Awards 2013

2013

Research & Education Awards

Conference/ Award	Category	Recipient	Date of Award
National University of Singapore	Conferment of PhD	Dr Audrey Chia	31 December 2013
SERI Annual Awards	Most Valued Employee	Cheryl Tan	6 December 2013
SERI Annual Awards	Exemplary mentor/ role model	Susan Teo	6 December 2013
SERI Annual Awards	Outstanding Graduate student/ fellow	Andri Riau	6 December 2013
SERI Annual Awards	Outstanding Young Researcher Award	Dr Kamran Ikram	6 December 2013
SERI Annual Awards	Outstanding Young Researcher Award	Dr Lakshminarayanan	6 December 2013
SingHealth Synergy Academia Auditorium	SingHealth Publish! Award (Medical Research)	Dr Monisha Esther Nongpiur	20 November 2013
SingHealth Synergy Academia Auditorium	SingHealth Publish! Award (Outstanding)	A/Prof Eranga Vithana	20 November 2013
SingHealth Synergy Academia Auditorium	SingHealth Publish! Award (Outstanding)	Dr Laurence Lim	20 November 2013
Wong Hock Boon Society	Singapore Medical Association Outstanding Mentor Award	A/Prof Louis Tong	19 November 2013
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)	Best Poster Award	Dr Marcus Ang	16 November 2013
Global Ophthalmology Awards Program from Bayer (AAO)	GOAP Research Award	Dr Su Xinyi	16 November 2013
7th SingHealth Best Junior Doctor Awards	SingHealth Best Registrars Award	Dr Marcus Ang	29 October 2013
ESASO 13th AMD and Retina Congress Dublin, Ireland	Excellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award (XOVA)	Dr Marcus Ang	25 October 2013
National Medical Research Council	Singapore Translational Research (STaR) Investigator Award	Prof Wong Tien Yin	22 October 2013
President’s Science and Technology Awards Ceremony	Young Scientist Awards	Dr Khor Chiea Chuen	25 September 2013
The 7th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance	Travel Award	Dr Tan Xiao Wei	18 September 2013
ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award/IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award	IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award	Dr Jimmy Liu, Dr Damon Wong, Prof Wong Tien Yin, Prof Aung Tin, Dr Baskaran, A/Prof Cheng Ching-Yu, Dr Carol, Haslina	13 September 2013
Bangalore Ophthalmic Society (BOS) Submit	Lifetime Achievement Gold Medal	Prof Roger Beuerman	25 August 2013
14th International Myopia Conference	Chew Sek Jin Memorial Lectureship Award	Prof Saw Seang Mei	20 August 2013
RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony	Outstanding Faculty Award	Prof Wong Tien Yin	15 August 2013
Eisenhower Fellowships’Southeast Asia Regional Program	Eisenhower Fellowship	Prof Wong Tien Yin	6 August 2013
-	ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians	Dr Liu Yu-Chi	22 July 2013
1st National Ophthalmology Research Round	Runner up - Junior Poster	Dr Ong Ee Lin	18 May 2013
1st National Ophthalmology Research Round	Runner up - Junior Oral	Dr Foo Li Lian	18 May 2013
1st National Ophthalmology Research Round	Winner - Junior Resident Oral	Dr Yong Kailing	18 May 2013
1st National Ophthalmology Research Round	Winner - Senior Poster	Dr Annabel Chew	18 May 2013
1st National Ophthalmology Research Round	Runner up - Senior Resident Oral	Dr Melissa Wong	18 May 2013
GCEO Excellence Awards	Outstanding Clinician Researcher Award (Special Mention)	Dr Gemmy Cheung	10 May 2013
GCEO Excellence Awards	Outstanding Nurse Award (Special Mention)	Aw Ai Tee	10 May 2013
GCEO Excellence Awards	Outstanding Educator Award	Dr Ian Yeo	10 May 2013
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology	Travel Grant	Dr Janice Lam	5 May 2013
ARVO	ARVO Travel Award	Dr Gavin Tan	5 May 2013
ARVO	ARVO Fellow (Gold Award)	Prof Roger Beuerman	5 May 2013
ARVO	ARVO Fellow (Silver Award)	Prof Wong Tien Yin	5 May 2013
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology	Travel Grant	Dr Jayant V Iyer	5 May 2013
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology	Travel Grant	Dr Elavazhagan Murugan	5 May 2013
Alcon Research Institute	Alcon Research Institute Awardee	Prof Aung Tin	4 May 2013
29th Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ophthalmic Congress	Poster Award - 2nd Prize	Dr Henrietta Ho	8 March 2013
28th APAO Congress	APAO Achievement Award	Dr Doric Wong	17 January 2013
28th APAO Congress	APAO Achievement Award	Prof Wong Tien Yin	17 January 2013
28th APAO Congress	APAO Outstanding Prevention of Blindness Award	Dr Gemmy Cheung	17 January 2013
28th APAO Congress	APAO Distinguished Service Award	Adjunct Assoc Prof Lee Shu Yen	17 January 2013
28th APAO Congress	APAO Nakajima Award	Dr Jod Metha	17 January 2013
28th APAO Congress	APAO De Ocampo Lecture	Prof Aung Tin	17 January 2013

Awards & Achievements