NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE OF SINGAPORE PTE LTD
List of Grants Awarded from April 2003 to August 2003
Full name of the Project	PI in-charge	Collaborators	Duration	Funded by	Project No# / Trial No#	Start Date	Awarded / Pending (under revision)
Singapore breast cancer screening project part 2 - Validating absolute breast cancer risk prediction with the modified Gail model and health behaviour of subjects 8 years later	Peter Ang	Bhupinder S Mann, Gao Fei, Ho Gay hui	3 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0711/2002	########	Awarded
Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles for Human Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)	Hui Kam Man	Christopher Goh	2 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0715/2003	########	Awarded
International Society for Cancer Gene Therapy (ISCGT) 2003 International Conference	Hui Kam Man	Nil	1 yr	BMRC	02/1/59/82/034	########	Awarded
New strategies to enhance gene therapy efficiency in cancer gene therapy	Paula Lam	Hui Kam Man	3 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0725/2003	########	Awarded
Molecular Elucidation of proteins that interact with FAT10 in the carcinogenesis process	Caroline Lee	Kuan-Teh Jeang, Linda Lee, Lucien London Ooi	3 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0726/2003	########	Awarded
Development of nanoparticle-DNA complexes (nanoplex) for efficient gene delivery	Hui Kam Man                   Philip Cheang	Philip Cheang, Ooi Chui Ping, Freddy Boey	2 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0740/2003	########	Awarded
Variability of Health-Related Quality-of-life Scores in cancer patients : A comparative study of three major instruments.	Cheung Yin Bun	Khoo Kei Siong, Julian Thumboo, Cynthia Goh, Jospeh Wee	1 yr	NMRC	NMRC/0743/2003	########	Awarded
To evaluate the improvement in anaemia, reposonse to treatment, quality of life, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) expression and cognitive function of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin	Sandeep K Rajan	Bhupinder S. Mann, Lita Chew, Loo Geok Yan, Cheung Yin Bun	1 yr	NMRC	NMRC/0727/2003	########	Awarded
Developing novel molecular pathology tools for gastric cancer through high resolution analysis of genomic abnormalities, gastric cytology and identification of driver genes of gastric carcinogenesis	Kon Oi Lian	Tan Soo Yong, Wong Wai Keong, Ong Hock Soo, Dennis Lim	3 yrs	BMRC	03/1/31/18/230	Awarded - subject to Revision	Awarded - subject to Revision
Phosphoinositides and their role in chromatin remodelling, apoptosis and cancer	Philip Karuman	Nil	3 yrs	BMRC	03/1/31/19/240	Awarded - subject to Revision	Awarded - subject to Revision
Regulation and Function of lin-31, a gene important in RAS/MAPK signalling specificy during C. elegans vulval induction	Patrick Tan	Nil	3 yrs	BMRC	03/1/31/19/234	Awarded	Awarded
The generation of tissue-specific, cell cycle-regulated HSV-1 amplicon viral vectors for gene deliveries to glioma cells	Paula Lam	Hui Kam Man	3 yrs	BMRC	03/1/31/19/232	Awarded	Awarded
Molecular elucidation of the Role of FAT10 in carcinogenesis	Caroline Lee	Jeang Juan-Teh, Linda A. Lee, Samuel S. Chong, Patrick Tan, London Lucien Ooi	2 yrs	BMRC	03/1/31/19/249	Awarded	Awarded
Studying Human Endothelial Cells In Vivo : Stain Specific induced Gene Expression	Wong Meng Cheong	Eider Wilder-Smith	2 yrs	BMRC	03/1/31/19/261	Awarded	Awarded
Development & characterisation of endothelial progenotor cells from genetically engineered human embryonic stem cells	Moore Xiao Lee                 Wong Meng Cheong	Wong Meng Cheong, Sun Li, Lu Jia	2 yrs	NMRC		Awarded - subject to Revision	Awarded - subject to Revision
The role of insulin-like growth binding protein 3 in early detection and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma	Huynh Hung	Pierce Chow, Soo Khee Chee	3 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0762/2003	########	Awarded
In vivo detection of multidrug resistant phenotype in breast cancer patients for neoadjuvant chemotherapy by scintimammography using 99mTc-sestamibi scan and MDR1 genotyping	Peter Ang                       Balram Chowbay	Tan Puay Hoon, Khoo Kei Siong, Ho Gay Hui, Ang Ee Sin	3 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0764/2003	########	Awarded
Identifying recurrent BRCA1 mutations in breast cancer patients in Singapore for improved susceptibility testing	Ann Lee	Tan Puay Hoon, Ho Gay Hui, Peter Ang	1.5 yrs	NMRC	NMRC/0763/2003	########	Awarded