Research Grand Rounds
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Research Grand Rounds
This email was sent in BCC to the research community by the SingHealth Office of Research. Research Grand Rounds – April 2015 SGH Study on Diabetes in Younger Patients *Note: Photographs will be taken during the event Join us at our April Research Grand Rounds: 1) Bringing your Research Ideas to Patient Care by Dr Henry Ho, Director of Medical Technology Office 2) Medical Informatics: Computational Analytics in Healthcare by Dr Liu Nan, Senior Research Scientist, Singapore General Hospital A SGH study revealed that patients below the age of 40 years manage their condition less well than older patients. The study conducted at SGH is part of an ongoing regional study by the Asia Diabetes Foundation and involved more than 300 diabetic patients. Research has shown that as compared to older patients, younger patients fared poorly in blood sugar level and cholesterol which were two of the three indicators doctors use to determine the condition. Details of the event: Date: 22 April 2015, Wednesday Time: 7.30 to 8.30am (Breakfast will be served at 7am) Venue: Seminar Room L1-S3 Dr Goh Su-Yen, Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Endocrinology, SGH was interviewed for the story. Learn more about Dr Goh’s views. Please register your interest here. SingHealth Publish! Award: Extension of Deadline! We are pleased to inform you that the deadline for applications for SingHealth Publish! Award has now been extended to 30 April 2015 (Thu), 5pm. The award aims to give accolades to our SingHealth researchers who have published quality articles in internationally acclaimed peer-reviewed scientific or medical journals. There are 3 types of awards – SingHealth Publish! Award (Outstanding), SingHealth Publish! Award (Medical Research) and Soo Khee Chee Publication Award. The award is open to all SingHealth staff. For details on the eligibility for submission and the application form, please click here. Alternatively, please contact Ms Evon Thung at [email protected] . Breast Cancer in Men Many may think that breast cancer only affects women but men can get it too even though it is rare compared to female breast cancer. A team of doctors in SGH looked at patient data over 15 years and noted that about half of all male breast cancer cases were diagnosed only when they were in the advanced stages. This could be because men lack awareness about breast cancer in them, causing them to disregard breast lumps and not get medical attention in time. Dr Preetha Madhukumar, Senior Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, NCCS was interviewed. Learn about breast cancer in men. Genetic link to Spread of Colorectal Cancer Discovered The identification of key genetic features correlating to the spread of cancer from the colon or rectum to the liver could enable early detection of colorectal cancer and improve chances of a cure, an 18-month study of 18 colorectal cancer patients in Singapore has revealed. The team led by Dr Iain Tan, consultant medical oncologist at NCSS, learnt that the mutated genes in their colon tumour were mostly the same as those in the liver tumour that develops afterwards. Utilising these genes as a thumbprint for customised diagnostic blood tests for individual patients, cancer recurrence can be better monitored. Read on to find out more. Grant Calls Khoo Mentored Research Award (KMRA) Open throughout the year National Health Innovation Centre (NHIC) I2D Grant Application Khoo Pilot Award Open throughout the year Open throughout the year MOH Industry Alignment Fund (IAF Cat 1) NMRC Clinical Trial GrantCo-Development Scheme (Co-D) Open throughout the year Open throughout the year For more grants, view the grant calendar here. For full details on grant calls, click here (for staff with intranet access only). Events – SingHealth and Duke-NUS Quantitative Medicine Forum Invitation: Epidemiology in Industry Speaker: Dr Sumitra Shantakumar 8 Apr 2015 (Wed), 12.30 to 1.30pm, Amphitheatre Level 2, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Sleep Deprivation, Alcohol and Performance Speaker: Associate Professor Joshua Gooley with Ivan Lee and Huang Sha 10 Apr 2015 (Fri), 12 to 1pm, Meeting Room 7C, Level 7, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Research Grand Rounds (April) Speakers: Dr Henry Ho and Dr Liu Nan 22 Apr 2015 (Thu), 7.30 to 8.30am, Seminar Room L1-S3, Academia Events – Others Protein Aggregation: Its involvement in disease and its mitigation Speaker: Prof John A. Carver 10 Apr 2015 (Fri), 10.30 to 11.30am, Aspiration Theatrette, Level 2M, Matrix Extracellular Metabolic Energetics in Metastatic Progression Speaker: Dr Jia Min Loo 27 Apr 2015 (Mon), 10 to 11am, IMCB Seminar Room 3-46, Proteos, Biopolis Tumour Immune Evasion: Integrating role of immune cells in tumour immune escape Speaker: Dr Gaurisankar Sa 6 Jul 2015 (Mon), 11am to 12pm, SIGN Seminar Room, Immunos Building, Level 4, Biopolis For more events, click here. To be added to the mailing list or to submit your event, email [email protected]