practice guidelines to patient
records
Toward Social TV Technologies for Autism Diagnosis and Assistive
Treatment
Prediction and control of epidemic spreading in multi-level complex
systems
National Cancer Centre Singapore
LKCMed Sumod A. Pullarkat
SPMS
Jung-jae Kim
SCE
Francis Bond
Yonggang Wen
SCE
Theng Yin Leng
Xiao Gaoxi
EEE
Cheong Siew Ann
SPMS
Multi-agent Technology for Collaborative Health Care
Bo An
SCE
Ning Chen
SPMS
Design and Verification of Diabetes Management System
Arvind Easwaran
SCE
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
National Healthcare Group
Healthcare for aging population
Bu-Sung Lee
SCE
Theng Yin Leng
WKW
Singapore General Hospital
Clinical Decision Support System for Early Recognition of
Deteriorating Heart Patients
Modelling Clinician Interaction with a Clinical Decision Support
System for Wound Management
Towards Network-driven in Silico Target Combination Discovery for
Cancer Therapy
WKWSCI
Institute of Mental Health
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Peter Sloot
SCE
Chang Yun-Ke
WKWSCI Tai Hwei Yee
LKCMed Christopher Khoo
WKWSCI
Christopher Khoo
WKWSCI Tai Hwei Yee
LKCMed Chang Yun-Ke
WKWSCI
Sourav S Bhowmick
SCE
Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan
LKCMed Jie Zheng
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
SCE
Singapore General Hospital
SBS
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Elucidating Complex Biofilm Formation
Peter Sloot
SCE
Karinh Emma Josephina
Eurenius
DNA-mediated clinical diagnosis system
Shu Jian Jun
MAE
Mu Yuguang
SBS
Singapore General Hospital
Co-evolution of infectious agents and social networks: a new
epidemiology modelling approach and applications
Xiao Gaoxi
EEE
Su Haibin
MSE
Singapore General Hospital
Built environment and human health: a multidisciplinary approach
Josip Car
LKCMed
Georgios Christopoulos
NBS
eLearning for pre-registration health professionals and beyond
Josip Car
LKCMed
Tan Seng Chee
NIE
41
Health Systems
Complexity
Developing a dynamic healthcare information system by monitoring
Sun Aixin
and analyzing social media
SCE
Qiu Lin
HSS
42
Health Systems
Complexity
A Nonlinear Dynamics approach to cell division cycle analysis
A S Madhukumar
SCE
Arindam Basu
EEE
43
Health Systems
Complexity
Dynamics of the Innate Immune Response after Oxidative Stress:
Translational Clinical studies In silico and in vivo.
Peter Sloot
SCE
Ruud Brands
CI
44
Health Systems
Complexity
In Silico Modeling of Cell Death with Applications in Ageing related
Human Disease Study
Zheng Jie
SCE
Su Haibin
MSE
45
Medical Imaging and Characterization of islet cell infiltrating lymphocytes in experimental
Bernhard Otto Boehm
Signal Analysis
autoimmune diabetes models
Xing Bengang
SPMS
LKCMed
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Staffan Kjelleberg
Tan Hao Yang
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Yin Shanqing
Changi
General
Hospital
Singapore General Hospital
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Josip Car
Peter Sloot
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
SCE
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
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Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
46
Medical Imaging and
Imaging-Based Volumetry of Organs
Signal Analysis
Jianfei Cai
SCE
Junsong Yuan
EEE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
47
Medical Imaging and
3D Motion Extraction from Tag MRI
Signal Analysis
Cai Yiyu
MAE
Zheng Jianmin
SCE
Gleneagles Medical Centre, Tan Tock
Seng Hospital
48
Medical Imaging and Three-dimensional (3D) spectroscopic autofluorescence imaging in
Signal Analysis
endoscopy for tissue characterization
Liu Quan
SCBE
Nadia Magnenat
Thalmann
SCE
National University Hospital
49
Medical Imaging and
Biophysics of cardiomyopathies
Signal Analysis
Michael Alan Ferenczi
LKCMed
Xing Bengang
50
Medical Imaging and
Signaling Events in Pancreatic Islet Cells During Immune Rejection
Signal Analysis
Bernhard Otto Boehm
LKCMed
Ravi Kambadur
SBS
51
Medical Imaging and Computational modelling, monitoring and treatment of ADHD using
Signal Analysis
MR Images of brain and advanced game engines
Suresh Sundaram
SCE
P. N. Suganthan
EEE
Ohio State University, USA
52
Medical Imaging and Scientific approach towards Traditional Chinese Medicine in tongue
Signal Analysis
diagnosis
Yeo Joon Hock
MAE
Tan Bee Gawh
SBS
NTU Traditional Chinese Medicine
53
In Vivo Non-invasive Measurement of Metabolic Rate of Oxygen
Medical Imaging and
(MRO2) and Oxygen Saturation (sO2) by Portable Photoacoustic
Signal Analysis
Imaging Scanner
Zheng Yuanjin
EEE
Zhou YuFeng
MAE
National University Hospital
54
Medical Imaging and Flexible 12-Leads Cableless ECG Recording System for Clinical
Signal Analysis
Monitoring
Goh Wang Ling
EEE
Ng Yin Kwee
MAE
National University Hospital
55
Medical Imaging and Energy-Efficient, High-Performance 3D Video Codec System
Signal Analysis
Development for Gesture Recognition and Control
Goh Wang Ling
EEE
Ng Yin Kwee
MAE
National University Hospital
56
Medical Imaging and Memantine and tPA, combinatorial therapy for Post-Stroke Aphasia:
Zhang Yilei
Signal Analysis
an fMRI study
MAE
Guan Cuntai
EEE
National University Hospital
57
Medical Imaging and
Towards Socio- and Neurofeedback Treatments for Schizophrenia
Signal Analysis
Justin Dauwels
EEE
Guan Cuntai
SCE
Institute of Mental Health
58
Medical Imaging and Computer-Aided Measurement of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index
Signal Analysis
Score- A Move Towards Standardization
Kong Wai Kin Adams
SCE
Sathyan Subbiah
MAE
National Skin Centre
59
Medical Imaging and
Cellular and sub-cellular imaging of eye diseases in vivo
Signal Analysis
Liu Linbo
EEE
Liu Quan
SCBE
Harvard Medical School
60
Medical Imaging and Sound based Techniques for the Classification of Excess Fluids in
Signal Analysis
Lungs
Ser Wee
EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad
SCE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
61
Medical Imaging and Non-Contact Radar based Imaging Technique for Cardiac-Activity
Signal Analysis
Monitoring
Ser Wee
EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad
SCE
Singapore General Hospital
62
Medical Imaging and An Integrated Sound based cum Vibrator Approach for the Detection
Ser Wee
Signal Analysis
and Therapy of OSA
EEE
Du Hejun
MAE
Singapore General Hospital
63
Medical Imaging and Analysis of Medical Images Based on Iterative Learning of Sparse
Signal Analysis
Representation and Dimensionality Reduction
EEE
Guan Cuntai
SCE
Jiang Xudong
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SPMS
The Harley Street Clinic
Per-Olof Berggren
Lu Zhong Kang
LKCMed
Singapore Eye Research Institute
I2R, A*Star National University Hospital
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
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Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
64
Medical Imaging and Data-driven Discovery of New Hidden Patterns in EEG for Disease
Signal Analysis
Diagnosis and Brain-computer Interface
Jiang Xudong
EEE
Guan Cuntai
SCE
Zhang Haihong
65
Medical Imaging and
Big Data Analytics for Epileptic EEG
Signal Analysis
Justin Dauwels
EEE
Guan Cuntai
SCE
Sydney Cash
66
Medical Imaging and
Optimal Control Theory for Abatement of Seizures
Signal Analysis
Justin Dauwels
EEE
Guan Cuntai
SCE
Sydney Cash
67
Scalable low-cost portable photoacoustic imaging system for
Medical Imaging and
noninvasive identification of sentinel lymph node during breast
Signal Analysis
cancer staging
Manojit Pramanik
SCBE
Murukeshan Vadakke
Matham
MAE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
68
Medical Imaging and Embedded Machine Learner based Wearable EEG system for Clinical
Arindam Basu
Signal Analysis
Applications
EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad
SCE
National University Health System
69
Medical Imaging and LED based low-cost photoacoustic imaging system for noninvasive
Signal Analysis
angiogenesis monitoring
Manojit Pramanik
SCBE
Claus-Dieter Ohl
SPMS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
70
Medical Imaging and Development of a computational method to accurately estimate
Signal Analysis
Vitiligo Area and Severity Index (VASI)
Kong Wai Kin Adams
SCE
Steven Thng Tien Guan
MSE
National Skin Centre
71
Delinating Early-Stage Cancerous Tissues from Normal Skin Tissues
Medical Imaging and
with In Vivo 3D Confocal Image Reconstruction and Quantitative
Signal Analysis
Assessment
Lin Feng
SCE
Lin Zhiping
EEE
72
Medical Imaging and Signal Processing Approach for Heart Sound Characterization and
Signal Analysis
Classification
Ser Wee
EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad
SCE
73
Decoding Limb Movement Parameters using Motor Imagery-based
Medical Imaging and
Brain-Computer Interface for Neural Rehabilitation and Prosthesis
Signal Analysis
Applications
Vinod A. Prasad
SCE
Ser Wee
EEE
74
Medical Imaging and A Portable and Non-invasive CMOS THz Imaging Scanner for
Signal Analysis
Skin/Breast Cancer
Yu Hao
EEE
Liu Quan
SCBE
75
Medical Imaging and Monitoring brain tissue oxygenation by all-optical photo-acoustic
Signal Analysis
technique
Cuong Dang
EEE
George J. Augustine
LKCMed
National Neuroscience Institute
76
Medical Imaging and
A reality-based computational model of cerebellum function
Signal Analysis
Justin Dauwels
EEE
George J. Augustine
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
77
Medical Imaging and Spin Torque Oscillators as Sensors for Brain Signal Sensing and
Signal Analysis
Imaging
S.N. Piramanayagam
Ser Wee
EEE
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
78
Medical Imaging and
Heart Murmur Sound Analysis
Signal Analysis
Ser Wee
EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad
SCE
National Heart Centre Singapore
79
Medical Imaging and Computer Brain Interface Based on Eye-tracking and EEG Hybrid
Signal Analysis
Combination for Disabled People with Clinical Applications
Song Qing
EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad
SCE
Alexandra Hospital
80
Medical Imaging and Using Multifunctional Fiber Probes to Simultaneously Detect and
Signal Analysis
Control Activity in Brain Circuits
Wei Lei
EEE
George J. Augustine
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
81
Nanomedicine
Hayden Kingsley Taylor
MAE
Terry Steele
MSE
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Surface physics of novel bioadhesive microfasteners
SPMS
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Ser Wee
I2R, A*Star KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Harvard
Medical
School
Harvard
Medical
School
EEE
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
National Skin Centre
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Ang Kai Keng
SCE
Singapore General Hospital
National Skin Centre
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
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Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
82
Nanomedicine
Nanotoxicity: study of fundamental biochemical mechanisms of
toxicity of nanomaterials
Martin Pumera
SPMS
Loo Say Chye Joachim
MSE
Singapore Eye Research Institute
83
Nanomedicine
Controlled Delivery of SiRNA using Lipoplexes and Polymeric
Nanoparticles for Post-Surgical Scarring in Glaucoma
Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
Sierin Lim
SCBE
Singapore Eye Research Institute
84
Nanomedicine
Simultaneous Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Cancer using
Lanthanide-based Up-converting-Magnetic Nanoparticles via
Transdermal Delivery
Timothy Tan Thatt Yang
SCBE
Andrew Tan Nguan Soon
SBS
National Skin Centre
85
Nanomedicine
Nanocage formulation for cutaneous delivery of active compounds
Sierin Lim
SCBE
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
National Skin Centre
86
Nanomedicine
Chitosan-functionalized graphene oxide as nanocarriers for
chemotherapy and gene therapy of bladder cancer
Li Lin
MAE
Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
National University Hospital/National
University of Singapore
87
Nanomedicine
Interfacial Science of Therapeutic Nanoparticles
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
Khor Khiam Aik
MAE
Stanford University School of Medicine
88
Nanomedicine
Development of novel anti-Dengue antisense therapeutics
Chen Gang
SPMS
Liu Ding Xiang
SBS
89
Nanomedicine
Synthesis Of Single And Double Walled TiO2 Nanotube Carrier For
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Delivery
Tay Beng Kang
EEE
Chen Peng
SCBE
90
Nanomedicine
Multifunctional Polymeric Nanostructures for Cancer Imaging and
Therapy
Wang Mingfeng
SCBE
Zhang Yilei
MAE
He Tao
91
Nanomedicine
Biodegradable scaffold with nano-materials for treating heart disease Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
Teoh Swee Hin
SCBE
Huang Yingying
92
Nanomedicine
Fundamental studies of sustained release from Nanocarriers
Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
Sierin Lim
SCBE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
93
Nanomedicine
Breaking the Cold-Chain Requirement of Vaccines and Antibiotics
Using Suckerin Protein Encapsulants
Ali Miserez
MSE
Sierin Lim
SCBE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
94
Nanomedicine
Graphene Quantum Dots for Drug Delivery and Therapy
Chen Peng
SCBE
Tan Lay Poh
MSE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
95
Nanomedicine
Living electrodes for cardiac tissue regeneration
Terry Steele
MSE
Richard Webster
SPMS
96
Nanomedicine
A Near-infrared Mediated Upconverting Nanoparticles Antigen
Delivery System for Squamous-Cell Carcinomas Immunotherapy
Induced by Cytotoxic T-cell Responses
Timothy Tan
SCBE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
National Skin Centre
97
Nanomedicine
Multifunctional Peptide Moiety Conjugated Nanoplatform for Rapid
detection and Removal of Bacterial Pathogens
Xing Bengang
SPMS
Yang Liang
SBS
National University Hospital
98
Nanomedicine
Skin-penetrating iron oxide nanoparticles with enzyme-like
characteristics for the analysis of melanoma
Xu Chenjie
SCBE
Xu Zhichuan
MSE
National Skin Centre
99
Nanomedicine
Nanotechnology for Oral Insulin 1
Bernhard Otto Boehm
LKCMed
Cleo Choong Swee Neo
MSE
100
Nanomedicine
Nanotechnology for Oral Insulin 2
Bernhard Otto Boehm
LKCMed
Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
101
Nanomedicine
Glycocode-oriented Nanocarriers for Anti-cancer Drugs
Liu Xuewei
SPMS
Yoon Ho Sup
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
102
Nanomedicine
Highly synergistic cancer treatment with nanomagnets
Lew Wen Siang
SPMS
Li Hoi Yeung
SBS
National Cancer Centre Singapore
103
Nanomedicine
Multi-agent based Simulations for Medical Nanorobotics
Liu Sze Yeung, Elvis
SCE
Juliana Chan
LKCMed
National University Heart Centre
Singapore
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Zhao Yanli
SPMS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
University of Toronto
Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan
ICES, A*Star National Cancer Centre
MSE
National Heart Centre
LKCMed
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Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
104
Nanomedicine
Islets-on-a-chip: Towards nanoparticulate-mediated
revascularization for diabetes therapy
Loo Say Chye Joachim
MSE
Bernhard Otto Boehm
105
Nanomedicine
Sporopollenin Characterization and Oral Drug Delivery Systems
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
Stanford University
106
Nanomedicine
Sporopollenin based Oral Protein Delivery Systems
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
Stanford University
107
Nanomedicine
Advanced drug delivery systems for targeting immune responses in
diabetes
Yusuf Ali
Loo Say Chye Joachim
MSE
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
108
Nanomedicine
Particle engineering for high density constructs: Non-covalent
adducts for API-excipient constructs
Zaher Judeh
SCBE
Yusuf Ali
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
109
Sensing and
Diagnostics
A study of the mechanisms of Erythropoietin and testosterone
sensing using a carbon nanostructure-based electronic sensor
Alfred Tok Iing Yoong
MSE
Zhao Yanli
SPMS
Changi Sports Medicine Centre, Changi
General Hospital
110
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Graphene Sensors On a Chip for Cancer Diagnosis
Chen Peng
SCBE
Yu Ting
SPMS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
111
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Shoulder kinematics and instability model for computer aided
diagnosis and treatment evaluation system
Chou Siaw Meng
MAE
Poh Chueh Loo
SCBE
Singapore General Hospital
112
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Development of novel porous nanoparticles for biodetection
Lee Jong-Min
SCBE
Yoon Yong Jin
MAE
National University Hospital
113
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Glaucoma Diagnostic Aid via Machine Learning
Lin Weisi
SCE
Wang Lipo
EEE
National University Hospital
114
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Rapid Malaria Diagnosis using Magnetically Enriched Surface
Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Liu Quan
SCBE
Peter Preiser
SBS
National University Hospital
115
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Mechanistic and Pathological Study of the Genesis, Growth and
Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Ng Yin Kwee Eddie
MAE
Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan
116
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Automatic fall detection for older people
Qu Xingda
MAE
Mao Kezhi
EEE
National University Hospital
117
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Rapid response, multi-disease biosensor diagnostics for the
evaluation of non-invasive saliva samples of febrile patients in
Singapore
Toh Chee Seng
SPMS
Ng Lee Ching
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
118
Sensing and
Diagnostics
An integrated medical device for rapid and sensitive diagnostics of
bacterial infections in blood sample
Yoon Yong Jin
MAE
Lee Jong-Min
SCBE
National University Hospital
119
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Silicon biophotonics sensor for cancer biomarker detection
Yoon Yong Jin
MAE
Richie Donghwan Kim
SCBE
National University Hospital
120
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW) Sensor For Passive Wireless Intraocular
Zheng Yuanjin
Pressure Measurement
EEE
Tina Wong Tzee Ling
MSE
Singapore Eye Research Institute
121
Sensing and
Diagnostics
An investigation to assess upper extremity motor skills of stroke
patients
Ang Wei Tech
MAE
Chow Jia Yi
NIE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
122
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Ultrasonic Link IC for Wireless Power & Data Transfer Deep In Body
Goh Wang Ling
EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad
SCE
National Neuroscience Institute
123
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Microstructured optical fiber laser based mid-infrared
supercontinuum generation for medicine applications
Shum Ping Perry
EEE
Sun Handong
LKCMed
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LKCMed Hou Han Wei
LKCMed
SPMS
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore General Hospital
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School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
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Sensing and
Diagnostics
Concurrent sensing platform for neurodevelopmental disorder
Zhang Yilei
MAE
Albert I. Chen
SBS
Institute of Mental Health
125
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Nanomaterials for biosensor development
Lee Jong-Min
SCBE
Moon Seung Ki
MAE
National University Hospital/National
University of Singapore
126
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Cardiac Ischemia-induced Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Acute
Coronary Syndrome
Newman Sze Siu Kwan
SBS
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
127
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Fibre optic based immunoassay for detection of lipoarabinomannan
in patients samples for tuberculosis diagnosis
Alfred Tok Iing Yoong
MSE
Robert S. Marks
BGU /
NTUCREATE
128
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Dengue Prognosis by a Quantitative Electrochemical Lateral Flow
Immunosensor (IgG, IgM and IgA)
Chen Hongyu
SPMS
Robert S. Marks
BGU /
NTUCREATE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
129
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Organic Dye-modified Upconversion Nanophosphors for Bio-imaging
Qichun Zhang
of reactive oxygen species
MSE
Xing Bengang
SPMS
National Dental Centre
130
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Portable and noninvasive protein sensors for the early detection of
Parkinson’s disease using field-effect transistors
Zhang Hua
MSE
Chen Peng
SCBE
National Skin Centre
131
Sensing and
Diagnostics
A study of wandering patterns and fall risks among people with
dementia in Singapore
Chan Syin
SCE
Annabel Chen
HSS
Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital
132
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Molecular Tags for the Detection of Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer
Leong Weng Kee
SPMS
Ng Siu Choon
SCBE
133
Sensing and
Diagnostics
"No More Pricks" - A Device that Sense Glucose Level in the Eye for
Diabetic Patients
Loo Say Chye Joachim
MSE
Per-Olof Berggren
134
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Fiber optic sensor for monitoring of solid tumor microenvironment
and drug delivery
Chan Chi Chiu
SCBE
So Ping Lam
EEE
135
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Develop nucleic acid aptamer modified nanoplatform for early stage
Shao Fangwei
clinical cancer diagnosis
SPMS
Shao Huilin
A*Star
136
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Built environment and human cognition: a multidisciplinary
approach
Soh Chee Kiong
CEE
Georgios Christopoulos
NBS
137
Sensing and
Diagnostics
A Portable CMOS ISFET Sensor for High Throughput and Accurate
DNA Sequencing
Yu Hao
EEE
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
National Cancer Centre
138
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Cuffless measurement of blood pressure and noninvasive
assessment of blood flow in high-rate sonography
Zhou Yufeng
MAE
Ho Shen-Shyang
SCE
Singapore Health Services
139
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Portable electrochemical assay system for on-chip quantitative
estimation of cancer biomarkers in real samples – Sensing and
Biochip design & fabrication
Poenar Daniel Puiu
EEE
Sunil Kumar Arya
IME,
A*Star
Tan Swee Ngin
NIE
National University Hospital
140
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Portable electrochemical assay system for on-chip quantitative
estimation of cancer biomarkers in real samples – Microdluidics,
biochemistry & biomedical aspects
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
Sunil Kumar Arya
IME,
A*Star
Poenar Daniel Puiu
EEE
National University Hospital
141
Sensing and
Diagnostics
On-chip Bio- and Chemical- Sensing Based on Microlaser Cavity Array Sun Handong
SPMS
Kang Yuejun
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Dominique de Kleijn
Brendon J Hanson
Malini Olivo
LKCMed Zhang Qichun
SCBE
University of
National University Hospital
Utrecht
DSO
SBIC, A*Star
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore General Hospital / Duke NUS
MSE
OncoSolutions Cancer Center
Li Shuzhou
Tan Hao Yang
MSE
LKCMed
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
S/No
Programme
Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
142
Sensing and
Diagnostics
4D Microscopy Camera for Biomedicine
Anand Asundi
MAE
Karen Carmelina Crasta
LKCMed
143
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Non-Invasive Early Detection of Hypo/Hyper Thyroidism using mmwave Technique
Boon Chirn Chye
EEE
Yusuf Ali
LKCMed Siek Liter
144
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Wirelessly monitored wearable sensors for monitoring of sweat
electrolytes for potential insertion for Internet of Things (IoT)
Li King Ho Holden
MAE
Shabbir M Moochhala
MSE
145
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Engineered Biomimetic Interfaces for Regenerative Medicine
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
Chan Shuping Juliana
Maria
SCBE
Stanford University
146
Sensing and
Diagnostics
DNA-mediated clinical diagnosis of chest pain
Shu Jian Jun
MAE
Alex Yan Qingyu
MSE
Singapore General Hospital
147
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Early Detection of Hypo/Hyper Thyroidism
Siek Liter
EEE
Yusuf Ali
148
Sensing and
Diagnostics
Clinical Fiber Probes for Rapid and Accurate Detection of Bacteremia
Wei Lei
and Fungemia
EEE
Su Haibin
MSE
149
Systems Biology and Fat cell metabolism on a chip: Single cell metabolomics and
Medicine
pharmacology using novel lab-on-a-chip devices
Chen Peng
SCBE
Zhang Yilei
MAE
Christiane Ruedl
SBS
Florent Ginhoux
LKCMed
-
Esther Wong Siew Peng
SBS
Karen Carmelina Crasta
LKCMed
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Karen Carmelina Crasta
LKCMed
Esther Wong Siew Peng
SBS
Newman Sze Siu Kwan
SBS
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
SBS
150
151
152
153
Systems Biology and Role of newly identified, hyper-inflammatory dendritic cells in
Medicine
disease induction and maintenance
Examining functional fingerprints of autophagy activity and genome
Systems Biology and stability in successfully aged
Medicine
nonagenarians (≥90 years old persons) versus nonagenarians with
disease
Systems Biology and Deciphering signalling networks by which anti-mitotic therapies
Medicine
modulate autophagy in cancer cells
Systems Biology and Elucidating the Role of Degenerative Protein Modifications in
Medicine
Pathogenesis of Glaucoma
154
Systems Biology and Targeting the Flavivirus replicase for vaccine and antiviral
Medicine
development
Dahai Luo
LKCMed
Julien Lesccar
155
Systems Biology and Activation Mechanism of the Unfolded Protein Response during
Medicine
Lipid Disequilibrium
Guillaume Thibault
SBS /
LKCMed
Dragoslav Vidovic
156
Systems Biology and
Polycomb group protein complexes regulated Purkinje cell function
Medicine
I-Hsin Su
SBS
George J. Augustine
157
Systems Biology and Development of an algorithm for early diagnosis of severe forms of
Medicine
dengue
Jagath Rajapakse
SCE
Mao Kezhi
Li Hoi Yeung
SBS
Lew Wen Siang
Li King Ho Holden
MAE
Hou Han Wei
Mu Yuguang
SBS
Lin Feng
Esther Wong Siew Peng
SBS
Karen Carmelina Crasta
158
159
160
161
162
Systems Biology and
Medicine
Systems Biology and
Medicine
Systems Biology and
Medicine
Systems Biology and
Medicine
Systems Biology and
Medicine
Development of treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacterial
infections
Mechanistic studies of gut microbiota-brain interactions using
microfluidics
A Quantum-Classical Modelling and Molecular Profiling System for
Preventive Medicine
Hypoxia-induced autophagy in astrocytes: implication for ischemic
stroke
Structural investigations of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated
degradation complex
Guillaume Thibault
LKCMed
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Shashi Bhushan
Tse Man Siu
LKCMed Boon Chirn Chye
Hu Juan Juan
EEE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
EEE
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
EEE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
IIR, A*STAR National University Hospital
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dave Wee Keng Boon
A*STAR IHPC Tan Tock Seng Hospital
SPMS
LKCMed
EEE
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
SPMS
LKCMed Tse Man Siu
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
EEE
SCE
LKCMed Liao Ping
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
NNI
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
S/No
163
164
Programme
Project Title
Systems Biology and From Dietary Excess to Degenerative Diseases: Finding the Missing
Medicine
Links in Autophagy
Systems Biology and
Polyploidy and the age-dependent decline in liver regeneration
Medicine
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
Guillaume Thibault
LKCMed
Rachel Susan Kraut
SBS
Karen Carmelina Crasta
LKCMed
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
2nd Co-supervisor
Haibin Su
School 2
Collaborating Institution
MSE
165
Systems Biology and The regulatory pathways integrating the cortical actin network and
Medicine
spindle dynamics during early stages of mitosis
Koh Cheng Gee
SBS
Karen Carmelina Crasta
LKCMed
166
Systems Biology and Hypoxic tumour microenvironment promotes tumorigenesis and
Medicine
cancer stem cell phenotype via epigenetic programming
Newman Sze Siu Kwan
SBS
Karen Carmelina Crasta
LKCMed
167
Systems Biology and Development of probiotics that supply therapeutic and nutritional
Medicine
molecules in the human gut
Poh Chueh Loo
SCBE
Walter Wahli
LKCMed
168
The impact of Statin on autoimmune Insulitis and diabetes-related
Systems Biology and
vascular abnormalities in the experimental autoimmune diabetes
Medicine
(EAD) models
Bernhard Otto Boehm
LKCMed
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
169
Systems Biology and
Psycho-cognitive parameters associated with the built environment
Medicine
Georgios Christopoulos
NBS
Tan Hao Yang
170
Systems Biology and A genome-wide study of RNA editing as a novel mechanism of
Medicine
human cancers
Tan Meng How
SCBE
Peter Droge
SBS
National Cancer Centre Singapore
171
Systems Biology and Towards Computational Discovery of Interaction Networks in
Medicine
Intracellular Pathogens
Kwoh Chee Keong
SCE
Peter Preiser
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
172
Systems Biology and Regulation of embryonic stem cells pluripotency and differentiation
Medicine
by biochemical and biophysical cues
Koh Cheng Gee
SBS
Tan Lay Poh
MSE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
173
Systems Biology and Microfluidics approaches for leukocyte sorting and functional
Medicine
characterization In type 2 diabetes patients
Bernhard Otto Boehm
LKCMed
Li King Ho Holden
MAE
174
Systems Biology and Investigation of myostatin inhibition effects on metabolism and
Medicine
muscle function
Michael Alan Ferenczi
LKCMed
Ravi Kambadur
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
175
Therapeutic Medical
Histotripsy for tumor therapy
Devices
Claus-Dieter Ohl
SPMS
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
Johns Hopkins Singapore International
Medical Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
176
Therapeutic Medical Development of a robotics-enhanced endoscopy system for
Devices
endoluminal reduction of gastric volume to induce weight loss
Phee Soo Jay Louis
MAE
Wang Han
EEE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
177
Therapeutic Medical A Nanomedicine based Therapeutic Medical Device to treat AgeDevices
related Macular Degeneration
Tee Shang You
SPMS
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
178
Therapeutic Medical
Therapeutic Bone Tissue Engineered-Scaffolds Using Trace Elements Teoh Swee Hin
Devices
SCBE
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
179
Therapeutic Medical
Biomechanics of novel bioadhesive thin films
Devices
Terry Steele
MSE
Hayden Kingsley Taylor
MAE
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
180
Therapeutic Medical Neurorehabilitation of hand functional deficits with haptic
Devices
intervention
Zhang Yilei
MAE
Guan Cuntai
EEE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
181
Therapeutic Medical Modeling and innovating biodegradable cancellous screws for
Devices
patients with hip fracture
Zhou Kun
MAE
Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
182
Therapeutic Medical Design, Computational Modeling and Measurements of an Axial
Devices
Heart Pump
Chua Leok Poh
MAE
Su Haibin
MSE
Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo
183
Therapeutic Medical
Motor Adaptation and Learning in Virtual and Real Environment
Devices
Domenico Campolo
MAE
Xiang Liming
SPMS
Etienne Burdet
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Singapore General Hospital
Wang Xiaomeng
LKCMed Lu Ming
Hou Han Wei
LKCMed
CEE
LKCMed
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
MAE
National Heart Centre
Imperial
College
London
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
S/No
Programme
Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
184
Therapeutic Medical Development of integrated non-contact acoustic suspension and
Devices
active damping for Ventricular Assist Device
Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo
MAE
Su Haibin
MSE
185
Therapeutic Medical Investigation and real-time monitoring of bubble cavitation in HIFU
Devices
ablation
Zhou Yufeng
MAE
Claus-Dieter Ohl
SPMS
186
Therapeutic Medical Application of Graphene-based materials as Skirting for Corneal Inlay
Khor Khiam Aik
Devices
and Artificial Cornea
MAE
Chen Peng
SCBE
187
Design optimization of the mechanical strength and stability of
Therapeutic Medical
biodegradable stent Based on computational modeling simulation
Devices
with experimental validation
Li Hua
MAE
Cui Fangsen
A*Star
188
Therapeutic Medical Convergence of video and games system for automated
Devices
rehabilitative exercise
Theng Yin Leng
189
Therapeutic Medical Mobile Applications for Delivering Self-Help Cognitive-Behavioral
Devices
Therapy for Emotional Distress
Xing Zhenchang
190
WKWSCI Yau Wei Yun
2nd Co-supervisor
Chua Leok Poh
School 2
MAE
Collaborating Institution
National Heart Centre
Singapore General Hospital
Li Hua
MAE
Singapore Eye Research Institute
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
National University Health System
EEE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
SCE
Shen Biing Jiun
HSS
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Therapeutic Medical Biodegradable PLA staple with self-tightening function for minimally
Huang Weimin
Devices
invasive surgery
MAE
Hu Xiao
MSE
National University Hospital
191
Therapeutic Medical
Delivery Systems for Managing Diabetes
Devices
Loo Say Chye Joachim
MSE
Per-Olof Berggren
192
Therapeutic Medical Noninvasive ablation of breast cancer by cylindrical phased array
Devices
HIFU under sonography guidance
Zhou Yufeng
MAE
Zheng Yuanjin
EEE
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Huang Weimin
MAE
Zheng Jianmin
SCE
National University Hospital
Chen Xiaodong
MSE
Zhang Li-Feng
SBS
National Skin Centre
193
194
Therapeutic Medical
3D microlens array system
Devices
Therapeutic Medical
Nano-bandages to treat infections of the skin
Devices
LKCMed
195
Therapeutic Medical Drug delivery from nanoparticle coated microbubbles: time reversal
Claus-Dieter Ohl
Devices
acoustics and perfect absorbers
SPMS
Xu Chenjie
SCBE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
196
Therapeutic Medical
Robotic Proprioceptive Assessment and Training
Devices
Domenico Campolo
MAE
Xiang Liming
SPMS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
197
Therapeutic Medical
Postural and Gait Control of Functional Walking with Stabilizer
Devices
Low Kin Huat
MAE
Cheah Chien Chern
EEE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
198
Therapeutic Medical Developing a Micro IR Thermal Imaging/Spectroscopy based nonDevices
touch Blood Pressure measuring device
Ng Yin Kwee
MAE
Ma Maode
EEE
Miao Jianmin
MAE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
199
Therapeutic Medical
Development of Antibacterial Coating for Dental Implants
Devices
Chen Yuan
SCBE
Siek Liter
EEE
Teoh Swee Hin
SCBE
National Dental Centre
200
Therapeutic Medical Wearable optical coherence tomography device for blood glucose
Devices
detection
Liu Linbo
EEE
Teoh Swee Hin
SCBE
Xu Chenjie
SCBE
National Dental Centre
201
Therapeutic Medical
A biologically inspired soft exoskeleton for arm assistance
Devices
Lorenzo Masia
MAE
Galina Mihaleva
ADM
National University Hospital
202
Therapeutic Medical
Catheter medical devices for the treatment of soft tissue ailments
Devices
Wei Lei
EEE
Terry Steele
MSE
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
203
Tissue Engineering
Cleo Choong Swee Neo
MSE
Teoh Swee Hin
SCBE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Development of biohybrid scaffolds for biomedical applications
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NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
S/No
Programme
Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
204
Tissue Engineering
Modifying physical properties of the tumour microenvironment can
inhibit the propagation, migration and metastasis of breast cancer
cells
Cleo Choong Swee Neo
MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
National University Health System
205
Tissue Engineering
Graphene reinforced nano-hydroxyapatite composite for bone
substitution and repair
Sam Zhang
MAE
Tan Lay Poh
MSE
National University Health
System/National University of
Singapore
206
Tissue Engineering
Chemical Strategies to Promote 3D Liver Architecture
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
Tan Choon Hong
SPMS
Stanford University School of Medicine
207
Tissue Engineering
Skin Disease Model
Tan Lay Poh
MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
National Skin Centre
208
Tissue Engineering
Fully Biocompatible nanocomposites for bone engineering
Dong Zhili
MSE
Khor Khiam Aik
MAE
Singapore Eye Research Institute
209
Tissue Engineering
Model development with experimental validation for characterizing
electromechanical constitutive relation of cardiac hydrogel for
cardiac tissue regeneration
Li Hua
MAE
Fong Wen Mei Eileen
MSE
National Heart Centre Singapore
210
Tissue Engineering
Microfluidics modeling of interstitial flow through a tumor
Marcos
MAE
Li Hoi Yeung
SBS
Singapore General Hospital
211
Tissue Engineering
Microfluidics Fabrication of Vascularized Bone Organoids for NextGeneration Bone Tissue Engineering
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
Zhang Yilei
MAE
National University Health System
212
Tissue Engineering
Develop 3D platform for neuroregenerative therapy of Parkinson’s
disease
Zhang Yilei
MAE
Zeng Li
NNI
213
Tissue Engineering
Investigation and real-time monitoring of therapeutic outcome
cavitation in HIFU ablation
Zhou Yufeng
MAE
Claus-Dieter Ohl
Development of pro-healing scaffolds: Role of scaffolds in wound
healing and tissue regeneration
MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
Cleo Choong Swee Neo
Tissue Engineering
214
Kang Yuejun
SCBE
SPMS
National Neuroscience Institute
Singapore General Hospital
SBS
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
MSE
Tissue Engineering
3D Scaffolds for Islet Cell Transplantation
Loo Say Chye Joachim
216
Tissue Engineering
Microfluidic-based dynamic in vitro models of the intestinal
epithelium: Characterization and modulation
Poenar Daniel Puiu
EEE
Qasem Alramadan
217
Tissue Engineering
Evaluation of 3D cell culture systems as bioreactors in virus
production for use in virus vaccine development and virus isolation
from clinical specimens
Richard J Sugrue
SBS
Wang Dongan
SCBE
218
Tissue Engineering
Role of human mesenchymal stem cells and smart scaffolds for Dinesh Kumar
bone tissue engineering
Srinivasan
Raju V. Ramanujan
MSE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
219
Tissue Engineering
Methods for Production and Quality Control of Mesenchymal
Stem Cells for Cell-Based Therapies
Nam-Joon Cho
MSE
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
Stanford University
220
Skin Research
Nanofiber and miRNA-induced cellular transdifferentiation for
fibrosis treatment
Chew Sing Yian
SCBE
Fong Wen Mei Eileen
MSE
Duke University Medical Center
221
Skin Research
Bioactivation of Scaffold for Drug Delivery of Antisense
David Laurence Becker
LKCMed
Fong Wen Mei Eileen
MSE
222
Skin Research
Drug Delivery of Antisense through the Skin
David Laurence Becker
LKCMed
Xu Chenjie
SCBE
223
Skin Research
Macroautophagy, Connexins and Wound Healing
David Laurence Becker
LKCMed
Esther Wong Siew Peng
SBS
224
Skin Research
Wnts and Connexins in Wound Healing
David Laurence Becker
LKCMed
Esther Wong Siew Peng
SBS
LKCMed
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Per-Olof Berggren
LKCMed
215
IME,
A*Star
Singapore General Hospital
Tan Boon Huan
DSO
Singapore General Hospital
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
S/No
Programme
Project Title
Supervisor
School
Co-supervisor
School
LKCMed
National Skin Centre
SCBE
National Skin Centre
LKCMed
National Skin Centre
225
Skin Research
Study of molecular pathways of immune cell mediation in psoriasis
through novel computational methods
Jagath Rajapakse
SCE
Navin Kumar Verma
226
Skin Research
Sub-cellular imaging of skin disease using micro-optical coherence
tomography
Liu Linbo
EEE
Xu Chenjie
227
Skin Research
Investigation of depth sensitive Raman spectroscopy in skin wound
healing assessment for optimal treatment
Liu Quan
SCBE
David Laurence Becker
228
Skin Research
Microneedles for Keloid Treatment
Michael Alan Ferenczi
229
Skin Research
Correlating Physical Skin Barrier Dysfunction with Nanomaterial
Induced Toxicity
230
Skin Research
231
2nd Co-supervisor
School 2
Collaborating Institution
LKCMed
Xu Chenjie
SCBE
National Skin Centre
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
Birgit Lane
IMB,
A*Star
National Skin Centre
Topical delivery of systemic therapeutic agents for use in skin
inflammatory disorders
Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
Sierin Lim
SCBE
National Skin Centre
Skin Research
Role of the Transcription Factor PPARβ/δ in Skin Health and Disease
Walter Wahli
LKCMed
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
232
Skin Research
LRG1 in diabetic wound healing and its therapeutic potential
Wang Xiaomeng
LKCMed
Xu Chenjie
SCBE
Tavintharan
Subramaniam
LKCMed /
KTPH
233
Skin Research
Development of Multifunctional Nanoparticle-Based Carriers for
Targeted Photodynamic Skin Cancer Therapy
Zhao Yanli
SPMS
Subbu Venkatraman
MSE
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
234
Skin Research
Carbon Nanotubes Based Electronic Skin
Zhang Qing
EEE
Zhang Hua
MSE
National Skin Centre
235
Skin Research
Nanocage formulation for cutaneous delivery of active compounds
Sierin Lim
SCBE
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
National Skin Centre
236
Skin Research
To determine whether Ezh2-regulated DC functions are critical for
skin immunity
I-Hsin Su
SBS
Florent Ginhoux
LKCMed
Nagoya City University
237
Skin Research
The regulation of angiogenesis in skin wound healing
Koh Cheng Gee
SBS
Kathy Luo Qian
SCBE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
238
Skin Research
Mediating macrophage behavior by substrate topography and
sustained microRNA delivery
Chew Sing Yian
SCBE
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
Duke University Medical Center
239
Skin Research
Understanding the Influence of Hair Keratins on Cell and Tissue
Physiology
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
National Skin Centre
240
Skin Research
Role of N-WASP in Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Thirumaran Thanabalu
SBS
Chen Wei Ning
SCBE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
241
Skin Research
Developing Molecular Tags for Transcutaneous Studies
Leong Weng Kee
SPMS
Ng Siu Choon
SCBE
Malini Olivo
242
Skin Research
Deciphering signal transduction processes involved in T-cell
migration implicated in inflammatory skin diseases
Navin Kumar Verma
LKCMed
Tan Suet Mien
SBS
Dermot Kelleher
243
Skin Research
Developing a Smart Wound Dressing Based on Hair Keratins and
Designer Peptides
Ng Kee Woei
244
Skin Research
Novel aspects of keratins and associated proteins and peptides in
hair
Arthur Schmidtchen
245
Skin Research
Supramolecular antimicrobial hydrogels for the treatment of skin
infections
Chen Xiaodong
MSE
LKCMed
MSE
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Artur Schmidtchen
SBS
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
National Skin Centre
National Skin Centre
SBIC, A*Star IMB, A*Star
LKCMed
National Skin Centre
LKCMed
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
National Skin Centre
NITHM PhD Programme in Future Healthcare - Project Listing for 2015
S/No
Programme
Project Title
Supervisor
School
246
Skin Research
Characterization of the glycogen synthase kinase 3β pathway in Tcell migration and effector functions
Navin Kumar Verma
LKCMed
247
Skin Research
Studies of Localized Delivery of Drugs Using Nanoparticles for Skin
Disease
Subbu Venkatraman
248
Skin Research
249
Co-supervisor
School
Newman Sze Siu Kwan
SBS
MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
Electronic skin for intelligent pulsatile iontophoretic delivery system Nripan Mathews
MSE
Artur Schmidtchen
Skin Research
Drug-eluting A novel strategy for the treatment of diabetic wounds
using lipid nanoparticle-hydrogel system through topical delivery
Loo Say Chye Joachim
MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
SBS
250
Skin Research
The role of dermal Hedgehog signaling in hair follicle regeneration
and wound healing
Woo Wei Meng
LKCMed
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
251
Skin Research
Development of printable biomaterials for skin research
Yeong Wai Yee
MAE
Ng Kee Woei
MSE
Updated on 25-Jun-2015
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2nd Co-supervisor
Dermot Kelleher
School 2
LKCMed
Collaborating Institution
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
National Skin Centre
LKCMed
National Skin Centre
David Laurence Becker
LKCMed
Singapore General Hospital
National Skin Centre

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