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04/09/2026

Happy Teachers’ Day to all our wonderful educators! 📚✨

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, inspiring curiosity, and supporting our students throughout their learning journeys. Your dedication continues to make a difference every day. 💙🧡

20/08/2026

🌟 Congratulations to Dr Li Heng on receiving the 2026 NUS Medicine Outstanding Mentor Award for Research Fellows! 🎉

This award recognizes research fellows who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to mentorship and have made a meaningful impact on the personal and professional development of students and research staff at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

We are proud to celebrate Dr Li Heng for his dedication to supporting and inspiring the next generation of researchers! 👏🔬

09/08/2026

Our department wishes all Singaporeans a very Happy 61st National Day! 🇸🇬✨

May we continue to grow together, celebrate our diversity, and build a brighter future for generations to come.

Majulah Singapura! ❤️🤍

04/08/2026

We are pleased to share that A/Prof Kevin Tan has been renewed for a third term as our HOD! 🎊 We look forward to many continued successes with him at the helms of or department! Congratulations, Prof Tan! ✨

18/07/2026

🎉 A century of excellence. A legacy that continues. 🎉

As we mark one year since our Centennial Gala Dinner, we would like to share this video highlight from a very special evening that honoured a century of excellence, innovation, and community in Microbiology and Immunology. 💯

A huge thank you to all who have been part of our department’s journey - past and present. Your contributions, support, and friendship have shaped the legacy we proudly celebrate today.

Here’s to the next century of discovery, innovation, and impact. 🍾

▶️ Full video: https://youtu.be/kVWHUATQstg
🎬 Produced by Joe Augustin Productions
🎥 Centennial commemorative video by Geraldine Foo

13/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Lee Li Neng and Mr Russell Lee from the Department of Psychology on receiving the Runner-Up Best Onsite Poster Award at the HERDSA 2026 Conference from 7 July 2026 - 9 July 2026! 👏

The award-winning poster, “No Guts No Glory: Comparing the Educational Effectiveness of an Educational Card Game against the Traditional Lecture,” was also a collaborative effort with Dr Ch’ng Jun Hong and Ms Chan Chuu Ling from our department.

The study explores the use of an educational card game as an engaging approach to teaching, evaluating its effectiveness in comparison with traditional lecture-based learning.

Interested in learning more about the No Guts No Glory educational card game? Visit: https://chngjunhong.wixsite.com/chnglab/nogutsnoglory

Congratulations once again to the team on this well-deserved recognition! 🎊

01/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Ms Madhushanee Weerasooriya on her promotion to Assistant Laboratory Manager!

Wishing her continued success as she takes on this new role. We’re excited to see her continue to grow and make an impact in our department. 👏✨

11/06/2026

⭐ Congratulations to Dr Cheang You Zhi Nicholas on receiving the Yeoh Seang Aun Prize in Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases! 🏆

We would also like to congratulate Prof Sylvie Alonso, thesis advisor to Dr Cheang, on this wonderful achievement.

Wishing them continued success in their research endeavors! 🎉

03/06/2026

🌏 Strengthening global partnerships through science 🌏

Faculty members from our department recently participated in the inaugural Ningbo Spring Symposium on Oncology & Immunology, held at Ningbo University, China.

The symposium brought together leading researchers from institutions across Asia, Europe, and beyond to share advances in cancer immunology, immunotherapy, microbiome-host interactions, mechanobiology, infectious diseases, and translational medicine. Representing were our department's members A/Prof Kevin Tan, Prof Paul MacAry, and A/Prof Zhang Yongliang, together with A/Prof Gan Yunn Hwen (from the Department of Biochemistry) who were part of an international panel of experts in presenting their latest research. This collaborative meeting reflects the strong presence of our institution at the meeting. 🔬🔍

Beyond the scientific discussions, the symposium provided valuable opportunities to strengthen partnerships between NUS and leading institutions in China. A collaboration agreement signed between Ningbo University Medical School and NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine will further support joint research, academic exchanges, and future scientific initiatives. 🤝🏼

We are proud of our faculty's contributions to advancing immunology research and fostering international collaborations that accelerate scientific discovery and translation!

📸 Photo credits: Ningbo University Medical School

25/05/2026

🌏🔬 18 May 2026 - 22 May 2026: An inspiring week at the Genome Sequence Analysis (GSA) Asia Workshop 2026!

From 18 - 22 May 2026, our department was proud to partner with Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training as one of the Asian satellite sites for this international workshop on genome sequence analysis, supported by .

The week brought together participants, trainers, and bioinformatics experts from across the region and beyond for hands-on learning, discussions, collaboration, and knowledge exchange in genomics and bioinformatics.

We are grateful to all organisers, instructors, facilitators, and participants who contributed to making this workshop such a meaningful and enriching experience. Special thanks to Jaishree and Stephen for coordinating with the team from Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training, and to Alice Matimba for overseeing this very successful and collaborative workshop!

Here’s to continued collaboration, scientific learning, and strengthening connections across the global research community 🌐🧬✨

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