NCCS Research Committee
Members of the NCCS Research Committee – 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
| Core Members | |
A/Prof Tam Wai Leong |
Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Research), NCCS |
| Professor Teh Bin Tean | Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Enterprise & Venture), NCCS |
| Professor N.Gopalakrishna Iyer | Head, Division of Medical Sciences |
| A/Prof Ong Choon Kiat |
Head, Cellular & Molecular Research |
| Professor Daniel Tan | Head, Clinical Trials & Epidemiological Sciences |
A/Professor Toh Song Tar (wef 1 Sep 2026) Alternate: A/Prof Johnny Ong |
Div Chair, Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, SGH & NCCS |
Professor Ravindran Kanesvaran Alternate: Asst Prof Jason Chan |
Div Chair, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS |
Clin Asst Professor Michael Wang Alternate: Clin Asst Prof Jeffrey Tuan |
Div Chair, Division of Radiation Oncology, NCCS |
Clin Asst Prof Tiffany Hennedige Alternate: Clin Asst Prof Chan Wan Ying |
HOD, Division ofOncologic Imaging, NCCS |
Clin Asst Prof Shirlynn Ho Alternate: A/Prof Grace Yang |
HOD, Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, NCCS |
| Professor Ng Heng Joo Alternate: Clin Assoc Prof Chandramouli Nagarajan |
HOD, Haematology |
| Non-Voting Ex Officio Members | |
| Prof Lim Soon Thye | Chief Executive Officer, NCCS |
| Ms Geraldine Ong | Chief Financial Officer, NCCS |
| Professor Rebecca Dent |
Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Clinical), NCCS |
| Dr Elaine Lim |
Director, Division of Community Outreach and Philanthropy, NCCS |
| Professor Toh Han Chong | Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Strategic Partnerships), NCCS |
| Professor Ong Sin Tiong | Professor, CSCB, Duke-NUS |
| Professor Balram Chowbay | Principal Pharmacologist, Clinical Pharmacology Lab, NCCS |
| Mr Martin Tan | Director, Research Administration, NCCS |
NCCS Scientific Advisory Board
 Prof Timothy A. Yap The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA Head of Clinical Development, Vice President, Therapeutics Discovery Division Ransom Horne, Jr. Endowed Professor for Cancer Research Professor, Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Program), Division of Cancer Medicine |
 Prof Diane Simeone University of California San Diego, USA Director, Moores Cancer Center, UCSD Health Endowed Pharmaceutical Chair of Cancer, UCSD |
 Prof. Rebecca Fitzgerald University of Cambridge, UK Head of Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge Director, Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge Lead for Cambridge Member Centre of the CRUK Alliance for Cancer Early Detection (ACED) |
 Prof. Quynh-Thu Le Stanford University, USA Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology Co-director, Radiation Biology Program, Stanford Cancer Institute |
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