SERI, Singapore Eye Research Institute : Singapore's world-class research / Arthur Lim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, Arthur Siew Ming.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ophthalmology--Research--Singapore--History--Chronology.

Ophthalmology.

Singapore Eye Research Institute--History--Chronology.

Singapore Eye Research Institute.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Singapore Eye Research Institute

Singapore's world-class research

SERI : Singapore's world-class research

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Just 10 years ago, ophthalmic research was almost unheard of in Singapore. With little money and no infrastructure, ophthalmologists and scientists expressed scant interest in research. Today, however, ophthalmic research in Singapore is at a high international level, as exemplified by the activities of the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), which is capable of competing with and challenging the world's leading eye research centers. Indeed, the world-class research carried out at SERI has helped to extend Singapore's international reach as the country moves towards its goal of becoming a

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; Introduction; SECTION 1 History of the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI); Chapter 1; 1987; Letter to Mr Khaw Boon Wan (Executive Director, NUH); Joint Venture Proposal: National Medical Enterprise & Professor Arthur Lim; 1989; Letter from Dr S B Kwa, Permanent Secretary (Health)/Director of Medical Services & Chairman of HCS Pte Ltd; 1990; Letter to Dr SB Kwa, Chairman SNEC; 1991; Letter to Dr S B Kwa, PS (Health)/DMS; Letter to Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, Minister for Health; SNEC Board Paper - 20 September 1991; Letter from Dr SB Kwa, PS (Health)/DMS

Report on Donations Received for the National Eye Research Institute SNEC Board Paper - 8 November 1991; Chapter 2 Eye Research in Singapore: From Laboratory to Modern Institute by Assoc Prof Chew Sek Jin; The Essential Faces and Places of SERI; How a New Virus was Discovered in Singapore in 1970 By Dr Lim Kuang Hui; The End of Knowledge By Dr Lim Kuang Hui; Chapter 3 History of the Singapore Eye Research Institute (1997-2006) by Prof Wallace Foulds; SECTION 2 Singapore's Research Heroes; Chapter 4 Associate Professor Chew Sek Jin; SNEC Gold Medallist 1997

SNEC International Gold Medallist in 1999 Chew Sek Jin (Posthumous Award)Chapter 5 Professor Donald Tan; Chapter 6 Professor Wallace Foulds; SNEC International Gold medallist 1997; Chapter 7; Dr Kwa Soon Bee; Assoc Prof Vivian Balakrishnan; Dr Khoo Chong Yew; Ethical Review at the Singapore Eye Research Institute By Dr CY Khoo; Prof Roger Beuerman; Assoc Prof Saw Seang Mei; Prof Wong Tien Yin; SECTION 3 Progress of the Singapore Eye Research Institute; Chapter 8 1999 First National Eye Research Meeting; Chapter 9; 2000; Chairman's Message; Second National Eye Research Meeting

Agenda for Eye Research in the New Millennium: The Role of Ophthalmic Research in Singapore by Dr Wong Tien Yin and Cl Prof Donald Tan References; Chapter 10; 2001; Chairman's Message; Director's Report; Board Members; Report on the First SERI International Meeting; Chapter 11; 2002/2003; Chairman's Message; First SERI-ARVO Meeting on Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Chapter 12; 2004/2005; Chairman's Message; Director's Report; Board Members; Second SERI-ARVO Meeting on Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Chapter 13; 2006/2007; Chairman's Message; Milestones; Chapter 14

SECTION 4 The Singapore National Eye Centre Chapter 15; Singapore National Eye Centre By Ms Charity Wai; At the Changeover of Leadership (1999) By Assoc Prof Vivian Balakrishnan; Chapter 16; Conclusion - The Best is Yet to Come By Prof Arthur Lim

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611968335

9781281968333

1281968331

9789812834560

9812834567

OCLC:

318443653