Congratulations to Prof Patrick Tan for receiving the Exemplary Leader Award at the
Public Sector Transformation Awards 2023!
Prof Tan was recognised for enabling his staff to address large-scale and complex
challenges, and for his significant contributions to transform the Singapore research
and healthcare ecosystem. He has also been instrumental in advancing genomics
research in the region.
Presented by the Singapore Public Service Division, the Public Sector Transformation
Awards recognises agencies and officers who have demonstrated exemplary efforts
in service delivery, innovation and developing themselves and their teams.
Congratulations to Prof Tai E Shyong for receiving the mid-career achievement
award in the Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science 2022.
Prof Tai was recognised for his outstanding work in supporting and guiding early
career researchers. The award is a testament to his dedication and commitment
to develop the next generation of scientists.
Now in its 18th year, the Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science are awarded for
outstanding scientific mentorship, recognising scientists that have supported early
career researchers.
Findings of NPM Phase I, provide opportunities for deeper understanding of
genomic diversity in Asian populations, for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
PRECISE funded BREATHE programme to transform breast cancer
screening from age-based to risk-based approach
Singapore has valuable research and real-world data managed by different research institutions and public sector agencies. Such data range from genomic to behavioural to socio-economic data. These data, when brought together securely and used in an anonymised manner, have immense potential to enable understanding in health conditions, develop new medical treatments, plan health programmes, and improve public health policy.
SG10K_Health is the headline project of the Singapore National Precision Medicine programme (NPM Phase I). Comprising 10,000 whole-genome sequences from healthy Chinese, Indian, and Malay consented volunteers. SG10K_Health involved a research collaboration across multiple institutions in Singapore, enabling the country to develop the necessary infrastructure and deep capabilities to process, store, and analyse genetic data at the population scale in a safe, secure, and rapid manner. Learn more >
Instead of treating all patients the same way, precision medicine takes individual variations in genetics, environmental and lifestyle factors into account, allowing doctors to more accurately predict which treatment and prevention strategies will work in different groups of people. Enabled by tools to analyse data on a large scale and with DNA sequencing becoming more affordable, precision medicine can improve healthcare by giving doctors a more detailed understanding of each patient.