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NUS Medicine reserves the right to remove inappropriate material, to ensure a safe space for all our visitors. The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is Singapore’s first and largest medical school. Our enduring mission centres on nurturing highly competent, values-driven and inspired healthcare professionals to transform the practice of medicine and improve health around the world. Through a dyn

amic and future-oriented five-year curriculum that is inter-disciplinary and inter-professional in nature, our students undergo a holistic learning experience that exposes them to multiple facets of healthcare and prepares them to become visionary leaders and compassionate doctors and nurses of tomorrow. Since the School’s founding in 1905, more than 12,000 graduates have passed through our doors. In our pursuit of health for all, our strategic research programmes focus on innovative, cutting-edge biomedical research with collaborators around the world to deliver high impact solutions to benefit human lives. The School is the oldest institution of higher learning in the National University of Singapore and a founding institutional member of the National University Health System. It is one of the leading medical schools in Asia and ranks among the best in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by subject and the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by subject 2023). For more information about NUS Medicine, please visit http://nusmedicine.nus.edu.sg .

🎉 Congratulations to three NUS Medicine recipients acknowledged at the National University of Singapore’s University Awa...
07/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to three NUS Medicine recipients acknowledged at the National University of Singapore’s University Awards 2026

On 4 September, NUS recognised outstanding individuals for their achievements and contributions across education, research, mentorship and service to the University, Singapore and the global community. This year’s NUS Medicine recipients reflect the breadth of excellence across the School, from advancing cancer research and developing new approaches in genomics to nurturing the next generation of researchers.

🏆 University Research Recognition Award
Prof Ashok Venkitaraman, Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine

🏆 Young Researcher Award
Asst Prof Liu Boxiang, Presidential Young Professorship Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics

🏆 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
Prof Liu Xiaogang, Distinguished Professor, Department of Surgery

Read more at the link in the comments below. 👇

🌏 From a research paper to the international stage! ✨Congratulations to Year 4 student Phoebe Sing on representing as ...
03/09/2026

🌏 From a research paper to the international stage! ✨

Congratulations to Year 4 student Phoebe Sing on representing as a finalist at ASLI Ignite! 2026, where she presented her research on workplace violence against healthcare workers in Singapore. 🩺💡

🙌Phoebe’s journey shows how student research can spark conversations far beyond the classroom.

Read more in the link in the comments below⬇️

🎉 Celebrating the latest National Medical Research Council Talent Award recipients at !On 27 August 2026, the Clinician...
03/09/2026

🎉 Celebrating the latest National Medical Research Council Talent Award recipients at !

On 27 August 2026, the Clinician Scientist Development Unit (CSDU) at NUS Medicine hosted a congratulatory lunch honouring early- and mid-career clinician-scientists from NUS Medicine, NUHS and NUH.

👏 The event celebrated their research achievements and the resilience, perseverance and mentorship behind their success, as CSDU continues to nurture the next generation of clinician-scientists in Singapore.

📍Read more in the link in the comments below⬇️

📣Register today!⚖️Can ethical reasoning be developed like any other skill? Find out at “Ethical Expertise: Can You Devel...
02/09/2026

📣Register today!

⚖️Can ethical reasoning be developed like any other skill? Find out at “Ethical Expertise: Can You Develop It?”, a public lecture by Prof Peter Singer, VK Rajah Professor of Medical Ethics at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, .

🌏The lecture will examine how we can strengthen our ethical reasoning and make better, more soundly based judgements in both our personal and professional lives.

📅 Wednesday, 9 September 2026
🕛 12.00 pm–1.00 pm
📍 Saffron Room, Shaw Foundation Alumni House, NUS
💻Register at link in the comments below

✨The Public Health Service (PHS) held its annual health screening and exhibition at Frontier Community Centre on 22 an...
01/09/2026

✨The Public Health Service (PHS) held its annual health screening and exhibition at Frontier Community Centre on 22 and 23 August, bringing preventive care closer to the community.🌈

🤲Now in its 22nd year, PHS continues to Promote Health, Spread Awareness and empower the community to live healthier lives. 💙🧡

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🫀 Could a tiny protein help protect the ageing heart?Researchers from the Cardiovascular-Metabolic Disease Translational...
01/09/2026

🫀 Could a tiny protein help protect the ageing heart?

Researchers from the Cardiovascular-Metabolic Disease Translational Research Programme at have identified STMP1, a protein made up of just 47 amino acids, that may play an important role in protecting heart muscle cells as we age. helps maintain the structure of mitochondria, which produce the energy needed for cells to function.

✨The team found that STMP1 levels were lower in heart muscle cells and in human hearts affected by dilated cardiomyopathy. In laboratory models without STMP1, mitochondrial damage and persistent inflammation were linked to reduced heart function, heart enlargement, scarring and heart muscle cell death.

💡Read more in the link in the comments below⬇️

🎉 Congratulations to Assoc Prof Chan Yan Yee, Mark on his promotion to Professor, effective 1 July 2026! 👏🫀An internatio...
01/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Assoc Prof Chan Yan Yee, Mark on his promotion to Professor, effective 1 July 2026! 👏

🫀An internationally recognised interventional cardiologist and clinician-scientist from the Department of Medicine at , Prof Chan’s research spans acute coronary syndromes, drug discovery, biomarkers and clinical trials, with significant contributions to heart attack care in Singapore.

🔬 Through programmes including IMMACULATE and AMI-HOPE, he has advanced innovative models of post-heart attack care, while mentoring the next generation of cardiologist-scientists.

Read more in the link in the comments below⬇️

💬 What people say about embryo screening and what they actually choose may not be the same.📖 A new study conducted by re...
27/08/2026

💬 What people say about embryo screening and what they actually choose may not be the same.

📖 A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Exeter and NUS Medicine published in Nature Human Behaviour, found that while people report greater support for screening embryos for medical conditions than non-medical traits, those distinctions largely disappear when they are asked to make real embryo selection decisions.

👨🏼‍🔬Prof Julian Savulescu, Head of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics at NUS Medicine contributed to this piece of collaborative research, shedding light on the ethical and societal implications of emerging reproductive technologies.

Find out more about this study via the link in comments below 👇

🧬 How does the immune system shape the ageing process?Join Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos, Distinguished Professor and Head o...
26/08/2026

🧬 How does the immune system shape the ageing process?

Join Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Healthy Lifespan and Chronic Diseases Programme at RMIT University, as she shares insights from her pioneering research on ageing, chronic disease mechanisms, and healthy longevity. With host Prof Andrea Maier, she will explore the mechanisms underlying immunosenescence and discuss innovative strategies to improve health and quality of life across the lifespan.

📅 Thursday, 3 September 2026
⏰ 7–8pm SGT
💻 Register here: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/1917367620874/WN_g5RF29EWQf65KDFfpVLjFA

🧬Can gene editing help prevent heart disease?👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 Asst Prof Jiong-Wei Wang from the Department of Surgery led a team c...
25/08/2026

🧬Can gene editing help prevent heart disease?

👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 Asst Prof Jiong-Wei Wang from the Department of Surgery led a team comprising Ms Shilin Wang, Ms Jin Ying Ashlyn Ng, Ms Wenhui Cui, and Mr Xiao Hou from NUS Medicine, in collaboration with researchers from Tianjin Medical University General Hospital to develop a bioinspired nanoparticle designed to deliver gene-editing machinery to target a gene that regulates LDL cholesterol, offering a promising strategy to lower "bad" cholesterol levels and reduce cardiovascular risk.

📖 This pioneering study showcases how cutting-edge nanotechnology and biomedical science can come together to address one of the world's leading health challenges.

Read the full story and discover how this research could reshape cholesterol management via the link in comments below 👇

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