ADVANCED TOPICS ON MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
This 13-week programme is curated for post graduate students to explore the latest research developments in Medicine, tech-enabled Medical Education and Pharmacology. The programme aims to help participants achieve an advanced understanding of topics presented with an emphasis on research. Lecturers, researchers from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and affiliated research labs will share their findings on following topics:
• Foundations of Medicine
• Advanced Pharmacokinetics
• Advanced Pharmacodynamics
• Toxicology
• Advanced Cancer Biology
• Advanced Neuroscience
• Cardiovascular System
• Advanced Immunology
The programme will be delivered through synchronous lectures and interactive tutorials/Q&A sessions. Towards the end of the programme, students will work in groups to prepare a verbal presentation on the topic of interest.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

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Welcome message from Dean of NUS SCALE |
Tutorials conducted over Zoom |
PRE-REQUISITES
Participants should have good command in English and have attended modules/programmes on life science and/or basic medicine at postgraduate level in their home university.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Postgraduate Students from Medicine and Pharmacy
MODE OF DELIVERY
39 hours of Synchronous sessions including tutorials and final presentation.
MODE OF ASSESSMENT
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Dr. Mitchell K.P. LAI
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Dr. Mitchell Lai obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Alberta, Canada; and a PhD in Neurochemistry from University of Sydney, Australia. His research interest is in dementia, specifically in the area of neuropathology, neurochemistry, and the identification of drug targets and biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. In his current role as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, he is also involved in teaching life science, pharmacy, nursing, dental and medical students as well as the development of CET courses
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Prof. Gavin S. DAWE
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Prof. Gavin Dawe obtained a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in Pharmacology from King’s College London, University of London. He worked in the stem cell biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries before joining the National University of Singapore, where he is now Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and he has received several research awards, including the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Academic Centre of Excellence Research Award in 2010 and the Singapore Neuroscience Association Distinguished Neuroscientist Award in 2017
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Christopher P. CHEN
Associate Professor
Prof. Christopher Chen is a Senior Clinician-Scientist at the Departments of Pharmacology and Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and Director of the Memory Aging and Cognition Centre. His early medical and research training was at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford as well as the Institute of Neurology, London. Since returning to Singapore, Prof. Chen has developed multi-disciplinary research programmes with extensive international collaborations. His major research and clinical interests are in neuroimaging, molecular biology and treatment of stroke and dementia. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed papers, is the PI for several studies with cognitive outcomes, serves on journal editorial boards and has been a member of clinical trial steering committees and advisory panels. Currently he is President of the Asian Society Against Dementia, Secretary-Treasurer of the Asian & Oceanian Association of Neurology and past-chair of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders.
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Successful participants who complete all requirements of the programme including passing the assessment will receive a certificate of completion issued by NUS SCALE.
A sample of the certificate of completion can be found here:

Participants from the project team with the highest score for the group project will also receive a commendation letter. A sample is shown below:

UPCOMING SESSIONS
Group Sign-up:
December 2023
For enquiries, please contact us at sgprogrammes@nus.edu.sg