Our Awards FY15-16

Local Awards

• National Medical Research Council: Transition Award [Feb 2016]
  Dr Monisha Nongpiur, SERI
• National Medical Research Council: Clinician Scientist Award [Jan 2016]
  "Analysis of oxidative stress in cultured and diseased human corneal endothelial cells"
  Assoc Prof Jodhbir Mehta, SNEC
• National Medical Research Council: Transition Award [Dec 2015]
  "Clinical, mechanical and histological characterization of trabecular meshwork in ocular hypertensive primates - Exploring mechanical strain in glaucoma"
  Dr Baskaran Mani, SERI
• SingHealth Publish! Award: Medical Research [Nov 2015]
  "Kidney and eye diseases: Common risk factors, etiological mechanisms, and pathways"
  Dr Wong Chee Wai, SNEC
• SingHealth Publish! Award: Outstanding [Nov 2015]
  "Common variants near ABCA1 and in PMM2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma"
  Assoc Prof Eranga Vithana, SERI
• Dean's Appreciation for Clinical Teachers – Singapore General Hospital: Junior Doctor Teaching Award [Oct 2015]
  Dr Andrew Tsai, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Faculty Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Anshu Arundhati, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Faculty Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Sunny Shen, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Faculty Award [Aug 2015]
  Prof Wong Tien Yin, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Resident Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Saadia Zohra Farooqui, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Resident Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Olivia Huang, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Resident Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Ng Si Rui, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Outstanding Resident Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Daniel Ting, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Faculty Appreciation Award [Aug 2015]
  Adj Assoc Prof Shamira Perera, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Faculty Appreciation Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Daniel Su, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Faculty Appreciation Award [Aug 2015]
  Assoc Prof Ian Yeo, SNEC
• RiSE (Residency in SingHealth Excels) Awards Ceremony: Inspiring Resident-Educator Award [Aug 2015]
  Dr Daniel Ting, SNEC
• ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award / IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards 2015 [Jul 2015]
  "Angle closure imaging software (AGAR)"
  Prof Aung Tin, Adj Assoc Prof Shamira Perera, Dr Baskaran Mani
• National Medical Research Council: Clinician Scientist Award-Senior Investigator [Jun 2015]
  "Development of a layer by layer nanoparticle sustained delivery system for nucleic acid therapeutics"
  Assoc Prof Tina Wong, SNEC
• Singapore General Hospital (SGH) 21st Annual Scientific Meeting: Basic / Translational Research - Young Investigator Award (Third) [Apr 2015]
  Mr Andri Kartasasmita Riau, SERI

International Awards

• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: APAO Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award [Mar 2016]
  Prof Saw Seang Mei, SERI
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: APAO Distinguished Service Award [Mar 2016]
  Dr Sonal Farzavandi, SNEC
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: APAO Distinguished Service Award [Mar 2016]
  Dr Seah Lay Leng, SNEC
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: Academy of Asia Pacific Professors of Ophthalmology [Mar 2016]
  Prof Donald Tan, SNEC
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: Academy of Asia Pacific Professors of Ophthalmology [Mar 2016]
  Prof Wong Tien Yin, SNEC
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: Academy of Asia Pacific Professors of Ophthalmology [Mar 2016]
  Prof Aung Tin, SERI
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: Achievement Award [Mar 2016]
  Dr Seah Lay Leng, SNEC
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: Achievement Award [Mar 2016]
  Adj Assoc Prof Shamira Perera, SNEC
• 31st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2016: Achievement Award [Mar 2016]
  Adj Assoc Prof Yasuo Yanagi, SNEC
• EMBO Young Investigator Award [Nov 2015]
  Dr Khor Chiea Chuen, SERI
• American Academy of Ophthalmology 2015: Achievement Award [Oct 2015]
  Adj Assoc Prof Shamira Perera, SNEC
• XXXIII Congress of the ESCRS, Barcelona, Spain: 1st Prize, Refractive Poster Award [Sep 2015]
  "Corneal wound healing and inflammatory responses after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE): Comparison of the effects of different refractive corrections and surgical experiences"
  Dr Liu Yu-Chi, SERI
• XXXIII Congress of the ESCRS, Barcelona, Spain: Best Video Award [Sep 2015]
  "Femtophaco follies"
  Dr Ronald Yeoh, SERI
• The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2015: ARVO Gold Fellow [May 2015]
  Prof Saw Seang Mei, SERI
• The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2015: ARVO Gold Fellow [May 2015]
  Prof Wong Tien Yin, SNEC
• The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2015: ARVO Travel Award [May 2015]
  Dr Fan Qiao, SERI
• The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2015: ARVO Travel Award [May 2015]
  Dr Henrietta Ho, SERI
• The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2015: ARVO MIT Outstanding Poster Award [May 2015]
  "Increased burden of vision impairment and eye diseases in patients with chronic kidney disease"
  Dr Wong Chee Wai, SNEC
• The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2015: ARVO Travel Award [May 2015]
  Dr Wong Chee Wai, SNEC
• 30th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2015: APAO Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award [Apr 2015]
  Prof Ecosse Lamoureux, SERI
• 30th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2015: APAO Distinguished Service Award [Apr 2015]
  Dr Audrey Looi, SNEC
• 30th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2015: APAO Distinguished Service Award [Apr 2015]
  Dr Doric Wong, SNEC
• 30th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2015: APAO Achievement Award [Apr 2015]
  Prof Saw Seang Mei, SERI
• 30th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2015: APAO Achievement Award [Apr 2015]
  Prof Chee Soon Phaik, SNEC