2014) Thiopurines at SingHealth Clinical Pharmacology

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Research Grand Rounds (November
2014)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of
Thiopurines at SingHealth Clinical
Pharmacology
*Note: Photographs will be taken during the event for publicity purpose.
Insightful knowledge about Flow Cytometry will be shared at
our November Research Grand Rounds from our presenters:
SingHealth Clinical Pharmacology has developed and
validated an LC-MS/MS method.
1) Dr Ling Khoon Lin, Director, SingHealth Flow Cytometry
This method allows the therapeutic monitoring of 6-thioguanine
nucleotides (6-TGN) and 6-methyl mercaptopurine nucleotides
(6-MMPN) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
receiving azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP).
2) Charles-Antoine Dutertre, Research Fellow, Duke-NUS
Graduate Medical School
Details of the event:
Date: 26 Nov 2014 (Wed)
Time: 7.30 to 8.30am (Breakfast is served from 7am)
Venue: Seminar Room L1-S3 @ Academia
For registration please click here.
** Due to low ridership, the trial KKH Campus to SGH Campus 7am shuttle
bus service for Research Grand Rounds will not continue with effect from Aug
2014.
The service was initiated as a collaborative effort between Prof
Balram Chowbay and Dr Ling Khoon Lin and is currently in
active use by clinicians in SGH Dept of Gastroenterology &
Hepatology. It is now available to SingHealth and nonSingHealth institutions as well as private medical centres.
Clinicians who are keen on this service are welcome to read
more or contact SingHealth Clinical Pharmacology at
clin.pharm@singhealth.com.sg or +65 6576 7096 for more
information.
SingFlow 2014: Biosafety in Flow Cell Sorting
This seminar will focus on establishing guidelines and recommendations for cell sorting procedures. To learn more from
Darren Ellemor (BD Bioscience), who will be sharing invaluable knowledge on biosafety in cell sorting on 14 Nov 2014 (Fri)
from 10.30am to 1pm at L2-T1, Academia, please register for this seminar by emailing your details to
flow@singhealth.com.sg.For more details of the event, please click here.
Seminar: Visualizing & Analyzing Multiple Cellular Parameters with Greater
Confidence
A collaboration between SingHealth Advanced Bio-imaging and GE Healthcare Life Sciences, this interactive seminar will
introduce The INCELL 2200 high content analyzer by GE Life Sciences and provide insights on how INCELL 2200 could fit into
different applications of the research groups at SingHealth. Hands-on sessions will also be available. For more details and
registration, please click here.
Synergy: SingHealth Publish! Award Ceremony and “La Kopi” with the Research
Cores
Join us on 12 November 2014 (Wed) from 12:30 to 2:00pm (lunch will be served from 12pm) at Academia Auditorium
for next month’s SingHealth Synergy. Register your interest here now!
Participants required for Incentivized Weight-Loss Research Study
Trial for Incentives on Obesity (TRIO) is a 12-month randomized controlled trial which aims to incorporate theory-based
economic incentives into evidence-based weight loss programs to improve uptake, weight loss and weight loss maintenance.
This study is funded under NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA) and conducted in collaboration with the Lifestyle
Improvement & Fitness Enhancement (LIFE) Centre at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). For more information, you can
either contact Research Coordinators, Kaye Howard - 6516 4237, Valerie Lai- 9646 4626 or visit the website.
Grant Calls
Clinician
Scientist/Clinician
Investigator Salary
Support Programme
(CS/CISSP)
(For staff with intranet access only)
Closing Date: 1 December 2014 (Mon),
5pm
Nov 14 NMRC/MOH Grant
Call
Closing Dates: 1 December 2014 (Mon)
- NMRC grants submission via nGager
4 December 2014 (Thurs) - MOH IAF
(Category 2)
12 December 2014 (Fri) - Bedside and
Bench Research Grant (B&B) – Letter
of Intent
Tan Cheng Lim Research and
Education Fund Grant Call
2015
Closing Date: 30 January 2015 (Fri)
Khoo Pilot Award
Khoo Mentored Research
Award (KMRA)
Duke/Duke-NUS Research
Collaborations
Open throughout the year
Open throughout the year
(For staff with intranet access only)
Open throughout the year
NMRC Clinical Trial GrantCo-Development Scheme
(Co-D)
National Heart Innovation
Centre (NHIC) 12C Grant
Application
Open throughout the year
Open throughout the year
MOH Industry Alignment Fund
(IAF Cat 1)
Open throughout the year
Foreign Grant Calls
Innovational Research
Incentives Scheme Veni
Closing Date: Early January 2015
For more grants, view the grant calendar here.
For full details on grant calls, click here (for staff with intranet access only).
Events – SingHealth and Duke-NUS
The Changing Scene of ALS and FTD
Speaker: Asst Prof Ling Shuo-Chien
7 Nov 2014 (Fri), 12 to 1pm, Meeting Room 7C, Level 7, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical
School
Visualizing & Analyzing Multiple Cellular Parameters with
Greater Confidence
Speaker: Dr Anthony Lim
10 Nov 2014 (Mon), 2 to 4pm, L2-T2 Level 2, The Academia. Hands-On Sessions: 11
to 14 Nov 2014 (Tue to Fri), 10am to 12pm or 2 to 4pm, Level 10, SingHealth
Advanced Bio-imaging, Academia
Research Grand Rounds (Nov)
Speaker: Dr Ling Khoon Lin and Charles-Antoine Dutertre
26 Nov 2014 (Wed), 7.30 to 8.30am, Seminar room L1-S3, Academia
Responsible Care & Use of Laboratory Animals Course
14 Jan 2015 (Wed), 8.30am to 5pm, Procedural Skills Laboratory – Academia,
Basement 1
Events – Others
Proper Conduct of Research - Intermediate I (PC201) Workshop
13 Nov 2014 (Thu), 9 to 4pm, NHG College, 3 Fusionopolis Link, Nexus@one-north,
South Tower, Level 3, Skills Lab 1 & 2, Singapore 138543
For more events, click here.
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