NHG-NTU/LKCMedicine Research Seminar - Introductory Session
29 November 2013
At this introductory session, the Directors of Research of NHG Institutions and Research Faculty Members of LKCMedicine provided the overviews of research conducted in NHG and LKCMedicine, respectively.
An introduction to the research conducted by the different NHG institutions were presented respectively by Dr Leong Khai Pang (Clinical Director, Clinical Research and Innovation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital), Dr Tang Wern Ee (Director, Research, NHG Polyclinics), A/Prof Chong Siow Ann (Chairman, Medical Board (Research), Institute of Mental Health), and Dr Mark Tang (Director, Research, National Skin Centre).
The speakers from LKCMedicine shared on some of the research areas of LKCMedicine. Prof Bernhard Boehm (Professor of Metabolic Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU) gave a presentation titled “Immune-Mediated Diabetes: From Pre-Clinical Models to Novel Treatment Options in Diabetic Patients”. Prof David Becker (Professor of Cell Biology, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU) shared on how connexions can be targeted to assist in the wound healing process. Prof George Augustine (Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU) presented an interesting presentation on how light and genetically modified neurons can be used to identify function and determining what goes wrong in neurological disorders. Dr Navin Kumar Verma (Lecturer, Dermatology and Skin Biology Research Programme, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU) share on his research focus area in his presentation titled “Resolving LFA-1 Signalling in Time and Space for Turnable Targeting of Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases”.
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Presentation Slides
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Opening Introduction by NHG
Dr Leong Khai Pang
Clinical Director, Clinical Research and Innovation
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Opening Introduction by LKC Medicine
Prof Lionel Lee
Executive Vice-Dean, Administration,
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
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Introduction to Research in Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Leong Khai Pang
Clinical Director, Clinical Research and Innovation,
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Immune-Mediated Diabetes: From Pre-Clinical Models to Novel Treatment Options in Diabetic Patients
Prof Bernhard Boehm
Professor of Metabolic Medicine,
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
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Research in NHG Polyclinics
Dr Tang Wern Ee
Director, Research,
NHG Polyclinics
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Connexins as a Novel Target in Wound Healing
Prof David Becker
Professor of Cell Biology,
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
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Research in Mental Health and Beyond
A/Prof Chong Siow Ann
Chairman, Medical Board (Research),
Institute of Mental Health
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Optogenetics: A New Window into Brain Function
Prof George Augustine
Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health,
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
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Research in National Skin Centre
Dr Mark Tang
Director, Research,
National Skin Centre
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Resolving LFA-1 Signalling in Time and Space for Turnable Targeting of Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases
Dr Navin Kumar Verma
Lecturer, Dermatology and Skin Biology Research Programme,
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
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