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Curriculum Vitae
Date Prepared: Sept 2017
Name: Su Chi LIM
Education:
1987 MBBS National University of Singapore, Singapore (M.D. equivalent)
1993 MRCP Royal College of Physician (Edinburgh), United Kingdom
1999 FAMS Endocrinology, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2003 FRCP Royal College of Physician (Edinburgh), United Kingdom
2009 PhD Genetic and molecular epidemiology, National University of Singapore
Postdoctoral Training:
Internships (Duration of four months for each posting):
1987-1988 Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1988 Pediatrics, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
1988 Orthopedic, Toa Payoh Hospital, Singapore
Military Medical Officer (Rank: Captain)
1988-1990 Military Medicine, Singapore Arm Force, Singapore (21 months)
Residencies (Duration of six months for each posting):
1990-1991 Accident & Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1991 Internal Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
1991-1992 Cardiovascular Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1992 Internal Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
1992-1993 Transfusion Medicine, Blood Transfusion Service, Singapore
1993 Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Clinical and Research Fellowships:
1993-1995 Internal Medicine/ Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1995- Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1997-1998 Clinical Research Fellow, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, USA.
2003-08 PhD student, Karolinska Institute-NUS International Graduate School of
Genetics & Molecular Epidemiology (GAME)
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Licensure and Certification:
1987 Medical Practitioner License (Provisional registration), Singapore
1988 Medical Practitioner License (Full registration), Singapore
1991 Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA
1997 Test of English as Foreign Language (renewed)
1997 MiniMed Certified Pump Trainer
1999 Specialist Accreditation in Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Singapore
Medical Council and Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Academic Appointments:
1993-97 Clinical Tutor, National University of Singapore
1996-97 Clinical Pharmacology Tutor, Belfast University, United Kingdom
1998- Clinical Teacher, National University of Singapore
2000- Clinical Teacher, Post-graduate Medicine, Endocrinology
2000- Supervisor, Advanced Specialty Training, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2001 Master of Science (NUS), Thesis examiner. "Pathogenesis of Endothelial
Dysfunction in diabetes Syndrome."
2002 Master of Science (NUS), Thesis examiner. "Antibodies to GAD and IA2 in
Singaporean Diabetic: A two-part study"
2005 Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Molecular Epidemiology, Yong Loo
Lin School of Medicine, National University Hospital
2006 Adjunct Research Fellow, Singapore Eye Research Institute
2006 Medical Invigilator for M.Med (Int Med)/ MRCP Written Exams
2008 Medical Invigilator for M.Med (Int Med)/ MRCP PACES (SGH 26 Jan 08)
2008 Adjunct Associate Professor, Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-
NUS) Graduate Medical School.
2011 Reviewer, Final grant proposal of graduate student. Master of Clinical
Investigation. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Division of Graduate
Medical Studies.
2012 Adjunct Associate Professor with Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
(LKCSoM), Nanyang Technological University
2015 Re-appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor with Lee Kong Chian School of
Medicine (LKCMedicine)
1 Sept 2017 Research Associate Professor in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
(till 31 August 2020)
Hospital Appointments:
1987-1988 House Officer, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1988 Medical Officer, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1993 Medical Officer (Specialist), Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1994 Registrar, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1997 Senior Registrar, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1999 Associate Consultant, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
2000 Consultant, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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2001 Consultant, Dept of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital
2001 Deputy Director, Diabetes Centre, Alexandra Hospital.
2001 Visiting Consultant, Singapore General Hospital
2005-present Senior Consultant, Dept of Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
Other Professional Positions and Major Visiting Appointments:
1987- Member, Medical Defense Union/Medical Protection Society
1994- Member, Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore
1994- Member, Diabetic Society of Singapore
1995-1997 Honorary Secretary, Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore
1998- Ministry of Health, Guidelines development committee for management of
diabetes mellitus
1998- Executive member, Diabetic Society of Singapore
1998- Member, American Diabetes Association
1998- Member, European Association for study of Diabetes (EASD)
1999- Singapore representative, Action Against Diabetes in Asia (AADA).
1999- Sub-editor, e-journal club, Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore
2000- Chairman, Education Subcommittee, Diabetic Society of Singapore (DSS)
2001- Chairman, Scientific Subcommittee, World Diabetes Day/DSS Annual
Scientific Meeting.
2001- Ad-hoc reviewer for Singapore Medical Journal.
2001- Member, Editorial panel, ExtraCare newsletter, Roche Diagnostic Pte Ltd.
2001- Ministry of Health representative to World Health Organization Western
Pacific Region Meeting for the development of a plan of action 2001-2005 for
the Western Pacific Declaration on Diabetes. 8-11 May 2001, Kaula Lumpur,
Malaysia.
2000- Member, GalxoSmithKline Asia Pacific Insulin Resistance Advisory Board.
2002- Chairperson, Hong Kah Diabetes Care and Counseling Centre (DECC)
Advisory Subcommittee, DSS
2002 Member, National Health Group Insulin Initiation at Polyclinics Workgroup
2002- Chairman, Education Subcommittee, Endocrine & Metabolic Society of
Singapore (EMS)
2002 Member, Workgroup, Clinical Classification Committee, MOH
2002 Chairperson, Association of Diabetes Educators Singapore (ADES) - Diabetic
Society of Singapore (DSS) - Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore
(EMS) Diabetes Nurse Educator Accreditation & Certification Board.
2002 Vice President, Diabetic Society of Singapore
2002 Deputy representative for Alexandra Hospital, National Health Group
Research Committee
2003 Representative for Alexandra Hospital, National Health Group Research
Committee
2003 Representative for Alexandra Hospital, National Medical Research Council
2003 Member, organizing committee, National Health Group Annual Scientific
Meeting 2004
2003 Member, Atherothrombosis Forum (Supported by Sanofi-synthelabo/Bristol-
Myers Suibb)
2003-4 1st Vice-Chairman, Scientific Sub-Committee, NHG Annual Scientific
Congress 2004 Organizing Committee.
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2004 Coordinator, Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore, Diabetes Research
Interest Group
2004 Member, National Health Care Group (NHG) workgroup on Hypertension
Prescribing Guidelines.
2004- Ad-hoc reviewer, Atherosclerosis Journal
2004 Ad-hoc reviewer, International Journal of Obesity & Related Metabolic
Disorders.
2005 Ad-hoc reviewer, Singapore General Hospital Proceedings.
2005 Member, Sanofi-Aventis Acomplia Regional Advisory Board.
2005 Member, Sanofi-Aventis Microalbuminuria National Advisory Board.
2005 Member, NHG Scientific Review Committee (SRC)
2005 Member, NHG Research Policy Review Committee (RPRC)
2006-2009 Member, Steering Committee, NUS Leadership in Academic Medicine
(NLAM) Program, Clinician Scientist Unit (CSU)
2006 Co-opted member, Education Subcommittee, Endocrine & Metabolic Society
of Singapore.
2006 Ad-hoc Reviewer. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Academic Research
Fund
2006 NHG Representative, Joint management committee for Clinical Trial &
Epidemiological Research Unit (CTERU)
2006 Adjunct Research Fellow, Singapore Eye Research Institute
2006 NHG clinician-scientist Mentorship and Assessment Programme (MAP)
teaching Faculty
2007 Member. Ministry of Health (MOH) Stroke & Transient Ischaemic Attacks
(Review) Clinical Practice Guidelines committee
2007 Member, Sanofi-Aventis Singapore Diabetes Advisory Board.
2007 Member, Scientific Subcom, National Health Group Annual Scientific
Congress "INNOVATIVE MEDICINE - synergising research with clinical
practice"
2007-2009 Teaching Faculty, NHG-NUS Clinician Leadership in Research Programme
2007 Ad-hoc reviewer, Singapore Cancer Society, Run for hope Cancer Research
Grants
2007-2009 Member, Scientific Review Panel (SRP-2), National Medical Research
Council (NMRC).
2007 Ad-hoc Reviewer, BioMed Central, Medical Genetics.
2008-2010 Co-opted member, Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore Executive
Committee
2008 Track Leader, Chronic Diseases Track (Metabolic Diseases), Scientific
Subcom, National Health Group Annual Scientific Congress "Science,
Medicine & Lifestyle - Impact on Tomorrow's Health.".
2008 Diabetes Workshop Coordinator. Dukes-NUS Medical School.
2008 Member, Quality Assurance Panel, Committee Academic Clinical Research
Organisation (ACRO), NMRC, MOH
2009 Ad-hoc reviewer, Archives of Medical Research
2009 Ad-hoc reviewer, Annals of Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
2009 Working committee on integrated care pathway, MOH (Lead, Diabetes sub-
workgroup)
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2009 Track Leader, Chronic Diseases Track (Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases),
Scientific Subcom, National Health Group Annual Scientific Congress "
Medicine in Asia Transforming Global Healthcare, Empowering Lives".
2009-12 Member (re-appointment), Scientific Review Panel (SRP-2), National Medical
Research Council (NMRC).
2009 PhD Thesis Oral Examine (panel member) for Dr Sabanayagam Charumathi,
Department of Opthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
2010-12 Singapore Medical Council Medical Practitioners Complaint Panel Member (3
April 2010 to 2 April 2012)
2010 Reviewer, The Endocrine Society journals.
2010 Ad-hoc reviewer, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Journal
2010 Track Leader (Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases), 1st Singapore Health &
Biomedical Congress “Improving health in our community: A holistic and
integrated approach” 12th
& 13th
November 2010.
2010-2012 Associate Editor, Journal of ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Society
(JAFES)
2011 Member, Ministry of Health (Singapore) Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice
Guidelines (CPG) Workgroup
2011 Member, Scientific Review Committee (SRC), NHG-KTPH Small Innovative
Grant
2011-12 Teaching faculty, NHG-KTPH Clnicain Leadership in Research Programme
2011 Member, Novartis Cardiovascular and Metabolism Advisory Board
2011 Member, Scientific Review Panel, 2nd Singapore Health and Biomedical
Congress 11-12 Nov 2011
2011 Ad-hoc Reviewer, Diabetic Medicine.
2012-2013 Member, Local Review Panel, NMRC Clinician Scientist-Individual Research
Grant scheme (re-appointed till 2017)
2012 Member, National Health Group, Scientific Review Committee
2012 Member, Boehringer Ingelheim Linagliptin Advisory Board
2012 Editor, Medical bulletin for KTPH (from 21 March 2012 for 1 year)
2012 Ad-hoc Reviewer, Endocrine Connections.
2012 Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, KTPH.
2013 Member, Ministry of Health (Singapore) Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines
(CPG) Workgroup
2012 Ad-hoc Reviewer, Nutrition Journal (IF=2.48)
2013 Ad-hoc Reviewer, BMC Nephrology (IF=2.18)
2013 Ad-hoc Reviewer, European Journal of Endocrinology (IF=3.42)
2014 Member of the Clinical Trials Implementation Committee (CTIC), MOH.
2014 Ad-hoc Reviewer, Clinical Endocrinology (IF=3.396)
2014 Ad-hoc reviewer, Annals of Medicine
2015-18 Co-Chairman for NTU-NHG Metabolic Diseases Collaboration Grant Review
Committee
2015 Ad-hoc reviewer, Annals of Medicine
2015-2017 Member, Platform Oversight and Advisory Committee, Genome Institute of
Singapore
2016-2018 Member, Clinician-Scientist Preparatory Programme (CSPP), National Health
Group Research Development Office.
2016 Reviewer of the SHBC 2016 Scientific Competition for the Clinical Specialty
of Endocrinology and/or abstract category Allied Health & Clinical Research
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2016-18 National Medical Research Council. Member of the Bedside to Bench (B&B)
Local Review Panel [1 June 2016 to 30 June 2018]
2016 Chairperson, NMRC Centre Grant application committee, KTPH
2016 Chairperson, NMRC Centre Grant application committee, AHS
2016 Theme leader, NMRC Open Fund – Large Collaborative Grant application
committee.
2016-2019 Member, Duke-NUS/SHS Singapore Diabetes Advisory Group (SDAG).
2017-2018 Member, NMRC Clinician Scientist - Individual Research Grant (CS-IRG)
Local Review Panel (LRP)
2017-2019 Board Member, Chapter of Endocrinology, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
2017- Member, Research Committee, National Health Group (Chaired by A/Prof
Lim Tock Han, Dy GCEO, NHG).
2017- Member, Clinical Adoption Workgroup (Chaired by Deputy Director of
Medical Services, Health Services Group, A/Prof Kenneth Mak), Precision
Medicine Coordination Office, Genomic Medicine Strategy Work Group
(GMSWG), MOH Research Strategy Committee
2017- Ad-hoc Clinical Advice for HSA (Zafatek), Health Products Regulation Group
9/2017-8/2019 Workgroup member, NHG Clinical Trial Committee (NCTC).
Other Hospital Appointments
1999- Chairman, Evidence Based Medicine Committee, Div of Medicine, SGH
Member, Patient accounts management task force, SGH
2000- Dept Representative, Division of Medicine Research Committee, SGH
Member, Hospital Inpatient Discharge Summary Task Force, SGH
2001- Coordinator, Diabetes Group Education Program, Dept of Endocrinology,
SGH
2002 Member, Point of Care Testing (POCT) Committee
2003 Clinical Director, Clinical Research Unit, Alexandra Hospital
2006 Clinical Director, Clinical Research Committee, Alexandra Hospital
2006 Co-leader, Hospital Planning Committee, Yi Shun General Hospital.
Laboratory section.
2015-17 Project Team Member, Alexandra Health System (AHS) Transformation
project, Customer-for-Life team (chaired by Mr Alvin Ong, CITO).
2015-16 Advisor, Organizing Committee. Alexandra Health Forum cum Nursing Fest
2016.
Awards and Honors:
1982-1987 Local Merit Scholarship (Singapore)
1996/97 Health Manpower Development Plan Fellowship (Ministry of Health,
Singapore). Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1997 Singapore General Hospital, Service Quality Award.
1998 National Medical Research Council Medical Research Fellowship (6 months)
34th
Annual Meeting of the EASD Travel Grant Award, Barcelona, Spain.
1999 Singapore General Hospital 10th
Annual Scientific Meeting Best Free Paper
(Medical)
2006 National Health Group, Service Champion Award
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2004 Health Manpower Development Plan Fellowship (Ministry of Health,
Singapore), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 1st Singhealth-National Health Group Combined Scientific Meeting, Best
Poster (Medicine / Paeds)
2005-2008 National Medical Research Council Medical Research Fellowship (25% FTE)
2008-10 NHG Researcher Investigator Scientist Enabler (RISE) Grant (20% FTE)
2009 IDS Gold Medal (1st prize), Best Oral Presentation (senior author of the team,
Allied Health Section, presented by Ms Dollyn Quek Liying), 2nd
Alexandra
Health Research Forum, 25th
Apr 2009.
2009 6-week Health Manpower Development Plan Fellowship (Ministry of Health,
Singapore). Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2011 First Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Research Forum, Best Oral Paper, Team award
(Nurses & Allied Health). 18 & 19 Feb 2011.
2011 Alexandra Health, Service Champion (Silver) Award
2011-13 NHG Researcher Investigator Scientist Enabler (RISE) Grant (20% FTE)
2011 Senior Author, Bronze Medal, Best poster award. 2nd Singapore Healthcare
Biomedical Congress 11 & 12 November 2011
2012 Senior Author, 1st Prize, Best Oral presentation, 1
st Joint Alexandra Health
Forum and Nursing Fest 31st Aug - 1
st Sept 2012
2013 6-week Overseas Fellowship (12th
Nov - 25th
Dec) to United Kingdom
(University of Dundee, Scotland; Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology &
Metabolism; Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, University of Exetor)
2013 Bronze medal, Best Poster Award (Basic science/Translational Research),
Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress 2013, 26th
& 27th
Sept 2013 Max
Atria@ Singapore Expo.
2013 Alexandra Health, Service Champion (Gold) Award
2014 Certificate of commendation, Role Model to the medical class of 2013, Yong
Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS.
2014 Best Poster Award, 2nd
NKF Annual Scientific Meeting 22nd
March 2014,
Singapore
2014 Bronze medal, Best poster award (senior author), Basic Science / Translational
Research, Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress, 26 & 27 Nov 2014
2104 1st Prize (senior author), Oral Presentation (Basic Science), Alexandra Health
Forum cum AH Nursing Fest 2014, 8 Nov 2014
2014 1st Prize (senior author), Oral Presentation (Clinical (allied health)), Alexandra
Health Forum cum AH Nursing Fest 2014, 8 Nov 2014
2014 2nd
Prize (1st author), Oral Presentation (Clinical (allied health)), Alexandra
Health Forum cum AH Nursing Fest 2014, 8 Nov 2014
2014 6-week MOH Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) on Genomic
Medicine (15th
Nov - 25th
Dec) to Duke University at Durham, North Carolina
and University California San Francisco (UCSF).
2015 Bronze medal, Best poster award (senior author), Basic Science / Translational
Research. Singapore Health & Biomedical Conference (SHBC) 2nd
and 3rd
Oct
2015
2015 Best Oral Presentation (Overall), 18th
ASEAN Federation of Endocrine
Societies (AFES) Congress 10-13 Dec 2015, Kuala Lumpur Convention
Centre, Malaysia
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2015 Best Oral Presentation (Diabetes Section), 18th
ASEAN Federation of
Endocrine Societies (AFES) Congress 10-13 Dec 2015, Kuala Lumpur
Convention Centre, Malaysia
2015 Best Poster (Diabetes Section) Co-1st Author, 18
th ASEAN Federation of
Endocrine Societies (AFES) Congress 10-13 Dec 2015, Kuala Lumpur
Convention Centre, Malaysia
2016 Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore. Annals’ Gold Best Paper Award for
the paper “Fasting during Ramadan and Associated Changes in Glycaemia,
Caloric Intake and Body Composition with Gender Differences in Singapore”
First Author: Dr Ester Yeoh Chai Kheng, Senior Author: Dr Lim Su Chi
2016 27th
Aug, Alexandra Health Forum cum AH Nursing Fest. Top Oral Abstract
Awards (Clinical / Physician): Navigating through the Paradigm of Chronic
Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes? Useful Lessons and Prediction Model
Based on a 13-Year Prospective Cohort Study. First Author: Dr Serena Low
Kiat Mun, Senior Author: Dr Lim Su Chi
2016 27th
Aug, Alexandra Health Forum cum AH Nursing Fest. Top Oral Abstract
Awards (Basic Science): Genomic medicine in diabetes - Whole Exome
Sequencing (WES) as a tool for identifying novel genetic variants responsible
for monogenic diabetes in a pedigree study. First Author: Dr Ang Su Fen,
Senior Author: Dr Lim Su Chi
2016 27th
Aug, Alexandra Health Forum cum AH Nursing Fest. Top Poster Abstract
Awards: (Basic Science): Novel association of NPAT variant and
gastrointestinal side effects of metformin in type 2 diabetes patients. First
Author: Dr Resham Lal Gurung, Senior Author: Dr Lim Su Chi
2016 27th
Aug, Alexandra Health Forum cum AH Nursing Fest. Commended Poster
Awards (Basic Science): Association of Fractalkine and Overt Albumin
Excretion in Type 2 Diabetes. First Author: Mr Melvin Wong Ding Sheng,
Senior Author: Dr Lim Su Chi
2016 7th
November. Ministry of Health. National Day Long Service Award.
2017-2019 NMRC CSA-INV: Clinician Scientist Award (CSA) Investigator (INV)
Category ($ 1555670.00 FOR 3 YEARS)
Major Research Interests:
1. Diabetic nephropathy (including genetic epidemiology)
2. Monogenic diabetes
3. Diabetes Mellitus and endothelial function
3. Metabolic consequence of bariatric surgery
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Research Funding Information:
Current:
1995-2000 Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore
Grant Title: Study of Bone Markers in Thyrotoxic Patients
1997-2000 Role: Co-investigator
Funding source: American Diabetes Assocaition
Study title: Endothelial function in pre and post menopausal diabetic
women with and without hormonal replacement therapy.
1997-2001 Role: Co-investigator
Funding Source: Parke-Davis
Grant title: Effect of insulin-sensitizing agent troglitazone on the
endothelial function of the micro- and macro-vasculature of subjects at
risk of type 2 diabetes and type 2 diabetes patients with and without
vascular complications
1998-2001 Role: Principal investigator
Amount: $9,965.25
Funding source: Singapore General Hospital Research Committee
Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecules (ICAM) and Vascular Cell
Adhesion Molecules (VCAM) in Fenofibrate Treated Dyslipidemic
Men with Type 2 diabetes.
1999-2002 Role: Principal investigator
Funding source: National Medical Research Council
Amount: $150,448
The effect of d-alpha-tocopherol (Vitamin E) on the endothelial of
subjects with type 2 diabetes (NMRC/0372/1999)
1999-2000 Role: Co-investigator
Funding source: Clinical Trial & Epidemiology Research Unit
(CTERU), Ministry of Health.
Herbal Use in Singaporean with Diabetes
2000-2001 Role: Principal investigator
Funding source: NovoNordisk
NN2344-1185 : A randomized, multi-centre, double-blind, parallel-
group, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of
five doses of DRF2593 in OHA-and/or diet-treated patients with Type
2 diabetes.
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2000-2001 Role: Co-investigator
Funding source: NovoNordisk
A multicentre, randomized, double-blind, cross-over comparison on
the long-term glycemic control in a twice daily regimen of biphasi
insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp 30) and biphasic human insulin 30/70
(NHI30/70) in Type 2 diabetes (Novomix trial)
2000 -2001 Role: Co-investigator
Funding source: Elli-Lilly
F3Z-FW IOMM Post-prandial Insulin
2001-2003 Role: Co-investigator
Funding source: NMRC
Amount: $29,800
Effectiveness of nurse clinician case manager and telemedicine in the
management of patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
(NMRC/0569/2001)
2000-2001 Role: Principal investigator
Funding source: SGH Research Committee
The effect of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and
angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) on the endothelial and renal
function of subjects with type 2 diabetes (Pilot project)
2001-2003 Role: Principal investigator
Funding source: NMRC
Amount: $129,966:
The effect of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and
angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) on the endothelial and renal
function of subjects with type 2 diabetes (nmrc/0518/2001)
2002-2003 Role: Co-Principal investigator
Funding source: National Health Group (NHG) Research Fund
Amount: S$33, 880.00
The Effects of a Low Glycaemic Index cum High Fibre Diet on the
Metabolic Control (blood glucose, lipid and body weight) in Patients
with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
2003-2004 Role: Collaborator
Funding source: National Health Group (NHG) Research Fund
The effect of Ramadan fasting on glycaemic control in Muslim diabetic
patients on oral hypoglycaemic agents or insulin as measured by
continuous interstitial glucose monitoring, fingerprick glucose
monitoring, fructosamine assay and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
assay.
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2003 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding source: National Medical Research Council (Enabling grant)
Amount: S$ 9600
Relationship between polymorphism in the angiotensin II type 1
receptor and diabetes related vascular complications
2004 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding source: National Medical Research Council (Enabling grant)
Amount: S$ 13,980
Relationship between polymorphism in the p22phox C242T and
nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes
2004-2006 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding source: National Medical Research Council
Amount: $66,881.00
A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial to assess the
efficacy of 12 weeks of coenzyme Q10 at 200 mg per day on the micro-
circulatory endothelial function of 80 subjects with type 2 diabetes
(NMRC/0802/2003)
2004-2006 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding source: National Health Care Group Cluster Research Fund.
Amount: $98,794.00
A preliminary study of the genetic & molecular epidemiology of
metabolic syndrome in Asians (NHG-STP 04001)
2004-2007 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding source: National Medical Research Council.
Amount: $340,200.00
Epidemiological study of the metabolic syndrome and
microangiopathies in Asians (An ancillary study of The Singapore
Prospective Study Program, SP2) (NMRC/0863/2004)
2006-2008 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: Biomedical Research Council
Amount: $199,900
Molecular epidemiology of nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes
(05/1/37/19/419)
2006-2008 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: National Health Care Group, Small Innovative Grant
Amount: $77,200
Adrenomedullin gene polymorphisms and nephropathy secondary to
type 2 diabetes (SIG/06036)
2006-2010 Role: Principal-investigator
Funding source: Speedel
SPP301CRD15: A Phase III, randomized, double blind, placebo
controlled, parallel group study to assess the effect of the endothelin
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receptor antagonist avosentan on time to doubling of serum creatinine,
end stage renal disease or death in patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus and diabetic nephropathy
2006-2011 Role: Co-investigator
Funding Source: Biomedical Research Council
Amount: $12,022,960
Singapore Consortium of Cohort Studies (SCCS) BMRC
05/1/21/19/425
2006-2010 Role: Co-investigator
Funding Source: Sanofi-aventis
Cresendo (EFC5826) – Comprehensive Reimonabant Evaluation Sutdy
of Cardiovascular ENDpoints & Outcomes. Randomized,
multinational, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-arm
parallel group trial of rimonabant 20 gm OD for reducing the risk of
major cardiovascular events in abdominally obese patients with
clustering risk factors.
2006-2010 Role: Co-investigator
Funding Source: NovoNordisk
Novo Nordisk Inhaled Insulin study
2007-2009 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: National Health Care Group, Small Innovative Grant
Amount: $100,000
Adrenomedullin receptor gene polymorphisms and nephropathy
secondary to type 2 diabetes (SIG/07014)
2007-2009 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: National Kidney Foundation
Amount: $140,000
Molecular epidemiology in Nephrology secondary to Type 2 Diabetes –
a sub study using urinary proteomics (NKFRC/2007/02).
2007-2009 Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore
Amount: $ 20,500.00
Differential Inflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression between Visceral
and Subcutaneous adipocytes in Obese Asian subjects - a pilot study.
2008-2011 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: National Health Care Group- Alexandra Health,
Small Innovative Grant II
Amount: $ 500,000.00
Genetic polymorphisms of Calcitonin Like Receptor (CLR)-Receptor
Activity Modifying Protein (RAMP) heterodimeric receptors for
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Adrenomedullin and diabetic nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes.
(SIGII/08005)
2008-2010 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: National Medical Research Council
Amount: $ 98,420.00
Functional genetic of adrenomedullin receptor gene in diabetic
nephropathy (EDG08may018).
2008- Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: Novartis
CSPP100E2337 A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled,
parallel-group study to determine whether, in patients with type 2
diabetes at high risk for cardiovascular and renal events, aliskiren, on
top of conventional treatment, reduces cardiovascular and renal
morbidity and mortality (ALTITUDE).
2009 - 2010 Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: Alexandra Health (Small Innovative Grant)
Amount: $48,700.00
Functional genetic and pharmaco-genetic of adiponectin gene in human
visceral pre-adipocytes
2009 - 2010 Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Source: Alexandra Health (Small Innovative Grant)
Amount: $ 100,000
Site specific adipocytes adiponectin gene expression (a substudy
among diabetic individuals) (SIG/09068)
2010-2012 Role: Principle-Investigator
Funding Source: National Kidney Foundation
Amount: $20,000
Urinary proteomics of progressive diabetic nephropathy using bio-
banked samples – a substudy of Molecular Epidemiology of
Nephropathy secondary to Type 2 diabetes (NKFRC/2010/01/01).
2010-2012 Role: Supervisor (supervisee & grant PI: Dr Marilyn Lee)
Funding Source: Endocrine & Metabolic Society Singapore
Amount: $10,200
Comparison between 250mcg vs 1mcg short Synacthen test in
evaluation of adrenal insufficiency in radiotherapy treated
nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
2010-2012 Role: Supervisor (supervisees/grant PI: Dr Sueziani & Dr Ester Yeoh)
Funding Source: Endocrine & Metabolic Society Singapore
Amount: $9,950
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Determinants of changes in body composition and metabolic profile
associated with fasting during the month of Ramadan in diabetes
patients.
2010-2012 Role: Supervisor (supervisee & grant PI: Dr Foo Joo Pin)
Funding Source: Endocrine & Metabolic Society Singapore
Amount: $7,970
Permanent Neonatal Diabetes and De Novo KCNJ11 Gene Mutation
2011-2014 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: Alexandra Health Endowment Fund-KTPH,
Small Innovative Grant II
Amount: $299,700.00
Genetic association of neutral endopeptidase (NEP) for adrenomedullin
and diabetic nephropathy seondary to type 2 diabetes (substudy of
DSRB C/00541). (SIGII/11001)
2011-2013 Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Source: Alexandra Health Endowment Fund-KTPH,
Small Innovative Grant I
Amount: $92,000
Genetic association of natriuretic peptide precursor A (NPPA) and its
receptor system with diabetic nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes
(Substudy of DSRB-C/00/541). (SIG/11029)
2011-2013 Role: Principal Investigator (among 3 PIs)
Funding Source: National Medical Research Council, Program Project
Grant (PPG)
Amount: $1,998,774.00
Novel genetic and non-genetic risk factors for endothelial dysfunction
and diabetic micro-angiopathies. (NMRC/PPG/AH(KTPH)/2011)
2011-2013 Role: Collaborator (PI A/Prof Chen Peng from NTU)
Funding source: NMRC
Amount: $180,000
Angiotensin II receptors on adipocytes: study of the physiological
functions and therapeutic potentials for metabolic diseases
2012-2014 Role: Principal investigator
Funding source: AHPL SIG/12024
Amount: $94,000
Genome-wide association study using ethnic-specific exome-centric
nonsynonymous rare-variant microarray for diabetic nephropathy
secondary to type 2 diabetes (substudy of DSRB C/00/541).
2012-2015 Role: Collaborator
Funding source: NMRC $1,499,225.00
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Insulin Resistance and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in Older
Adults with Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes: Cognitive Effects of Lifestyle
Intervention and Metformin Treatment in a Randomized Controlled
Trial (CIRG12may033)
2013-14 Role: Principal Investigator
Funding source: AHPL $94,800
Biomarker (C-reactive protein) and major candidate genes (GCK,
HNF1α and HNF4α) mutations screening for monogenic diabetes using
next-generation (SIG/13038)
2013-2016 Role: Co-PI
Funding Source: AHPL Endowment Fund, SIG II $550,000
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for BMI 27-32 Type 2 Diabetics vs Best
Medical Treatment - a Randomised Controlled Trial.
2013-2014 Role: Co-I
Funding source: Biomedical Science Industry Partner Office (A Joint
initiative by Biomedical Research Council & National Medical
Research Council) $520,000
Translational genetic approaches for stratifying adults with young onset
diabetes and diagnosing monogenic diabetes in Singapore
2014-2016 Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Dr Angela Moh)
Funding source: AHPL $50,000
An evaluation of the early metabolic effects of bariatric surgery on
weight-independent type 2 diabetes remission by metabolomics-based
approaches
2014-2016 Role: Principal Investigator
Funding source: AHPL $489,670 SIG II/14001
Extended gene-panel exonic mutations screening for monogenic
diabetes – a follow-up study of Biomarker (C reactive protein) and
major candidate genes (GCK, HNF1a and HNF4a) mutations screening
for monogenic diabetes using next-generation sequencing (NGS)
among Asians with young-onset diabetes (SIG/13038).
2014-2015 Role: Principal Investigator
Funding source: AHPL $100,000 SIG I/14033
Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from
subjects with a novel mutation in HNF1A gene for in vitro disease
modelling of maturity onset diabetes of the young 3 (MODY3).
2014-2015 Role: Principal Investigator
Funding source: Biomedical Sciences Industry Partner Office,
$520,000
Stratified Medicine For Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study to Identify
Novel Metabolomic Biomarkers For Risk Stratification Of Vascular
Complications In Multi-Ethnic Singaporeans.
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2014-2016 Role: Principal Investigator
Funding source: National Medical Research Council, CS-IRG
Amount: $ 1,499,980
Novel genetic and non-genetic risk factors for endothelial dysfunction
and diabetic micro-angiopathies – a follow-up prospective study.
CIRG13nov045
2015-2017 Role: Principal Investigator
Funding source: AHPL $436,000 SIG II/15205
Genome-wide association study to identify renal function quantitative
trait loci (QTL) in a large cohort of Singapore Chinese with type 2
diabetes (substudy of DSRB C/00/541).
2015-2017 Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding source: AHPL $300,135 SIG II/15203
An evaluation of the early metabolic effects of bariatric surgery on
weight-independent type 2 diabetes remission by metabolomics-based
approaches.
2015-2018 Role: Co- Principal Investigator
Funding source: NKFRC/2015/01/11 $79,540
Role of zinc α2 glycoprotein in the development and progression of
albuminuria in type 2 diabetes patients with renal insufficiency
2015-2018 Role: Co-PI
Funding source: KTPH/SIGII/15203 $300,135
Identification of candidate protective genes for type 2 diabetes in
metabolically healthy obese individuals by whole exome sequencing
2016-2018 Role: PI
Funding source: KTPH/STARI $99,975
Screening in drug targetable obesity-related pathways for functional
genetic variations that may be linked to resistance to bariatric surgery-
induced weight
2016-2018 Role: Co-I
Funding source: KTPH/STARI $100,000
Pilot Study of Genes and Environment in Familial Clustering of Type 2
Diabetes-related complication in overweight T2DM patients.
2016-2018 Role: Co-I
Funding source: KTPH/STARI $97,825
A pilot prospective study on the pharmacogenetics of metformin
gastro-intestinal intolerance among Asian with type 2 diabetes to
facilitate personalised medicine.
2017-2019 Role: Principal Investigator
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Funding source: NMRC CSA-INV: Clinician Scientist Award (CSA)
Investigator (INV) Category ($ 155,5670.00 FOR 3 YEARS)
Metabolomics of progressive diabetic kidney disease in young-onset
type 2 diabetes – a prospective study.
2017-2022 NMRC $25M OPEN FUND LARGE COLLABORATIVE GRANT
(OF-LCG): DYNAMO: Diabetes studY on Nephropathy And other
Microvascular cOmplications. Lead-PI Thomas Coffman (Duke-NUS);
Theme 2: Tai E Shyong (YLLSOM, NUS); Theme 3: Wong Tien Yin
(SNEC); Theme 4: Lim Su Chi (KTPH)
Grant applied (pending results)
Venerable Yen Pei-NKF Research Fund $178,500. A pilot study to understanding the
relationship between obesity-related influences and ethnic disparity in susceptibility to
diabetic kidney disease in Singapore.
Research without Funding Information:
2014 Diabetes complications in Asians
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Principal Clinical and Hospital Service Responsibilities:
1994- Registrar, Singapore General Hospital
1994- Quality Assurance Committee, Singapore General Hospital
1996- Junior Doctors Welfare Committee, Singapore General Hospital
1997- Senior Registrar, Singapore General Hospital
1998- Committee member, Evidenced Based Medicine, Singapore General Hospital
1999- Chief coordinator, MMed(Int Med)/MRCP examination, Singapore General
Hospital
1999- Chairman, Organizing Committee. Endocrine Update 1999. Singapore General
Hospital.
1999- Chairman, Evidence Based Medicine Committee, Medical Division, Singapore
General Hospital
Self Report of Teaching:
Singapore General Hospital
1994- Endocrinology, Lecturer to Interns and Residents (35 MD)
10 hours/year
1994- Internal Medicine, 2 Residents
52 hours/year
1996- Clinical Endocrinology, tutor;
1 postgraduate student in clinical pharmacology
100 hours/year
National University of Singapore
1994- Endocrinology, 60 medical students
9 hours/year
1994- Applied physiology, 20 medical students
4 hours/year
1994- Internal Medicine, 20 medical students
9 hours/year
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Research Student
Undergraduate & pre-medical school.
1. Ms Lai Yirong (3rd
year medical student), Advanced Medical Study, Melbourne
University, Australia. July 2003 – May 2004
Thesis: Association between Common Polymorphisms of Endothelial Nitric Oxide
Synthase Gene and Overt Diabetic Nephropathy in Chinese with Type 2 Diabetes
2. Ms Tee Wan Wen (2nd
year science student), Vacation Internship, National University of
Singapore. Apr 04 – July 04
3. Mr Ng Zhi Xian (3rd
year Life Science Student), Industrial attachment, Singapore
Polytechnic Feb – Apr 08
4. Daniel Ying, Raffles Institute
5. Amos Lee, National Junior College
6. Gwyneth Lim, Hua Chong Institute
7. Sean Lau, Singapore American School
8. Carrisa Ng, National University of Singapore
9. Yuen Hoi Yee, National University of Singapore
10. Fung Wai Kit, National Junior College
11. Kylie Leong, Raffles Institute
12. Joel Chiew, 4th
year medical student, Queen’s University Belfast.
Postgraduate
Supervisor
2002-04
Ms Amy Vong
MSc (Dietetic) faculty of the University of Ulster & University of Hong Kong:
Thesis: The Effects of a Low Glycaemic Index Cum High Fibre Diet on the Metabolic
Control of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
2011-2 Dr Lee Eng Seng (Clinician Leadership in Research), NHG
2011-2 Dr Darren Seah (Clinician Leadership in Research), NHG
2011-2 Dr Benjamin Lam (Master in Family Medicine). KTPH
2015- Dr Melvin Leow Khee Shing NHG-NTU Clinician-scientist PhD program
Thesis: The Role of Infrared Thermography (IRT) and Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI) in Brown Fat Evaluation and their Application to Study the
Effect of Thyroid Status on Brown Fat Activity and White Fat Partitioning
2012 Dr LIU Jian Jun, MBBS, PhD (post-doc), Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
2013 Dr Angela Moh, PhD (CRU)
2013 Dr ANG Su Fen, PhD (CRU)
2014 Dr Serna Low, MBBS, MPH
2015 Dr Zhang Xiao, PhD (CRU)
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2015 Dr Resham, PhD (CRU)
2016 Ms Clara Tan, MSc (Genomic Medicine) conferred by University College
London.
2017 Dr Alvin Tan, Consultant Endocrinologist, TTSH (nominee for NMRC
Research Training fellowship)
External examiner
1. 2002 MSc (NUS) thesis: Pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction in diabetes syndrome –
effects of high glucose on signal transduction during nitric oxide production
2. 2003 MSc (NUS) thesis: Antibodies to GAD and IA-2 in Singaporean Diabetics: A tow-
part study
3. 2004 PhD (NUS) thesis: Chronic Exposure to High Glucose and Fatty Acids Impairs
Bradykinin-Stimulated Nitric Oxide Production by Interfering with Phospholipase C-
implicated Signaling Pathway in Endothelial Cells: Evidence for the Involvement of Protein
Kinase C
4. 2009 Sabanayagam Charumathi PhD (NUS) thesis: Chronic kidney disease in Asians:
Prevalence, racial differences and relationship to traditional and novel risk factors.
5. 2012 Ooi Shu Qin PhD (NUHS) thesis. Expression and the secretion of human visfatin,
and its correlation with metabolic parameters in children.
6. 2017 Khoo Chin Meng MBBS PhD Candidate thesis examiner. PATHWAY TO INSULIN
RESISTANCE IN HUMANS: DISSECTING THE ROLE OF ETHNICITY, FAT DEPOTS
AND INTERMEDIARY METABOLITES
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Original Reports:
1. Lim SC, Fok ACK, Ong YY. Patients outcome and intensive care resource allocation
using APACHE II. Singapore Med J. 1996; 37:488-491.
2. Koh LKH, Eng PHK, Lim SC, Tan CE, Khoo DHC, Fok ACK. Abnormal thyroid
function and adrenocortical function test results in intensive care patients. Ann Acad Med
Singapore 1996; 25:808-815.
3. Lim SC, Pillay P, Khoo D, Tan CE, Eng P, Ho SC. A case of pleuri-potent pituitary
macroadenoma. The Endocrinologist 1997; 7:189-191.
4 Khoo DHC, Fok ACK, Tan CE, Koh LKH, Lim SC, Eng PHK, Ho SC. TSH receptor
antibody levels in Singapore patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Ann Acad Med
Sing 1997; 26:435-8.
5 Eng PH, Tan KE, Khoo DH, Tan CE, Lim HS, Lim SC, Koh LK, Ho SC, Tai ES, Fok
AC.Aldosterone to renin ratios in the evaluation of primary aldosteronism. Ann Acad
Med Singapore 1997 Nov;26(6):762-6
6 Lim SC, Lim HS, Tan CE, Wong ZW, Fong CM. A case report of a patient with bronchial
carcinoid tumor and late presentation of Cushing’s syndrome. Ann Acad Med Sing. 1998
27:272-6.
7 Lim SC, Fok ACK, Lim HS. In search of hyperglycemia - tracing the path that leads to the
new diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus. Singapore Medical Journal 1999; 40(8):542-
545.
8. Lim SC, Tan CE, Aw TC, Khoo D, Eng P, Ho SC, Tai ES, Fok ACK. A man with
osteoblastic metastasis and hypocalcemia. Singapore Medical Journal 2000;41(2):74-76.
9. DHC Khoo, PHK Eng, SC Ho, CE Tan, HS Lim, LKH Koh, SC Lim, ES Tai, ACK Fok
Agoitrous thyrotropin-binding inhibitory immunoglobulin (TBII) positive hypothyroidism
- clinical and biochemical differences compared to other forms of autoimmune thyroiditis.
J. Endocrinol. Invest.21 ( Suppl. to no. 4) pg. 68
10. PHK Eng, KEK Tan, DHC Khoo, EC Tan, HS Lim, SC Lim, LKH Koh, SC Ho, ES Tai,
ACK Fok. Aldosterone to renin ratios in the evaluation of primary aldosteronism Ann
Acad Med Singapore 1997 Nov;26(6):762-6
11. DHC Khoo, ACK Fok, CE Tan, LKH Koh, SC Lim, PHK Eng, SC Ho. Thyroid
Stimulating Hormone Receptor Antibody Levels in Singapore Patients with Autoimmune
Thyroid Disease. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore. 1997 Vol.26 No.4 pp. 435-
438.
12. A Enrique Caballero, Rola Saouaf, Subodh Arora, Su C Lim, Frank W. LoGerfo, Edward
S Horton, Aristidis Veves. Reactivity of the micro- and macro-circulation is impaired in
those at risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 48:1856–1862, 1999.
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13. Lim SC, Caballero AE, Smakowski P, LoGerfo FW, Horton ES and Veves A. Impariment
in vascular reactivity and elevation of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)
and vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) precede the development of
microalbuminuria and elevation of von Willebrand factor (vWF) in individuals with type
2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 1999;Vol 22:1865-1870
14. SC Lim, AE Caballero, S Arora, P Smakowski, EC Bashoff, FM Brown, FW LoGerfo, ES
Horton, A Veves. The effect of Gender and hormonal replacement therapy on the vascular
reactivity of healthy individuals and individuals with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism 1999; Vol. 84:4159-4164.
15. SC Lim, ES Tai, BY Tan SK Chew, CE Tan. Cardiovascular risk profile in individuals
with borderline glycemia: the impact of 1997 ADA diagnosis criteria and 1998 WHO
provisional report. Diabetes Care 2000;23:278-282.
16. Tai ES, Lim SC, Chew SK, Tan BY, Tan CE. Homeostasis model assessment in a
population with mixed ethnicity: the 1992 Singapore National Health Survey. Diabetes
Res Clin Pract 2000 Aug;49(2-3):159-68
17. Tan CE, Chew LS, Chio LF, Tai ES, Lim HS, Lim SC, Jayakumar L, Eng HK, Packard
CJ. Cardiovascular risk factors and LDL subfraction profile in Type 2 diabetes mellitus
subjects with good glycaemic control. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2001 Feb;51(2):107-14
18. ES Tai, SC Lim, BY Tan, SK Chew, D Heng, CE Tan. Screening for diabetes mellitus - a
two-step approach in individuals with imparied fasting glucose porvoes detection of those
at risk of complications. Diabetic Medicine 2000;17:1-5.
19. HH Tan, CC Ong, SC Lim. Endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. SGH Proceedings
(In press)
20. H H Tan, HS Lim, S C Lim. Severe Diabetes in Remission: A Singapore's Perspective.
Asians. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2001:30:615-9
21. HH Tan, SC Lim latent onset diabetes in adults (LADA): a case series. Singapore Med J
2001 Vol 42(11) : 513-516
22. HH Tan, HK Tan, H S Lim, ASA Tan, SC Lim gestation al Diabetes
Mellitus: A call for systemic tracing . Ann Acad Med Singapore 2002;31:281-4
.
23. Su-Chi Lim, Bee-Yian Tan, Suok-Kai Chew, Chee-Eng Tan The relationship between
insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight/obese non-diabetic
individuals: the 1992 Singapore National Health Survey. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord.
2002;26:1511-6
24. Caballero AE, Saouaf R, Lim SC, Hamdy O, Abou-Elenin K, O'Connor K, LoGerfo FW,
Horton ES, Veves A. The effects of troglitazone, an insulin sensitizing agent, on the
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endothelial function in early and late type 2 diabetes. A placebo-controlled, randomized,
clinical trial. Metabolism 2003;52:173-80
25. Tan HH, Angela Koh FY, Lim SC. Recent advances in the pharmacological therapy of
Type 2 Diabetes Medical Progress 2003;30:41-48
26. Yey HL, SC Lim, AM Snodgrass. Refeeding oedema in anorexia nervosa. Singapore Med
J 2005;46(6): 308-310
27. S Tavintharan, SC Lim, CF Sum. Patient with low levels of high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol: to treat or not to treat. Singapore Med J 2005;46:519-528
28 Su Chi Lim, Trisse Goh, YiRong Lai, WanWen Tee, Angela Koh, XiaoHong Xu, Yew
Seng Wu, Eric Yap, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum. Relationship between
common functional polymorphisms of the p22phox gene (-930A>G & +242 C>T) and
nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes among Chinese. Diabetic Medicine 2006 23:1037-
1041
29 REACH Registry investigators. International prevalence, recognition, and treatment of
cardiovascular risk factors in outpatients with atherothrombosis. JAMA 2006;295:180-
189.
30. Kah-Guan Au Eong, Srinivasan Sanjay, Su-Chi Lim Treatment of age related Macular
degeneration. The Lancet 2006. 368:1235.
31 Su Chi Lim, Hwee Huan Tan, Siew Kheng Goh, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang
Sum, It Koon Tan, Bee Lan Lee, Choon Nam Ong. Oxidative Burden in Pre-diabetic and
Diabetic Individuals: Evidence from Plasma Coenzyme Q10. Diabetic Med 2006 23:
1344-1349
32. Su Chi Lim, Angela Koh, Trisse Goh, Chin Lian Chua, Boon Ling Heng, Tavintharan
Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum. Angiotensin Receptor Antagonist Versus Angiotensin
Converting Enzyme Inhibitor In Asian Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes And Albuminuria –
A Randomized Cross Over Study. Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism 2007 9:477-482
33. Tavintharan S, Lim SC, Sum CF. Apoliporotein E Genotype affects the response to Lipid-
Lowering Therapy in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Obes
Metab. 2007;9(1):81-6.
34. Lim, Su-Chi; Morgenthaler, Nils; Subramaniam, Tavintharan; Wu, Yew-Seng; Goh,
Siew-Kheng; Sum, Chee-Fang. The relationship between adrenomedullin, metabolic
factors and vascular function in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care
2007;30:1513-1519
34. Vivien CC LIM, SC LIM, LY YEOH, YM LEE, Pearl LEE, Jaclyn Ong, BH TEY, T
SUBRAMANIAM, Edwin SY CHAN, SUM Chee Fang. Lactate Levels in Asian Patients
with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Metformin and Its Association with Dose of Metformin
and Renal Function. Int J Clin Pract. 2007;61:1829-33
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35. Tavintharan S, Ong CN. Jeyaseelan K. Sivakumar M, Lim SC, Sum CF Reduced
mitochondrial coenzyme Q10 levels in HepG2 cells treated with high-dose simvastatin: a
possible role in statin-induced hepatotoxicity? Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
2007;223(2):173-9
36. Ling Choo Lim, Su Chi LIM, Kian Peng GOH, Vivien CC LIM, Rajmohan
LEKSHMINARAYANAN, Tavintharan SUBRAMANIAM, Chee Fang SUM Is
Universal Screening for detection of thyroid dysfunction in Early Pregnancy justified ?
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2007. 92:203-207.
37 Su Chi Lim, Choon Nam Ong, Rajmohan Lekshminarayanan, Siew Kheng Goh, Yuen
Yeng Ong, Bee Lan Lee, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum The Effect of
Coenzyme Q10 on Microcirculatory Endothelial Function of subjects with Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus. Atherosclerosis 2008;196:966–969
38 Anoop Shankar, Chenlei Leng, Kee Seng Chia, David Koh, E. Shyong Tai, Seang Mei
Saw, Su Chi Lim and Tien Yin Wong. Association between body mass index and chronic
kidney disease in men and women: population-based study of Malay adults in Singapore
Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 23:1910-8. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfm878
39 Yeo Tiong Cheng, Chan Yiong Huak, Low Lip Ping, N. Venketasubramanian, Lim Su
Chi, Tay Jam Chin, Tan Ru San, Peter Eng, Jayaram Lingamanaicker. Risk Factor Profile
and Treatment Patterns of Patients with Atherothrombosis in Singapore : Insight from the
REACH Registry. Ann Acad Med Sing 2008; 37:367-71
40. Pan CY, Ho LT, Soegondo S, Prodjosudjadi W, Suwanwalaikorn S, Lim SC, Chan TM,6
Weng SCK, Thoenes M, Choi DS on behalf of DEMAND Study Investigators Prevalence
of albuminuria and cardiovascular risk profile in a referred cohort of type 2 diabetic
patients: An Asian perspective. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics 2008; 10(5): 397-
403
41. Tien Y Wong, Ning Cheung, Wan Ting Tay, Jie Jin Wang, Tin Aung, Seang Mei Saw,Su
Chi Lim, E Shyong Tai, Paul Mitchell Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic
Retinopathy: The Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2008;115:1869-75
42 Subramaniam Tavintharan, Lim Su Chi, Sum Chee Fang, Armugam Arunmozhiarasi,
Kandiah Jeyaseelan. Riboregulators and metabolic disorders: getting closer towards
understanding the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus? Current Molecular Medicine
2009;9:281-6
43 F M Amirul Islam, Thanh Nguyen, Jie Jin Wang E Shyong Tai, Anoop Shankar, Seang
Mei Saw, Tin Aung, Su Chi Lim, Paul Mitchell and Tien Y Wong. Quantitative Retinal
Vascular Calibre Changes in Diabetes and Retinopathy: The Singapore Malay Eye Study.
Eye (Lond). 2009;23:1719-24
44. Raj Mohan Lekshmi Narayanan, Lim Su Chi, , Lim Ling Choo, Yeoh Lee Ying and Sum
Chee Fang Renal outcomes in the ONTARGET study. The Lancet 2008. 372:2020
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45.. Charumathi Sabanayagam, Anoop Shankar, Seang Mei Saw, Su Chi Lim E Shyong Tai,
Tien Yin Wong. Socioeconomic Status and Microalbuminuria in An Asian Population
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 24:123-129
46. Charumathi Sabanayagam, Anoop Shankar, David Koh, Kee Seng Chia, Seang Mei Saw,,
Su Chi Lim, E Shyong Tai, Tien Yin Wong. Retinal Microvascular Caliber and Chronic
Kidney Disease in an Asian Population. Am J Epidemiol 2009;169:625–632.
47. Charumathi Sabanayagam, Anoop Shankar, Su Chi Lim, E Shyong Tai, Tien Yin Wong
Hypertension and Hypertension Control and Chronic Kidney Disease in an Asian
Population. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2011;23:936-45.
48. S.C. Lim, J. J. Liu, H. Q. Low, N. G. Morgenthaler, Y. Li, L. Y. Yeoh, Y. S. Wu, S.K.
Goh, C. Y. Chionh, S. H. Tan, Y. C. Kon, P. C. Soon, Y. M. Bee, T. Subramaniam, C. F.
Sum, K. S. Chia. Microarray analysis of multiple candidate genes and associated plasma
proteins for nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes among Chinese. Diabetologia 2009
52:1343-51 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-009-1368-x)
49. Ei Ei Khaing Nang; Chin Meng Khoo; E. Shyong Tai; Su Chi Lim; Subramaniam
Tavintharan; Tien Yin Wong; Derrick Heng; Jeannette Lee Is There a Clear Threshold for
Fasting Plasma Glucose That Differentiates Between Those With and Without
Neuropathy and Chronic Kidney Disease?: The Singapore Prospective Study Program
American Journal of Epidemiology 2009 169:1454-1462; doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp076
50. Sabanayagam C, Liew G, Tai ES, Shankar A, Lim SC, Subramaniam T, Wong TY.
Relationship between glycated haemoglobin and microvascular complications: is there a
natural cut-off point for the diagnosis of diabetes? Diabetologia. 2009 52:1279-89
51. V Swetha E. Jeganathan; Tien Yin Wong; Paul J Foster; Jonathan Crowston1; Wan Ting
Tay; Su Chi Lim; Seang-Mei Saw; E Shyong Tai; Tin Aung Peripheral Artery Disease
and Glaucoma: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127:888-93
52. Sabanayagam C, Shankar A, Saw SM, Tai S, Lim SC, Lee JJ, Wong TY. Prevalence of
Diabetes Mellitus, Glycemic Control, and Associated Factors in a Malay Population in
Singapore. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2009;21:385-98
53. Tavintharan S, Ning Cheung, Su Chi Lim, Wanting Tay, Anoop Shankar, E Shyong Tai,
Tien Y Wong. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease in an Asian
Population with Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, 2009; 6: 80-
86.
54. Charumathi Sabanayagam, Jeannette Lee, Anoop Shankar, Su Chi Lim, Tien Y. Wong
and E. Shyong Tai C-reactive protein and microalbuminuria in a multi-ethnic Asian
population. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010 Apr;25(4):1167-72
55. Sng CC, Sabanayagam C, Lamoureux EL, Liu E, Lim SC, Hamzah H, Lee J, Tai ES,
Wong TY. Fractal analysis of the retinal vasculature and chronic kidney disease. Nephrol
Dial Transplant. 2010;25:2252-8.
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56. Tai ES, Tan ML, Stevens RD, Low YL, Muehlbauer MJ, Goh DL, Ilkayeva OR, Wenner
BR, Bain JR, Lee JJ, Lim SC, Khoo CM, Shah SH, Newgard CB. Insulin resistance is
associated with a metabolic profile of altered protein metabolism in Chinese and Asian-
Indian men. Diabetologia. 2010 53:757-67.
57. Sabanayagam C, Lim SC, Wong TY, Lee J, Shankar A, Tai ES. Ethnic disparities in
prevalence and impact of risk factors of chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant.
2010;25:2564-70.
58. Nongpiur ME, Wong TY, Sabanayagam C, Lim SC, Tai ES, Aung T. Chronic kidney
disease and intraocular pressure: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2010
Mar;117(3):477-83.
59. Tavintharan S, K Woon, LT Pek, X Dong, N Jauhar, SC Lim, CF Sum. Niacin results in
reduced monocyte adhesion in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Atherosclerosis
2011;215:176-9.
60 Kiong K L, Ganesh R, Cheng A K S, Lekshiminarayanan R, Lim S C Early improvement
in type 2 diabetes mellitus post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in Asian patients. Singapore
Med J 2010; 51:937
61. Tavintharan S, Ei Ei Khaing Nang, Su Chi Lim, Yi Wu, Chin Meng Khoo, Jeannette Lee,
Derrick Heng, Suok Kai Chew, Tien Y Wong, E Shyong Tai. Distribution of ankle
brachial index and the risk factors of peripheral artery disease in a multi-ethnic Asian
population. Vasc Med 2011 16: 87
62. Sabanayagam C, Shankar A, Lim SC, Lee J, Tai ES, Wong TY. Serum C-reactive protein
level and prediabetes in two Asian populations. Diabetologia (2011) 54:767–775
63. Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Michael T. K. Wong, Su Chi Lim,
Chee Fang Sum, Kandiah Jeyaseelan. MicroRNA 144 Impairs Insulin Signaling by
Inhibiting the Expression of Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Dwi Setyowati Karolina1, PLoS ONE 6(8): e22839. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022839
64. Lim Su-Chi, Clara Tan. Comment on: Evolution of Renal Hyperfiltration and Arterial
Stiffness From Adolescence Into Early Adulthood in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care
2011; 34: e182 (DC111528).
65. Su Chi Lim, Dollyn Quek Liying, Wan Ching Toy, Melvin Wong DS, Lee Ying Yeoh,
Cherine Tan MF, Dawn Lau, Clara Tan, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum.
Adipocytokine zinc alpha-2 glycoprotein (ZAG) as novel urinary biomarker for normo-
albuminuric diabetic nephropathy. Diabetic Medicine 2012;29:1-5
66. Toy Wan Ching, Liu Jian-Jun, Anton Cheng Kui Sing, Clara Tan, Dawn Lau, Melvin
Wong, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Sum Chee Fang, Lim Su Chi. Adiponectin Gene
Polymorphisms and Type 2 Diabetes among Singaporean Chinese Adults. J Diabetes
Metab 2011, 2:8
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67. Foo Joo Pin, Richard Chen, Lim Su Chi, Goh Su Yuen on behalf of the Singapore
Clinical Practice Guidelines Writing Group. The Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice
Guidelines of Singapore – Looking Back and Ahead. Journal of ASEAN Federal
Endocrine Societies (JAFES) 2011;:31-34
68. Lim S Chi, Phua E Joo, Sharon F Nne, Amizah B Asrap, Wong DS Melvin, Tan SH
Clara, Liu J Jun, Toy W Ching, Ng X Wei, Lau PX Dawn, Pek LT Sharon, Woon Kaing,
Lin LF Bernice, S Tavintharan, Sum C Fang. Modifiable risk factors associated with
arterial stiffness in diabetic nephropathy in an Asian Population Cohort. Journal of
ASEAN Federal Endocrine Societies (JAFES) 2011; 26:163-167
69. Hoe J, Koh WP, Jin A, Sum CF, Lim SC, Tavintharan S. Predictors of decrease in ankle-
brachial index among patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Med 2012;29:e304-7
70. Asia Genetic (AGEN) investigators: Yukinori Okada, Xueling Sim, Min Jin Go, Jer-
Yuarn Wu, Dongfeng Gu, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Atsushi Takahashi, Shiro Maeda,
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda, Peng Chen, Su-Chi Lim, Tien-Yin Wong, Jianjun Liu, Terri L
Young, Tin Aung, Mark Seielstad, Yik-Ying Teo, Young Jin Kim, Jong-Young Lee, Bok-
Ghee Han, Daehee Kang, Chien-Hsiun Chen, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Li-Ching Chang, S-J Cathy
Fann, Hao Mei, Dabeeru C Rao, James E Hixson, Shufeng Chen, Tomohiro Katsuya,
Masato Isono, Toshio Ogihara, John C Chambers, Weihua Zhang, Jaspal S Kooner, The
KidneyGen Consortium, The CKDGen Consortium, Eva Albrecht, The GUGC
consortium, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Michiaki Kubo, Yusuke Nakamura, Naoyuki
Kamatani, Norihiro Kato, Jiang He, Yuan-Tsong Chen, Yoon Shin Cho, E-Shyong Tai &
Toshihiro Tanaka. Genome-wide meta-analysis identified multiple loci associated with
kidney function measures in East Asian populations. Nature Genetics 2012; 44:904-909
71. Venkataraman K, Wee HL, Leow MK, Tai ES, Lee J, Lim SC, Tavintharan S, Wong TY,
Ma S, Heng D, Thumboo J. Associations between complications and health-related
quality of life in individuals with diabetes. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2013;78:865-73
72. Liu JJ, Tavintharan S, Sum CF, Lim SC. Comment on: Singer et al. Adiponectin and all-
cause mortality in elderly people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2012;35:1858-1863.
Diabetes Care. 2013 Jun;36(6):e78.
73. Su Chi Lim, Jian-Jun Liu, Tavintharan Subramaniam and Chee Fang Sum. Elevated
circulating alpha-klotho by angiotensin II receptor blocker losartan is associated with
reduction of albuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone
Syst. 2014 Dec;15(4):487-90.
74. Dwi Setyowati Karolina, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam,
Sugunavathi Sepramaniam, Sharon Li Ting Pek, Michael T. K. Wong, Su Chi Lim, Chee
Fang Sum, and Kandiah Jeyaseelan Circulating miRNA Profiles in Patients with
Metabolic Syndrome J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 97: E2271-E2276;
75. Jian-Jun Liu, Wan C Toy; Sylvia Liu; Anton Cheng; Boon Khim Lim; Tavin
Subramaniam; Chee Fang Sum; Su Chi Lim. Acetyl-keto-β-boswellic acid induces
lipolysis in mature adipocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
431 (2013) 192–196
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76. Jian-Jun Liu, Wan Ching Toy, Melvin Ding Sheng Wong, Clara Si Hua Tan,
Subramaniam Tavintharan; Moh Sim Wong, Chee Fang Sum and Su Chi Lim. Elevated
undercarboxylated and reduced carboxylated osteocalcin are associated with metabolic
syndrome in middle age Asian females. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2013;121:329-33.
doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1334883.
77. Sharon Pek Li Ting; Woon Kaing; Niyati Jauhar; Lim Su Chi; Sum Chee Fang,
Tavintharan Subramaniam. The associations between Pigment Epithelium-Derived
Factor, insulin resistance and High Density lipoprotein. Diabetic Medicine 2013 30:1067-
74. doi: 10.1111/dme.12198
78. Jian-Jun Liu, Melvin DS Wong, Wan Ching Toy, Clara SH Tan, Sylvia Liu, Xiao Wei
Ng, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Chee Fang Sum and Su Chi Lim. Lower circulating irisin
is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Complications. 2013;27:365-9.
79. Xu F#, Tavintharan S#, Sum CF, Woon K, Lim SC, Ong CN. Metabolic Signature Shift
in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Revealed by Mass Spectrometry-based Metabolomics. J Clin
Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Jun;98:E1060-5. # equal contributions
80. Laurence Shen Lim, Carol Yim-lui Cheung, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Su Chi Lim, E
Shyong Tai, Huang Lei, Tien Yin Wong. Structural Changes in the Retinal
Microvasculature and Renal Function. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013;54:2970-6
81. Lam Chih Chiang, Benjamin, Michael Wong, Lim Su Chi, Eugene Shum, Gerald C H
Koh. A Method-Comparison Study to Validate a Novel Parameter of Obesity, the Body
Adiposity Index (BAI), in Chinese Subjects. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013;21:E634-9
82. Jian-Jun Liu, Sylvia Liu, Melvin DS Wong, Clara SH Tan, Subramaniam Tavintharan,
Chee Fang Sum and Su Chi Lim. Relationship between circulating irisin, renal function
and body composition in type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2014;28:208-13
83. Jian-Jun Liu, Sylvia Liu, Nils G Morgenthaler, Melvin DS Wong, Subramaniam
Tavintharan, Chee Fang Sum, Su Chi Lim. Association of plasma soluble alpha-klotho
with pro-endothelin-1 in patients with type 2 diabetes. Atherosclerosis 2014
2014;233:415-418.
84. Jian-Jun Liu, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Lee Ying Yeoh, Chee Fang Sum, Xiao Wei Ng,
Sharon LT Pek , Simon BM Lee, Wern Ee Tang and Su Chi Lim for SMART2D study.
High normal albuminuria is independently associated with aortic stiffness in patients with
type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2014; (10):1199-1204
85. Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Foo, Valencia; Ikram, Kamran; Huang, Huiqi; Singapore Eye
Research Institute (SERI), Lim, Su Chi; Lamoureux, Ecosse; Tai, E Shyong; Wong, Tien
Yin; Is Chronic Kidney Disease associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in the Absence of
Albuminuria? J Diabetes. 2014;6:556-63
86. Cynthia C Lim, Boon Wee Teo, Peng Guan Ong, Carol Y Cheung, Su Chi Lim, Khuan
Yew Chow, Chan Choon Meng, Jeannette Lee, E Shyong Tai, Tien Y Wong, Charumathi
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Sabanayagam. Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: A
Prospective Cohort study in a Multi-ethnic Asian population. Eur J Prev Cardiol.
2015;22:1018-26
87. S Tavintharan, Li Ting Sharon Pek, Jian Jun Liu, Xiao Wei Ng, Lee Ying Yeoh, Su Chi
Lim and Chee Fang Sum. Osteoprotegerin is independently associated with Metabolic
Syndrome and microvascular complications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes &
Vascular Disease Research 2014;11:359-362
88. Liu Jianjun; Sum Chee Fang; Subramaniam Tavintharan; Yeoh Lee Ying; Ng Xiao Wei;
Angela Moh Mei Chung; Simon Lee Biing Ming; Tang Wern Ee; Lim Su Chi. Obesity is
a determinant of arterial stiffness independent of traditional risk factors in Asians with
young- onset type 2 diabetes. Atherosclerosis 2014;236:286-291
89. Dwi Setyowati Karolina, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Sugunavathi Sepramaniam, Sharon
Li Ting Pek, Michael TK Wong, Su Chi Lim, Chee Fung Sum, Subramaniam
Tavintharan, and Kandiah Jeyaseelan. miR-22 and miR-23a Control Glycerol-Dependent
Gluconeogenesis by Regulating Aquaporin 9 Expression. Metabolomics 2014, S:2
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2153-0769.S2-002
90. Mei Chung Moh, Chee Fang Sum, Benjamin Chih Chiang Lam, Xiao Wei Ng, Chang Su,
Subramaniam Tavintharan, Lee Ying Yeoh, Melvin Ding Sheng Wong, Simon Biing
Ming Lee, Wern Ee Tang, Su Chi Lim. Evaluation of body adiposity index (BAI) as a
predictor of arterial stiffness in multi-ethnic Asian population with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research 2015;12:111-118
91. Sabanayagam C, Khoo EY, Lye WK, Ikram MK, Lamoureux EL, Cheng CY, Tan ML,
Salim A, Lee J, Lim SC, Tavintharan S, Thai AC, Heng D, Ma S, Tai ES, Wong TY.
Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus using HbA1c in Asians: Relationship between HbA1c and
Retinopathy in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Population J Clin Endo & Metab 2015;100: 689 –
696
92. Sharon LT Pek, S Tavintharan, Xiaomeng Wang, Su Chi Lim, Kaing Woon, Lee Ying
Yeoh, Xiaowei Ng, Jianjun Liu, Chee Fang Sum. Elevation of a novel angiogenic factor,
Leucine-Rich-α2-Glycoprotein (LRG1), is associated with arterial stiffness, endothelial
dysfunction and Peripheral Arterial Disease in patients with Type 2 Diabetes. J Clin
Endocrinol Metab 100: 1586 –1593, 2015
93. Jian-Jun Liu, Joo Pin Foo, Sylvia Liu, Su Chi Lim. The role of fibroblast growth factor 21
in diabetes and its complications: a review from clinical perspective. Diabetes Res Clin
Pract. 2015;108:382-9
94. Jian-Jun Liu, Lee Ying Yeoh, Chee Fang Sum, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Xiao Wei Ng,
Sylvia Liu, Simon BM Lee, Wern Ee Tang and Su Chi Lim. Vascular cell adhesion
molecule-1, but not intercellular adhesion molecule-1, is associated with diabetic kidney
disease in Asians with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications 2015;
29:707–712.
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95. Xiao Zhang, Jian Jun Liu, Chee Fang Sum, Yeoh Lee Ying, Subramaniam Tavintharan,
Xiao Wei Ng, Serena Low, Simon BM Lee, Wern Ee Tang, Su Chi Lim. Ethnic disparity
in central arterial stiffness and its determinants among Asians with type 2 diabetes.
Atherosclerosis 242 (2015) 22-28
96. Varadarajan Baskar, Chee Fang Sum, Su Chi Lim. Prednisone for community-acquired
pneumonia: not yet time. The Lancet 2015;386:431
97. Low SK, Sum CF, Yeoh LY, Tavintharan S, Ng XW, Lee SB, Tang WE, Lim SC.
Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Ann
Acad Med Singapore. 2015;44:164-71.
98. Yeoh EC, Zainudin SB, Loh WN, Chua CL, Fun S, Subramaniam T, Sum CF, Lim SC.
Fasting during Ramadan and Associated Changes in Glycaemia, Caloric Intake and Body
Composition with Gender Differences in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore.
2015;44:202-6.
99. JJ Liu*, SC Lim*, LY Yeoh, C Su, BC Tai, S Low, S Fun, S Tavintharan, KS Chia, ES
Tai and CF Sum. Ethnic disparities in risk of cardiovascular disease, end stage renal
disease and all-cause mortality- a prospective study among South East Asians with type 2
diabetes. Diabet Med. 2016;33:332-9
100. Serena Low, Lim Su Chi, Lee Ying Yeoh, Jian Jun Liu, Sharon Fun, Chang Su, Xiao
Zhang, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum. Long-term diabetes outcomes in
multi-ethnic Asians living in Singapore. Diab Res Clin Pract. 2016;111:83-92
101. Huo J, Ma Y, Liu JJ, Ho YS, Liu S, Soh LY, Chen S, Xu S, Han W, Hong A, Lim SC,
Lam KP. Loss of Fas apoptosis inhibitory molecule leads to spontaneous obesity and
hepatosteatosis. Cell Death Dis. 2016 Feb 11;7:e2091
102. Mei Chung Moh, Chee Fang Sum, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Sharon Li Ting Pek, Lee
Ying Yeoh, Xiaowei Ng, Simon Biing Ming Lee, Wern Ee Tang, Su Chi Lim.
Association of the anti-angiogenic factor secreted protein and rich in cysteine (SPARC)
with vascular complications among Chinese type 2 diabetic patients in Singapore. Journal
of Diabetes and Its Complications 2016 (in press)
103. Pek SL, Sum CF, Lin MX, Cheng AK, Wong MT, Lim SC, Tavintharan S. Circulating
and visceral adipose miR-100 is down-regulated in patients with obesity and Type 2
diabetes. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2016 Mar 10. pii: S0303-7207(16)30058-2. doi:
10.1016/j.mce.2016.03.010.
104. Serena Low, E Shyong Tai, Lee Ying Yeoh, Yan Lun Liu, Jian Jun Liu, Kristin Hui Xian
Tan, Sharon Fun, Chang Su, Xiao Zhang, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum, Su
Chi Lim. Onset and Progression of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes among Multi-
ethnic Asians Population. J Diabetes Complications. 2016;30:1248-54
105. Su Chi Lim*, Rajkumar Dorajoo*, Xiao Zhang, Ling Wang, Su Fen Ang, Clara Tan,
Yeoh Lee Ying, Xiao Wei Ng, Na Li, Chang Su, Sylvia Liu, Melvin Wong, Serena Low,
Amy Ou Yao, Jeevith Babitha, Sharon Fun, Shi Yi Zhou, Simon BM Lee, Wern Ee Tang,
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Subramaniam Tavintharan, Chee Fang Sum, Jian-Jun Liu. Genetic variants in the receptor
for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) gene were associated with circulating
soluble RAGE level (sRAGE), but not with renal function among Asians with type 2
diabetes: a genome-wide association study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Jul 21. pii:
gfw263. [Epub ahead of print] *denotes equal contribution.
106. Ang Su Fen*, Lim Su Chi*, Clara Tan SH, Jessie Fong CW, Winston Kon YC, Joyce
Lian X, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Sum Chee Fang. A preliminary study to evaluate the
strategy of combining clinical criteria and next generation sequencing (NGS) for the
identification of monogenic diabetes among multi-ethnic Asians. Diab Res Clin Pract.
2016;119:13-22. * denotes equal contribution. Featured article in Sept 2016 issue of Diab
Res Clin Pract (official journal of the International Diabetes Federation).
107 Xiao Zhang, Jian Jun Liu, Chee Fang Sum, Yeoh Lee Ying, Subramaniam Tavintharan,
Xiao Wei Ng, Chang Su, Serena Low, Simon BM Lee, Wern Ee Tang, and Su Chi Lim
Central arterial stiffness is associated with systemic inflammation among Asians with
type 2 diabetes. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2016;13:303-6.
107. Xiao Zhang, Jian Jun Liu, Chee Fang Sum, Yeoh Lee Ying, Subramaniam Tavintharan,
Na Li, Chang Su, Serena Low, Simon BM Lee, Wern Ee Tang, Su Chi Lim. Ethnic
disparity in inter-arm systolic blood pressure difference among Asians with type 2
diabetes. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (JAFES) 2016;31:81-
86
109. Jian-Jun Liu*, Sylvia Liu*, Melvin DS Wong, Resham Lal Gurung and Su Chi Lim.
Urinary haptoglobin level predicts rapid renal function decline independent of
albuminuria and traditional risk factors in Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus and early
kidney disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016;101:3794-3802 *denotes equal
contribution.
110. Low SK, Khoo JK, Tavintharan S, Lim SC, Sum CF. Missed Appointments at a
Diabetes Centre: Not a Small Problem. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2016;45:1-5.
111. Serena Low SK, Su Chi LIM, Lee Ying YEOH, Allen LIU, Xiao ZHANG, Tavintharan
Subramaniam, Chee Fang SUM. Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for
Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Based on a 13-year
study in Singapore Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. Diabetes Res Clin Pract.
2016;123:49-54
112. Dennis C.C. Seow, Qi Gao, Philip Yap, Jia Min Gan, Hui Ling Chionh, Su Chi Lim, Lei
Feng, Tze Pin Ng. Profile of the Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Gene 192Q/R Polymorphism and
Clinical Associations among Older Singaporean Chinese with Alzheimer’s and Mixed
Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra. 2016;6:43-54
113. Serena Low Kiat Mun; Sum Chee Fang; Subramaniam Tavintharan; Yeoh Lee Ying;
Allen Liu Yan Lun; Zhang Xiao; Liu Jianjun; Sharon Fun. Lim Su Chi. The effect of
long-term glycemic variability on estimated glomerular filtration rate decline among
patients with diabetes mellitus – insights from the Diabetic Nephropathy Cohort in
Singapore. Journal of Diabetes (in press) doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12512
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114. Ester CK Yeoh, Sum Chee Fang; Subramaniam Tavintharan; Yeoh Lee Ying ; Sharon
Fun; Julia Tong Chek Phoon; Lim Boon Khim, Lim Su Chi. Efficacy of self-monitoring
of blood glucose versus retrospective continuous glucose monitoring in improving
glycaemic control in diabetic kidney disease patients. Nephrology 2017 (in press)
115. Jian-Jun Liu, Sujoy Ghosh, Jean-Paul Kovalik, Jianhong Ching, Hyung Won Choi,
Subramaniam Tavintharan, Choon Nam Ong, Chee Fang Sum, Scott A Summers, E
Shyong Tai and Su Chi Lim. Profiling of plasma metabolites suggests altered
mitochondrial fuel usage and remodeling of sphingolipid metabolism in individuals with
type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. Kidney Int Rep (2017) 2, 470–480
116. Mei Chung Moh, Chee Fang Sum, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Keven Ang, Simon Biing
Ming Lee, Wern Ee Tang, Su Chi Lim. Baseline predictors of aortic stiffness progression
among multi-ethnic Asians with type 2 diabetes. Atherosclerosis2017;260:102-109.
117. Xiao Zhang, Serena Low, Chee Fang Sum, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Yeoh Lee Ying,
Jianjun Liu, Na Li, Simon BM Lee, Wern Ee Tang, Su Chi Lim. Arterial stiffness is an
independent predictor for albuminuria progression among Asians with type 2 diabetes – A
prospective cohort study. J Diabetes Complications 2017 doi:
10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.02.004 (in press)
118. Serena Low SL, Su Chi LIM. Effect of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitor on
an Obese Patient with Long-Standing Type 2 Diabetes and Solitary Kidney. Diabetes
Case Reports 2017 (in press).
119. Dorajoo Sreemanee Raaj*, Ng Shi Ling Joceline*, Goh Hui Fen Jessica, Lim Su Chi,
Yap Chun Wei, Chan Alexandre, Lee Yu Chia Joyce. HbA1c variability in type 2 diabetes
is associated with the occurrence of new-onset albuminuria within three years. Diabetes
Res Clin Pract. 2017;128:32–39
120. Yoong Hun Ong, Wei Choon Alvin Koh, Mei Li Ng, Su Chi Lim and Adult-Onset
Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus Consortium (ADAMS), Bernhard Otto Boehm GAD- and
IA-2-antibody profiles in Subjects with Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus: A Transethnic
Comparison between mixed ethnic population of Singaporean and Germans. Diab Med
2017 (in press)
121. Sharon Pek, Lee Ying Yeoh, Su Chi Lim, Chee Fang Sum, S Tavintharan. Association
of Apolipoprotein-CIII (apoC-III), endothelium-dependent vasodilation and Peripheral
Neuropathy in a multi-ethnic population with Type 2 Diabetes. Metabolism 2017 (in
press)
122., Joel LIM Guanyi, Su Fen ANG, Clara Tan SH, and Jessie Fong CW, Su Chi LIM
Cessation of Multiple Daily Insulin Injections in a Person with Twenty-Nine Years of
“Type 1 Diabetes”. Diabetes Case Report . Biomedical-Sci 17-094. 31st March 2017 (in
press).
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123. Jian-Jun Liu, Sharon Li Ting Pek, Kevin Ang, Subramaniam Tavintharan and Su Chi
Lim. Plasma Leucine-rich Alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 Predicts Both Rapid eGFR Decline and
Albuminuria Progression in Type 2 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017 (in press).
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Abstracts
1. A Enrique Caballero, Rola Saouaf, Subodh Arora, Su C Lim, Frank W. LoGerfo, Edward S
Horton, Aristidis Veves. Reactivity of the micro- and macro-circulation is impaired in
those at risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 1998;47 (Suppl 1): A54
2. Lim SC, S Arora, AE Caballero, P Smakowski, ES Horton, FW LoGerfo, A Veves. The
influence of gender, menopausal status and hormonal replacement therapy on
microvascular reactivity in healthy and type 2 diabetic individuals. Diabetologia
1998;41:A55
3. Su C Lim, E S Tai, Edmund Chan, Boon S Chew, Sui S Goh, Chee E Tan. Singapore
General Hospital, Singapore. Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecules (ICAM) and
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecules (VCAM) in Fenofibrate Treated Dyslipidemic Men
with Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 1999;Vol. 48 (Suppl 1) A366.
4. . Lim SC, Caballero AE, Smakowski P, LoGerfo FW, Horton ES and Veves A. Impariment
in vascular reactivity and elevation of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) and
vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) precede the development of microalbuminuria
and elevation of von Willebrand factor (vWF) in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes
1999 Vol.48 (Suppl 1) A142.
5. A Veves, AE Caballero, SC Lim, FW LoGerfo, ES Horton and A Zembowicz. Expression
of Endothelial Nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type
2 daibetes. Diabetologia 1999 Vol 42 Suppl 1 A76;273
6. Caballero AE, SC Lim, Smakowski P, LoGerfo FW, Horton ES and Veves A. Impaired
vascular reactivity and endothelial activation in type 2 diabetes with or without
microalbuminuria. Diabetologia 1999 Vol 42 Suppl 1 A76;274
6. Su C Lim*, Roland Chu, E S Tai, Chee E Tan. Relative Beta Cell Dysfunction is
Demonstrable in Non-diabetic South Indian Men compared to Malays and Chinese.
Diabetes 2000 Vol. 49 (Suppl 1) A185
7. Ken Gu, ES Tai, Su C Lim, Heok S Lim. Herbal Use is less reported, less consulted, and
found no effects for Singaporean with Diabetes. Diabetes 2000 Vol. 49 (Suppl 1) A387
8. H H Tan, S C Lim, H S Lim. Flat-Bush Diabetes in Asians. Diabetes 2000 Vol 49 (Suppl 2)
A350
9. Su-Chi Lim*, Bee-Yian Tan, Suok-Kai Chew, Chee-Eng Tan The relationship between
insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight/obese non-diabetic
individuals: the 1992 Singapore National Health Survey. Diabetes 50 (Suppl 2):A210;
2001
10. Enrique Caballero, Rola Saouaf, Su Chi Lim, Osama Hamdy, Colleen O’Connor, Frank
W. LoGerfo, Edward S. Horton, Aristidis Veves The effects of troglitazone on the
endothelial function in patients with early or late type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 2001;50 (Suppl
2):A149;
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11. A FY Koh, H H Tan, S C Lim. Stimulated C-peptide combined with Glutamic Acid
Decarboxylase Antibodies gives a better yield in the Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
in Young Asian Subjects. Diabetes 2002; 51 (Suppl 2):A533
12. Su Chi Lim, Bee Lan Lee, Hwee Huan Tan, Trisse Goh, Margaret Ong, It Koon Tan,
Choon Nam Ong. Mitochondrial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 2003;52 (Suppl
2) A471
13. Su C Lim, Choon N Ong, Hwee H Tan, Angela Koh, Margaret Ong, Trisse Goh, Chin L
Chua, Boon L Heng, Chee F Sum. Gender differences in the endothelial function of
Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes - the role of oxidative stress. Ann Acad of Med Sing
2003; 32 (Suppl) No.5:S91
14. Angela koh, Lim Su Chi, Ho Chee Khun, Trisse Goh, Chua Chin Lian, Theresa Ee, Sum
Chee Fang Aggressive Intervention Retards Progression of Nephropathy In Individuals
With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Ann Acad of Med Sing 2003;32 (Suppl) No.5:S144
15. Angela Koh, Lim Su Chi, Ho Chee Khun, Trisse Goh, Chua Chin Lian, Theresa Ee, Sum
Chee Fang Angiotensin Receptor Blockers are Superior to Angiotensinogen Converting
Enzyme Inhibitors in Preserving Renal Function in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy
from Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Ann Acad of Med Sing 2003;32 (Suppl) No.5:S89
16. Su-Chi Lim, Angela Koh, Trisse Goh, Chin-Lian Chua, Boon-Ling Heng, Chee-Fang
Sum. Losartan Versus Quinapril In Asian Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes And
Albuminuria – A Randomized Cross Over Study. Diabetes 2004 53 (Suppl 2) A135
17. Su Chi Lim, Hwee Huan Tan, Shirley Suresh, Chin Lian Chua, Trisse Goh, Boon Ling
Heng, Liang Shen, Angela Koh, Maria Lim, It Kun Tan, Chee Fang Sum. The effect of
high dose vitamin E on the endothelial function of Asian subjects with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes 2004 53 (Suppl 2) A135
18 Angela Koh, Su Chi Lim, Trisse Goh, Yirong Lai, Chee Fang Sum. Endothelial Nitric
Oxide Synthase gene polymorphisms are not associated with Diabetic Nephropathy in
Singaporean Chinese – a preliminary report. Diabetes 2004 53 (Suppl 2) A503
19 Tavintharan S, SC Lim, A Koh, T Goh, CF Sum. Is response to statin therapy in type 2
DM affected by ApoE genotype? Diabetes 2004 53 (Suppl 2) A520
20. Su-Chi Lim, Angela Koh, Trisse Goh, Chin-Lian Chua, Boon-Ling Heng, Chee-Fang
Sum. Losartan Versus Quinapril In Asian Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes And
Albuminuria – A Randomized Cross Over Study. Ann Acad Med Sing 2004 33 (Suppl 5)
S105
21. SC Lim, WK Wee, T Subramaniam, A Koh, YR Lai, T Goh, MS Wong. The relationship
between NCEP defined metabolic syndrome and albuminuria in Asians Ann Acad Med
Sing 2004 33 (Suppl 5) S105
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22. M Ta, BC Lim, HH Tan, E Chan, K Gu, SY Goh, S Liang, CE Tan, SC Lim.
Effectiveness of nurse clinician case manager and telemedicine in the management of
patients with persistently uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Ann Acad of Med 2004 33 (Suppl
5) S163
23 Su C Lim, Choon N Ong, Trisse Goh, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee F Sum
Mitochondrial oxidative burden in pre-diabetic and diabetic individuals – indirect evidence
from plasma coenzyme Q10. Diabetes 2005; 54 (Suppl 1):A163
24 Su-Chi Lim, Trisse Goh, Chee-Fang Sum Renin-angiotensin System Blockade and
Tissue Growth Factor (TGF) in Asian Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) And
Albuminuria - A Randomized Cross Over Study. Diabetes 2005; 54 (Suppl 1):A113
25 AFY Koh, S Tavintharan T Goh, VCC Lim, XH SU, SC Lim, CF Sum.
Apolipoprotein E genotypes affect the response to statin therapy in Singaporean Chinese
patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes 2005; 54 (Suppl 1):A235
26 Chee Fang Sum, Su Chi Lim, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Yew Seng Wu, Trisse Goh,
Moh Sim Wong, Wei Keong Wee. Determinants of plasma adiponectin in Asian adults.
Diabetes 2005; 54 (Suppl 1):A2375
27 SC Lim, T Goh, YR Lai, WW Tee, A Koh, XH Xu, T Subramaniam, CF Sum
Relationship between common functional polymorphisms of the p22phox gene (-930A>G &
+242 C>T) and nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes among Chinese. Nephrology 2005;10
(Suppl) A8
28 Su Chi Lim, Vivien Lim, Rajmohan Narayan, Yew Seng Wu, Trisse Goh, Wei Keong
Wee, Moh Sim Wong, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum. Traditional and emerging
cardiovascular risk factors in microalbuminuric non-diabetic Asians. Nephrology 2005;10
(Suppl) A149
29 GOH Kian Peng, LIM Su Chi* YEOH Lee Ying**, Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan**,
Angela KOH, CHUA Chin Lian*, TAN Wan Ling*, Theresa EE, Trisse GOH, XU Xiao
Hong, Constance ONG, Tavintharan SUBRAMANIAM, SUM Chee Fang* .Long term
prospective follow up experience from a multi-disciplinary diabetes nephropathy clinic
(DNC) Nephrology 2005;10 (Suppl) A24.
30 TAVINTHARAN S, LIM SC, XU XH, SUM CF. Albuminuria predicts the risk of
peripheral artery disease In diabetes mellitus. Nephrology 2005;10 (suppl):A26.
31 TAVINTHARAN S, LIM SC, WEE WK, KOH A, GOH T, WU YS, WONG MS,
SUM CF. Metabolic syndrome and its association with biomarkers of inflammation and
metabolism Atherosclerosis. 2005;6(suppl 1)
32 Su Chi Lim, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Wei Keong Wee, Angela Koh, Yirong Lai,
Trisse Goh, Yew Seng Wu, Moh Sim Wong, Chee Fang Sum. Albuminuria is associated with
increased cardiovascular risk burden in non-diabetic Asians subjects. Atherosclerosis
2005;6(suppl 1)
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33 TAVINTHARAN S, SIVAKUMAR M, LIM SC, SUM CF. Niacin in atherosclerosis:
does pleiotropism exist? Atherosclerosis. 2005;6 (suppl 1):123.
34 Su Chi Lim, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Yew Seng Wu, Trisse Goh, Moh Sim Wong, Wei
Keong Wee, Chee Fang Sum Adiponectin gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in
Chinese. Ann Acad Med Sing; 34 (suppl) S22. 2005. (Best oral award finalist)
34 Vivien CC LIM, SC LIM, LY YEOH, YM LEE, Pearl LEE, Jaclyn Ong, BH TEY, T
SUBRAMANIAM, Edwin SY CHAN, SUM Chee Fang. Lactate Levels in Asian Patients
with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Metformin and Its Association with Dose of Metformin and
Renal Function. Diabetes 2006 (Suppl)
35 GAN Jia Min, YEOH Lee Ying, CHIONH Chang Yin, Trisse GOH, TOY Wan Ching,
Tavintharan Subramaniam, SUM Chee Fang, LIM Su Chi. Adrenomedullin receptor gene
promoter haplotype is associated with elevated plasma adrenomedullin protein concentration
and nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes. Ann Acad Med Sing 2007:36(suppl):S52
36 WC TOY, T SUBRAMANIAM, YS WU, SK GOH, JM GAN, CF SUM, SC LIM. Allele
specific differential expression of type 2 diabetes candidate gene - adiponectin +45T>G
(rs2241766) SNP - using 3T3-L1 cell line. Ann Acad Med Sing 2007:36(suppl):S13
37 Vikram Sonawane, Lim Su Chi, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Trisse Goh, Wong Moh Sim,
Sum Chee Fang. NCEP defined metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk for
microalbuminuria in Asians. Ann Acad Med Sing 2007:36(suppl):S14
38 A. Armugam, S.Tavintharan, DS Karolina, SC. Lim, CF Sum and K. Jeyaseelan
microRNA profiling in patients with impaired fasting glucose. Ann Acad Med Sing 2008
39 Su Chi Lim, Jian Jun Liu, Hui Qi Low, Lee Ying Yeoh, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee
Fang Sum, Kee Seng Chia Microarray analysis of multiple candidate genes and associated
plasma proteins for nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes among Chinese. Ann Acad Med
Sing 37(suppl):S71. 2008
40 Su Chi Lim, Jian Jun Liu, Nils G. Morgenthaler, Jia Min Gan, Siew Kheng Goh, Wan
Ching Toy, Kee Seng Chia. Deep re-sequencing of adrenomedullin and drenomedullin
receptor genes revealed possible association with plasma mid-region proadrenomedullin
concentrations and diabetic nephropathy. Ann Acad Med Sing 37(suppl):S81. 2008
41 Trisse Goh, JM Gan, Cherine Tan, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Sum Chee Fang,
Tavintharan Subramaniam, Kandiah Jeyaseelan, Lim Su Chi Molecular epidemiology in
nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes. Ann Acad Med Sing 37(suppl):S12. 2008 (Short-
listed as 1 of the 3 finalists in best posters presentation).
42 WC TOY, R NARAYANAN, A CHENG, JM GAN, TJ TAN, T SUBRAMANIAM, SC
LIM. Visceral and subcutaneous adipocytes from obese Asian subjects showed differential
inflammatory cytokines and receptors gene expression. Ann Acad Med Sing 37(suppl):S45.
2008
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43 JM Gan, DP Lau, LY Yeoh, WC Toy, DL Quek, XC Dong, ML Tioh, YY Tang, S
Tavintharan, CF Sum, SC Lim. Genetic polymorphisms of Calcitonin Like Receptor (CLR)
for Adrenomedullin and diabetic nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes. Ann Acad Med
Sing 38(suppl):S82. 2009.
44 DL QUEK, LY YEOH, Y QIN, WC TOY, DP LAU, JM GAN, C TAN, MLC TIOH, YY
TANG, XC DONG, CF SUM, T SUBRAMANIAM, SC LIM. Urinary Proteomes in Non-
albuminuric Diabetic Nephropathy Patients. Ann Acad Med Sing 38(suppl):S76. 2009
45 N JAUHAR, T SUBRAMANIAM, A OMAR, TC LIM, MS WONG, CF SUM, SC LIM
The Associations between low-HDL Cholesterol, Adiponectin and Cardiovascular Risk
Factors – Results From a Cross-sectional Study in Female Healthcare Workers. Ann Acad
Med Sing 38(suppl):S4. 2009
46 Setyowati KD, Arunmozhiarasi A, Tavintharan S, Michael W, Chun TE, Lim SC, CF
Sum, Kandia J. MicroRNAs: Potential therapeutic targets for metabolic syndrome, a predictor
of fatty liver. Clinical and Experimental Medical Journal 2009 (Suppl) page 624
47 Zainudin S1, Phua EJ1, Lim SC1, Subramaniam T1, Sum CF1, Tan LK2.How would the
new diagnostic criteria for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus affect us? Singapore Med J
2011:52(1 Suppl) S16
48 Eng Joo Phua1, Sharon Fun2, Sueziani Zainudin1, Lee Ying Yeoh1, Chay Mien Lim3,
Tavintharan Subramaniam1, Su Chi Lim1, Chee Fang Sum1 Risk Factors Associated with
Arterial Stiffness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Singapore Med J 2011:52(1 Suppl) S18
49 Ester CK Yeoh1, S Zainudin1, SC Lim1, S Tavintharan1, CL Chua2, S Fun2, CF Sum1
The Effect of Fasting during the Month of Ramadan on Body Composition and Glycaemic
Control in Muslim Type 2 Diabetes Individuals. Singapore Med J 2011:52(1 Suppl) S19
50 Fun Sharon Nne1, Yeoh Lee Ying2, Lim Eng Kuang2, Terina Seow2, Melvin Wong3, Lim
Chay Mien3, Dong Xiu Chun3, Lim Boon Khim3, Ruth Chia Kui Un3, Norhayati Binte
Zakari3, Liew Yiting3, Sun Jing1, Sumathi Govidan1, Tavintharan Subramaniam2, Sum
Chee Fang2, Lim Su Chi2 . Predictors of progression of moderately advance diabetic
nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes. Singapore Med J 2011:52(1 Suppl) S38
51 Lim SC, Quek DL, Toy WC, Wong DSM, Yeoh LY, Tan CMF, Lau PXD, Tan SHC,
Tavintharan S, Sum CF. Validation of adipocytokine zinc alpha-2 glucoprotein as novel
urinary biomarker for normoalbuminuria diabetic nephropathy using western blot analysis.
Singapore Med J 2011:52(1 Suppl) S56
52 Tan SHC, Toy WC, Lau PXD, Wong DSM, Lim CM, Chia RKU, Sum CF, Tavintharan S,
Lim SC. Association of MYH9 gene with diabetic nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes
mellitus among Singaporean Chinese. Singapore Med J. 2011;52 (1 Suppl): S56-57.
53 Lau PXD, Toy WC , Cheng A, Tan SHC, Wong DSM, Narayanan R, Sum CF,
Tavintharan S, Lim SC. Differential gene expression of angiogenic factors between human
visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue. Singapore Med J. 2011;52 (1 Suppl): S57.
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54 Wong DSM, Toy WC, Pek LS, Lim CM, Soh D, Zakaria NB, Chia R, Yeoh LY, Tan C,
Lau PXD, Tan SHC, Tavintharan S, Sum CF, Lim SC. Urinary proteomics associated with
progressive diabetic nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Singapore Med J.
2011;52 (1 Suppl): S62.
55 Lau PXD, Toy WC, Cheng A, Tan SHC, Wong DSM, Narayanan R, Sum CF, Tavintharan
S, Lim SC. Differential gene expression of inflammatory cytokines and receptors between
human visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue. Singapore Med J. 2011; 52 (1 Suppl): S63.
56 Toy WC, Cheng KSA, Tan JJ, Lau PXD, Tan SHC, Wong DSM, Tavintharan S, Sum CF,
Lim SC. Effect of rosiglitazone on subcutaneous versus visceral adipocytes on miRNA
profiling. Singapore Med J. 2011; 52 (1 Suppl): S63-64.
57 CLARA TAN, ENG JOO PHUA, WAN CHING TOY, JIAN JUN LIU, DAWN LAU,
MELVIN WONG, AMIZAH B. ASRAP, LEE YING YEOH, ADRIAN LIEW,
TAVINTHARAN SUBRAMANIAM, CHEE FANG SUM, SU CHI LIM, Association of
Neutral Endopeptidase With Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes among Singaporean
Chinese. Diabetes. 61 (Supplement 1) A670
58 Yeoh Lee Ying, Tavintharn Subramaniam, Sum Chee Fang, Ng Xiao Wei, Lim Su
ChiAlbuminuria and Arterial Stiffness in Type 2 Diabetics with Well-Preserved Renal
Function. American Journal of Nephrology 2012.
59 Ng XW, Lim SC, Subramaniam T, Yeoh LY, Asrap A, Cheok J, Ou Y, Arof M, Lum NJ,
Riffin N, Sum CF. Clinical predictors of established diabetic nephropathy in a large Asian
population. Singapore Med J. 2012; 53 (1 Suppl): S25.
60 Tan SHC, Toy WC, Liu JJ, Wong DSM, Asrap AB, Yeoh LY, Liew A, Subramaniam T,
Sum CF, Lim SC. Association of neutral endopeptidase (NEP) with diabetic nephropathy
secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus in Singaporean Chinese patients. Singapore Med J.
2012; 53 (1 Suppl): S35.
61 Wong DSM, Liu JJ, Toy WC, Tan CSH, Sylvia, Tavintharan S, Sum CF, Lim SC. The
association of myokine irison with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Singapore Med J. 2012; 53 (1
Suppl): S36-37.
62 Liu JJ, Lim SC, Subramaniam T, Sum CF. Angiotensin II receptor I blocker, losartan, but
not angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, quinapril, increases circulating α-klotho in
individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and albuminuria. Singapore Med J. 2012;53 (1
Suppl): S62-63.
63 Slyvia, Liu JJ, Toy WC, Tan CSH, Wong MDS, Lim SC, Subramaniam T, Sum CF.
Circulating undercarboxylated osteocalcin correlates with body composition in patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus. Singapore Med J. 2012;53 (1 Suppl): S70.
64 Lin L, Pek LTS, Woon K, Liew Y, Dong X, Lee CM, Lim SC, Sum CF, Tavintharan S.
Safety of simvastatin for patients with hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver. Singapore Med J.
2012; 53 (1 Suppl): S23
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65 Pek LTS, Woon K, Lin L, Lim BK, Lim SC, Sum CF, Tavintharan S. Differential
microRNA expression profiles are associated with diabetes mellitus and body mass index.
Singapore Med J. 2012; 53 (1 Suppl): S26
66 Woon K, Pek LTS, Lin L, Niyati J, Tavintharan S. Association between pigment
epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA1) expression using cell
culture model. Singapore Med J. 2012; 53 (1 Suppl): S36
67 Woon K, Sylvia, Nur Afiqah MA, Pek LTS, Lin L, Tavintharan S, Lim SC, Sum CF.
Prevalence of pigment epithelium-derived factor gene polymorphisms in Singapore Chinese
patients with abnormal fasting glucose. Singapore Med J. 2012; 53 (1 Suppl): S65
68 Lin L, Lee BL, Ong CN, Pek LTS, Woon K, Liew Y, Dong X, Lim SC, Sum CF,
Tavintharan S. Association of lutein and zeaxanthin with statin in patients with
hypercholesterolaemia. Singapore Med J. 2012; 53 (1 Suppl): S66
69 C. S. H. Tan, L. Y. Yeoh, X. W. Ng, W. C. Toy, J. J. Liu, M. D. S. Wong, S. Liu, A. B.
Asrap, T. Subramaniam, C. F. Sum, S. C. Lim. Association between rare variant in the
receptor for adrenomedullin and diabetic nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes
(HGM2013-ICG-1179) Joint Conference of HMG 2013 and 21st International Congress of
Genetics. Genetics and Genomics of Global Health and Sustainability. 13-18 Apr 2013 The
Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands
70 C. S. H. Tan, C. L. Leaw, X. W. Ng, Y. M. Bee, A. Carrera, E. C. K. Yeoh, W. C. Toy, J.
J. Liu, M. D. S. Wong, S. Liu, A. Ou Yao, T. Subramaniam, C.F. Sum, S. C. Lim. Sanger’s
sequencing and bench-top next generation sequencing (ngs) revealed a novel mutation
(h126d) in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α (hnf-1a) gene associated with maturity onset diabetes
of the young type 3 (mody3) (HGM2013-ICG-1185) Joint Conference of HMG 2013 and 21st
International Congress of Genetics. Genetics and Genomics of Global Health and
Sustainability. 13-18 Apr 2013 The Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands
71 C. S. H. Tan, W.H. Toh, X. W. Ng, Y. M. Bee, A. G Hii. C. K. Yeoh, W. C. Toy, J. J. Liu,
M. D. S. Wong, S. Liu, A. Ou Yao, T. Subramaniam, C.F. Sum, S. C. Lim. Validation of a
novel mutation (h126d) in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α (hnf-1a) gene associated with
maturity onset diabetes of the young type 3 (mody3) using the personal genome machine
(pgm) (HGM2013-ICG-1566) Joint Conference of HMG 2013 and 21st International
Congress of Genetics. Genetics and Genomics of Global Health and Sustainability. 13-18 Apr
2013 The Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands
72 Ester YEOH, Sueziani ZAINUDIN, Win Nie LOH, Chin Lian CHUA, Sharon FUN,
Tavintharan SUBRAMANIAM, Chee Fang SUM, Su Chi LIM. Iso-caloric intake during
Ramadan-fasting leads to improvement in HbA1c and beneficial changes in body
composition among individuals with type 2 diabetes. The American Diabetes Association's
73rd
Scientific Sessions June 21-25, 2013
73 Jian-Jun Liu, Lee Ying Yeoh, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum, Ester Yeoh*,
Xiao Wei Ng, Wan Ching Toy, Sharon Pek, Su Chi Lim. Soluble receptor for advanced
glycation end products (sRAGE) is associated with arterial stiffness only in type 2 diabetes
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with normal albuminuria. The American Diabetes Association's 73rd
Scientific Sessions June
21-25, 2013
74 Su Chi LIM, Melvin WONG, Wan Ching TOY, Angela MOH, Lee Ying YEOH, Dawn
LAU, Clara TAN, Tavintharan SUBRAMANIAM, Chee Fang SUM. 2nd
NKF Annual
Scientific Meeting 22nd
March 2014, Singapore.
75. Ang S F, Lim S C, Li Y, Tan S H C, Wong D S M, Yeoh L Y , Liew A, Tavintharan S,
Sum C F, Liu J J. Genome-wide association study using ethnic-specific exome-centric
nonsynonymous rare-variant microarray for diabetic nephropathy secondary to Type 2
diabetes. Singapore Med J 2014; 55(1 Suppl): S27
76. Liu Jian-Jun, Lim SC, Yeoh LY, Su C, Low KMS, Aswin B, Chia A, Fun S, Tavintharan
S and Sum CF. A prospective study of ethnic disparity in cardiovascular outcomes among
Asians with type 2 diabetes. Singapore Med J 2014; 55(1 Suppl): S29
77. Moh Mei Chung, Yeoh Li Ying, Sum Chee Fang, Ng Xiao Wei, Tavintharan
Subramaniam, Melvin Wong Ding Sheng, Lim Su Chi Association of central obesity with
renal function in early-onset type 2 diabetes. . Singapore Med J 2014; 55(1 Suppl): S29
78. Ang SF, Hoi Q, Tan HH, Fong CWJ, Tan SHC, Sylvia, Gurung RL, Lim SC. Genomic
medicine in diabetes – Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) as a tool for identifying novel
genetic variants responsible for monogenic diabetes in a pedigree study. Singapore Med J
2016: 57(1 suppl) S29
79. Goenadi CJ, Zhang X, Pek S, Tavintharan S, Sum CF, Lim SC, Yip CC, Neelam K.
Elevated plasma leucine-rich alpha 2 glycoprotein 1 is associated with diabetic nephropathy
in Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Singapore Med J 2016: 57(1 suppl) S29.
80. Tan LT, Cheng KS, Lim SC. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Best Medical Treatment for
type 2 Diabetes with BMI 27 to 32- Preliminary result of a Randomised Controlled Trial.
Singapore Med J 2016: 57(1 suppl) S30.
81. Low KMS, Lim SC, Zhang X, Yeoh LY, Liu YL, Tavintharan S, Sum CF. Navigating
through the Paradigm of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes ? Useful Lessons and
Prediction Model Based on a 13-Year Prospective Cohort Study. Singapore Med J 2016: 57(1
suppl) S31.
82. Wong DSM. Moh MC, Lim SC. Association of urinary progranulin with albuminuria in
Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Page 28 Proceedings of OBES (Obesity | Bariatric |
Endocrine | Study of Obesity) Scientific Meeting 18-19 Nov 2016 Mandarin Orchard
Singapore.
83. Moh MC, Cheng A, Lim SC. Fractalkine – regulation in human visceral adipose tissue
and association with type 2 diabetes. Page 34 Proceedings of OBES (Obesity | Bariatric |
Endocrine | Study of Obesity) Scientific Meeting 18-19 Nov 2016 Mandarin Orchard
Singapore.
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Low SKM, Lim SC, Zhang X, Subramaniam T, Sum CF. Study on association between renal
hyperfiltration and rapid renal decline in Type 2 Diabetes. Proceedings of the American
Diabetes Association’s 77th
Scientific Sessions, American Diabetes Association, United
States. Diabetes 2017; 66 (Suppl 1).
Pre-diabetes in East Asians is Associated Specifically with Defects in Glucose Homeostasis,
but Not with Other Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors. ADA 2017
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Poster/Oral Presentations:
Lim SC, Fok ACK, Ong YY. Patients outcome and intensive care resource allocation using
APACHE II. Oral presentation, 6th
Annual Scientific Meeting Singapore General Hospital,
April 1995.
Lim SC, Pillay P, Khoo D, Tan CE, Eng P, Ho SC. A case of pleuri-potent pituitary
macroadenoma. Presented as poster at the 10th International Congress of Endocrinology,
San Francisco, CA, June 1996; and 7th Singapore General Hospital Annual Scientific
Meeting, May 1996.
Lim SC, Eng P, Khoo D, Tan CE, Koh LKH, Fok ACK. Evaluation of two modes of capillary
blood glucose monitoring. Presented as poster in the Singapore General Hospital Seventh
Annual Scientific Meeting May 1996.
Eng P, Lim SC, Khoo D, Tan CE, Koh LKH, Fok ACK. Insulin response and glycemic index
of an enteric formula designed for patient with impaired glucose tolerance. Presented as
Poster in 8th ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies in Philippines, September 1995.
Lim SC, Lim HS, Khoo D, Tan CE, Koh LKH, Ho SC, Eng P, Tai ES, Fok ACK. Secondary
hyperthyroidism - A review of an uncommon cause of thyrotoxicosis. Presented as poster in
the 8th
Singapore General Hospital Annual Scientific Meeting.
A Enrique Caballero, Rola Saouaf, Subodh Arora, Su C Lim, Frank W. LoGerfo, Edward S
Horton, Aristidis Veves. Reactivity of the micro- and macro-circulation is impaired in those
at risk for type 2 diabetes. American Diabetes Association Annual Scientific Meeting June
1998.
Lim SC, S Arora, AE Caballero, P Smakowski, ES Horton, FW LoGerfo, A Veves. The
influence of gender, menopausal status and hormonal replacement therapy on microvascular
reactivity in healthy and type 2 diabetic individuals. European Association for the Study of
Diabetes, Barcelona, Spain. Sept. 1998.
Lim SC, Caballero AE, Smakowski P, LoGerfo FW, Horton ES and Veves A. Impariment in
vascular reactivity and elevation of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) and
vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) precede the development of microalbuminuria and
elevation of von Willebrand factor (vWF) in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Joslin Diabetes
Center 100th
Anniversary celebration conference: Diabetes Complications conference.
Boston, USA. Oct. 98
Su C Lim, Daphne Khoo, Chee E Tan, Leonard Koh, Peter Eng, Su C Ho, E S Tai, Heok S
Lim, Alex Fok. Department of Endocrinology. Study of Biochemical Bone Markers in
Hypercalcemic and Normocalcemic Thyrotoxic Patients. Oral presentation, 10th
Annual
Scientific Meeting Singapore General Hospital, 24 April 1999.
Lim SC, Caballero AE, Smakowski P, LoGerfo FW, Horton ES and Veves A. Impariment in
vascular reactivity and elevation of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) and
vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) precede the development of microalbuminuria and
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elevation of von Willebrand factor (vWF) in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Poster
presentation. American Diabetes Association Annual Scientific Meeting 1999, San Diego.
A Veves AE Caballero, SC Lim, FW LoGerfo, ES Horton and A Zembowicz. Expression of
endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 DM.
American Diabetes Association Annual Scientific Meeting 1999, San Diego.
Tan Hwee Huan, Su C Lim, Tai E Shyong, Leong Hoe Nam, Lim Heok Seng. Department of
Endocrinology. Accuracy of glucometers: analysis of statistics. Poster presentation, 10th
Annual Scientific Meeting Singapore General Hospital, 23-24 April 1999.
Ho Su Chin, Eng PHK, Tai ES, Lim SC, Loh LM, Tan HH, Koh LKH, Tan CE, Lim HS, Fok
ACK, Khoo DHC. The predictive value of TSH-receptor antibodies in determining Grave’s
disease outcome after medical therapy. Oral presentation, 10th
Annual Scientific Meeting
Singapore General Hospital, 24 April 1999.
HH Tan, SC Lim, HS Lim, ASA Tan, D Ong, M Yeo, LM Loh, ES Tai, SC Ho, P Eng, L
Koh, CE Tan DHC Khoo and ACK Fok. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: non-responsers to
post-partum OGTT - A need for systematic tracing. Fourth West Pacific Internal Diabetes
Federation (WP IDF) Scientific Meeting. Sept 1999 (accepted)
A Veves, AE Caballero, SC Lim, FW LoGerfo, ES Horton and A Zembowicz. Harvard
Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. expression of Endothelial Nitric oxide syntase (eNOS) in
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 daibetes. Oral presentation in 35th
European
Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual scientific meeting Sept 1999, Belgium.
Su C Lim*, Roland Chu, E S Tai, Chee E Tan. Relative Beta Cell Dysfunction is
Demonstrable in Non-diabetic South Indian Men compared to Malays and Chinese. 60th
American Diabetes Association Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, USA, 2000
Lim Su Chi, Tan Hwee Huan, Margaret Ong, Allen Ng, Devendra, Ann Tan, Tan Hak Koon,
Lim Heok Seng. Fasting plasma glucose and 75g glucose challenge test as screening methods
for gestational diabetes. 12th
Annual Scientific Meeting, Singapore General Hospital, 27-28
April 2001
LIM Su Chi, HO Chee Khun, Angela KOH, Trisse GOH, CHUA Chin Lian, Theresa EE,
SUM Chee Fang. Preliminary experience from a joint nephrologist-endocrinologist diabetes
nephropathy management clinic – a call to meet the patients “upstream”. National Health
Group 1st Scientific Congress, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel 17-18
th Aug 2002.
A FY Koh, H H Tan, S C Lim. Stimulated C-peptide combined with Glutamic Acid
Decarboxylase Antibodies gives a better yield in the Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in
Young Asian Subjects National Health Group 1st Scientific Congress, Grand Copthorne
Waterfront Hotel 17-18th
Aug 2002
Su-Chi Lim, Hwee- Huan Tan, Margaret Ong, Bee- Lan Lee, Choon-Nam Ong Diabetes
Mellitus: Is Coenzyme Q10 playing a role? The third conference of the international
Coenzyme Q10 Association 22-24 Nov 2002, London
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Sock-Hoon Ng, Trisse Goh, Angela Koh, Yik-Ying Teo, Chee-Fang Sum, Su-Chi Lim, Eric
Yap A preliminary study of inducible nitric oxide synthase single nucleotide polymorphism in
diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Fourth Combined Scientific Meeting 15-18
Jan 03 Clinical Research Centre, National University of Singapore. Integrating
Multidimensional Perspectives by Biomedical Research & Experimental Therapeutics Society
of Singapore (BRETSS).
YR Lai, A Koh, SC Lim. Comparison of Cockcroft-Gault equation and modification of diet
in renal disease study equation for glomerular filtration rate estimation in patients with
diabetes. Asean Federal Endocrine Society (AFES) 2003, Singapore.
YR Lai, A Koh, T Goh, SC Lim, CF Sum. Risk of Nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes among
Chinese is associated with a common variant of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene
(Glu298Asp) – a preliminary report. Asean Federal Endocrine Society (AFES) 2003,
Singapore.
Su Chi LIM, Angela KOH, Trisse GOH, Margaret ONG, Yirong LAI, Chee Eng TAN.
Relative Beta Cell Dysfunction is Demonstrable in Non-diabetic South Indian & Malay Men
compared to Chinese. Asean Federal Endocrine Society (AFES) 2003, Singapore.
Su-Chi Lim, Angela Koh, Trisse Goh, Chin-Lian Chua, Boon-Ling Heng, Chee-Fang Sum.
Losartan Versus Quinapril In Asian Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes And Albuminuria – A
Randomized Cross Over Study. American Diabetes Association 64th
Scientific Sessions June
4-8, 2004. Orlando, Florida
Su Chi Lim, Hwee Huan Tan, Shirley Suresh, Chin Lian Chua, Trisse Goh, Boon Ling Heng,
Liang Shen, Angela Koh, Maria Lim, It Kun Tan, Chee Fang Sum. The effect of high dose
vitamin E on the endothelial function of Asian subjects with type 2 diabetes. American
Diabetes Association 64th
Scientific Sessions June 4-8, 2004. Orlando, Florida
SC Lim, YR Lai, T Goh, A Koh, XH Xu, WW Tee, T Subramaniam, CF Sum, E Yap.
Relationship between a common functional polymorphism of the p22phox promoter (-
930A>G) gene and nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes among Chinese. 5th
Human Genome
Organization (HUGO) Pacific Meeting & 6th
Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics.
17-20 November 2004, Biopolis, Singapore.
YR Lai, A Koh, T Goh, XH Xu, CF Sum, SC Lim Association between Common
Polymorphisms of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene and Overt Diabetic Nephropathy
in Chinese with Type 2 Diabetes. 5th
Human Genome Organization (HUGO) Pacific Meeting
& 6th
Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics. 17-20 November 2004, Biopolis,
Singapore.
Su Chi Lim, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Wei Keong Wee, Angela Koh, Yirong Lai, Trisse
Goh, Yew Seng Wu, Moh Sim Wong, Chee Fang Sum. Albuminuria is associated with
increased cardiovascular risk burden in non-diabetic Asians subjects 75th
European
Atherosclerosis Society Congress 23-26 April 2005. Prague, Czech Republic.
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Su C Lim, Choon N Ong, Trisse Goh, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee F Sum
Mitochondrial oxidative burden in pre-diabetic and diabetic individuals – indirect evidence
from plasma coenzyme Q10. American Diabetes Association 65th
Scientific Sessions June
10-14, 2005. San Diego, California.
Su-Chi Lim, Trisse Goh, Chee-Fang Sum Renin-angiotensin System Blockade and Tissue
Growth Factor (TGF) in Asian Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) And Albuminuria
- A Randomized Cross Over Study. American Diabetes Association 65th
Scientific Sessions
June 10-14, 2005. San Diego, California.
AFY Koh, S Tavintharan T Goh, VCC Lim, XH SU, SC Lim, CF Sum. Apolipoprotein E
genotypes affect the response to statin therapy in Singaporean Chinese patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus. American Diabetes Association 65th
Scientific Sessions June 10-14, 2005.
San Diego, California.
Chee Fang Sum, Su Chi Lim, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Yew Seng Wu, Trisse Goh, Moh
Sim Wong, Wei Keong Wee. Determinants of plasma adiponectin in Asian adults. American
Diabetes Association 65th
Scientific Sessions June 10-14, 2005. San Diego, California.
SC Lim, T Goh, YR Lai, WW Tee, A Koh, XH Xu, T Subramaniam, CF Sum Relationship
between common functional polymorphisms of the p22phox gene (-930A>G & +242 C>T)
and nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes among Chinese. World Congress of Nephrology, June
2005, Singapore.
Su Chi Lim, Vivien Lim, Rajmohan Narayan, Yew Seng Wu, Trisse Goh, Wei Keong Wee,
Moh Sim Wong, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Chee Fang Sum. Traditional and emerging
cardiovascular risk factors in microalbuminuric non-diabetic Asians World Congress of
Nephrology, June 2005, Singapore.
Goh Kian Peng, Lim Su Chi, Yeoh Lee Ying, Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan, Angela Koh,
Chua Chin Lian, Tan Wan Ling, Theresa Ee, Trisse Goh, Xu Xiao Hong, Constance Ong,
Tavintharan Subramaniam, Sum Chee Fang. Long term prospective follow up experience
from a multi-disciplinary diabetes nephropathy clinic (DNC) (DNC) World Congress of
Nephrology, June 2005, Singapore.
LC LIM1, CF SUM1, A KOH1, AHY CHIN2, SC LIM1, RC RAJASOORYA1 Clinical
Utility Of Repeat Fine Needle Aspiration Under Ultrasound Guidance In Patients With
Thyroid Nodules. Combined Scientific Meeting 4-6 Nov 2005.
Su Chi Lim, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Yew Seng Wu, Trisse Goh, Moh Sim Wong, Wei
Keong Wee, Chee Fang Sum. Adiponectin gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in
Chinese. Combined Scientific Meeting 4-6 Nov 2005.
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Pearl Tong, Su Chi Lim, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Yew Seng Wu, Trisse Goh, Moh Sim
Wong, Wei Keong Wee, Chee Fang Sum. Cardiovascular risk profile of Asian subjects with
impaired fasting glucose according to the new diagnostic criteria proposed by the American
Diabetes Association (ADA). Combined Scientific Meeting 4-6 Nov 2005 [awarded the Best
Poster (Med/Paeds)].
C Sabanayagam1, A Shankar, KS Chia, D Koh, SM Saw, ES Tai, Su Chi Lim, TY Wong,
Prevalence and Risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease in Singapore. WONCA
2007
W Toy; L Lau; L Rajmohan; C Tan; M Wong; C Sum; S Lim; T Subramaniam; T Tan; C
Anton The Effect of PPARg agonist Rosiglitazone on the gene Expression profile of
Subcutaneous vs Visceral Adipocytes. April 28, 2010. Developmental Origins and Epigenesis
in Human Health and Disease. Keystone Symposia
Toy WC ,Tan JJ, Lau P Dawn, Tan SH Clara, Wong DS Melvin, Subramaniam T, Sum CF,
Lim SC, Cheng KS Anton. The miRNA profiling on the Effect of Rosiglitazone on
Subcutaneous vs Visceral Adipocytes. Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society.
21st Oct 2010. Biopolis, The Matrix Building, Level 2. 30 Biopolis Street. Singapore 138671
Eng Joo Phua1, Sharon Fun
2, Sueziani Zainudin
1, Lee Ying Yeoh
1, Chay Mien Lim
3,
Tavintharan Subramaniam1, Su Chi Lim
1, Chee Fang Sum
1 Risk Factors Associated with
Arterial Stiffness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Poster Presentation. Asia Oceania Congress of
Endocrinology Kuala Lumpur 3-5 Dec 2010.
Zainudin S1, Phua EJ
1, Lim SC
1, Subramaniam T
1, Sum CF
1, Tan LK
2. How would the new
diagnostic criteria for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus affect us? Oral Presentation. Asia
Oceania Congress of Endocrinology Kuala Lumpur 3-5 Dec 2010.
Ng Hooi Ling, Dorithy Tay, Lim Su Chi Efficient Safety Reporting Tracking System at Khoo
Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH). Poster Presentation, 2nd
Asia Pacific Research Ethics
Conference, 9th
& 10th
March 2012 GrandCorpthorne Hotel, Singapore.
Wendy Sim, Ng Hooi Ling, Dorithy Tay, Darrick Toh, Lim Su Chi Study Monitoring by
Clinical Research Unit on Investigator Initiated Studies in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Poster
Presentation. 2nd
Asia Pacific Research Ethics Conference, 9th
& 10th
March 2012
GrandCorpthorne Hotel, Singapore.
Liew Yiting, Lim Boon Khim,, Amizah Asrap, Jisha John, Dong Xiu Chun, Jerlyn Cheok,
Amy Ou, Mawarni Arof, Tavintharan S. Lim Su Chi, A Survey to Identify the Factors
Affecting the Participants’ Willingness to Participate in Clinical Research Trial in Khoo Teck
Puat Hospital. Poster Presentation. 2nd
Asia Pacific Research Ethics Conference, 9th
& 10th
March 2012 GrandCorpthorne Hotel, Singapore.
Su Chi LIM, Melvin WONG, Wan Ching TOY, Angela MOH, Lee Ying YEOH, Dawn LAU,
Clara TAN, Tavintharan SUBRAMANIAM, Chee Fang SUM Urinary Proteomics of
Progressive Diabetic Nephropathy. Poster presentation. 2nd
NKF Scientific Meeting 22 Mar
2014
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Mei Chung MOH, Tavintharan SUBRAMNIAM, Chee Fang SUM, Lee Ying YEOH, Xiao
Wei NG, Simon Biing Ming LEE, Wern Ee TANG, Su Chi LIM. Relationship between
anthropometric measurements of adiposity and arterial stiffness in subjects with type 2
diabetes The American Diabetes Association 74th
Annual Scientific Meeting June 13-17,
2014 at San Francisco
M. C. Moh, S. C. Lim, B. K. Lim, T. Subramaniam, C. F. Sum, and A. K. S. Cheng.
Evaluation On The Early Effects Of Bariatric Surgery On The Outcome Of Type 2 Diabetes
In Obese Patients. International Congress of Obesity. 17th
– 20th
March 2014, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Tan SH C, Ang SF, Yeoh LY, Lim SC Exon sequencing of the APOE gene to identify
variants responsible for the monogenic basis of chronic kidney disease. Best Poster, Bronze
Award. Singapore Health & Biomedical Conference (SHBC) 2nd
and 3rd
Oct 2015, Singapore
Expo.
JJ Liu, SC Lim, JP Kovalik, S Ghosh, ES Tai, JH Ching, CN Ong, SKM Low, T
Subramaniam, CF Sum. Targeted Metabolomics Study Reveals Incomplete Fatty Acids
Oxidation and Abnormal Amino Acids Catabolism in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease
– a Metabolic Signature Suggestive of Mitochondria Impairment and Metabolic Inflexibility.
Oral Presentations (Basic). Asia Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD), 21 November
2015 Hong Kong, China.
Su Chi Lim, Xiao Zhang, Na Li, Jian Jun Liu, Angela MC Moh, Chang Su, Serena KM Low,
Tavintharan Subramaniam, Lee Ying Yeoh, Chee Fang Sum. Prospective Study Suggests that
Central Arterial Stiffness Independently Predicts Albuminuria Progression in Asians with
Type 2 Diabetes. Best Oral Presentation (Overall), 18th
ASEAN Federation of Endocrine
Societies (AFES) Congress 10-13 Dec 2015, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia
Low S, Lim SC, Yeoh LY, Liu JJ, Fun S, Su C, Zhang X, Subramaniam T, Sum CF. Novel
Insights into the Paradigm of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes – Lessons from a 13-Year
Retrospective Large Cohort Study. Best Poster (Diabetes Section), 18th
ASEAN Federation of
Endocrine Societies (AFES) Congress 10-13 Dec 2015, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,
Malaysia
Resham Lal Gurung, Yiamunaa M, Sylvia Liu, Jian-Jun Liu, Su Chi Lim. Short leukocyte
telomere length is associated with increased risk for albuminuria progression in type 2
diabetes in Asian. Oral Presentation. A-17-619-EASD. 53rd
European Association for the
Study of Diabetes 11-15 Sept 2017, Lisbon, Portugal.
APT-1 Abnormal Glycemic Control in East Asians with Pre-diabetes is Largely due to
Defects in Beta Cell Function rather than Peripheral Insulin Resistance. Poster Presentation at
ADA 2017.
Fong Choi Wan Jessie, Tan Si Hua Clara, Ang Su Fen, Yeoh Chai Kheng Ester, Tavintharan
Subramaniam, Sum Chee Fang, Lim Su Chi. Learning journey: Genetic counseling for a
proband with (MODY2) novel mutation (S441W in Glucose Kinase (GCK) gene) by Next
Generation Sequencing (NGS). World Congress on Genetic Counseling, 4-6 Oct 2017,
Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
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Book Chapters
Vascular Abnormalities in the Pre-Diabetic State, A. Enriqe Caballero, MD, Su Chi Lim,
MD, Edward S. Horton, MD and Aristidis Veves
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease by Michael T Johnstone & Arsitidis Veves (Editors).
June 15, 2001. Humana Press.
Submitted/In Preparation Manuscripts:
Jian-Jun Liu, Sujoy Ghosh, Jean-Paul Kovalik, Jianhong Ching, Hyung Won Choi,
Subramaniam Tavintharan, Choon Nam Ong, Chee Fang Sum, Scott A Summers, E Shyong
Tai and Su Chi Lim. Targeted plasma metabolomics suggests altered mitochondrial fuel
usage and remodelling of sphingolipid metabolism in individuals with type 2 diabetes
mellitus and kidney disease. Kidney International. (Submitted)
Resham Lal Gurung, Yiamunaa M, Sylvia Liu, Jian-Jun Liu, Su Chi Lim. Short leukocyte
telomere length predicts albuminuria progression in Asians with type 2 diabetes. Scientific
Reports (Submitted)
Resham Lal Gurung, Rajkumar Dorajoo, Sylvia Liu, Yiamunaa M, Jian-Jun Liu, Ling Wang,
Jian-Jun Liu, Su Chi Lim. Mendelian Randomisation analysis on urine haptoglobin and renal
function in type 2 diabetes in East Asians. Kidney International. (Submitted)
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Lectures Given
The endothelium in type 2 diabetes. Plenary Lecture. 10th
Anniversary Institute for studies on
diabetes foundation, Inc. Manila, Philippines. 9 July 1999.
Managing the diabetic mothers. (Symposia on Medical Disorders in Pregnancy) 25 Mar 2000
What are the quality indicators for good diabetes management? The MOH Committee on
Clinical Practice Guidelines on Diabetes. 2 April 2000.
Endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Singapore General Hospital monthly clinical
meeting 11 Nov 2000
The control of obesity in Singapore. 8th
May, 2001 Regional Meeting for the development of
a plan of action 2001-2005 for the Western Pacific Declaration on Diabetes. 8-11 May 2001,
Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.
Endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes/ Diagnosis & Classification of DM. Singapore
Naitonal Eye Center 13 June 2001
Prevention of vascular complications in type 2 diabetes. Servier symposium on Diabetes
Vascular complications for Indonesians Internists. 17 Aug 01.
Hyperglycemia and angiopathy: Endothelial dysfunction and glycation. Merck Symposium on
Achieving Optimum Glycemic Control in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes. 8th
Nov 2001,
ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Society (AFES), Bali, Indoensia.
Prevention of vascular complications in type 2 diabetes. Symposium on Evidence-based
management of Diabetes Mellitus; Chapter of Physician, Academy of Medicine. 1st Dec 01.
Clinical Non-invasive assessment of endothelial function. 3rd Congress of the Asian Pacific
Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases (APSAVD) slated on February 17-20, 2002
in Cebu City.
Pitfalls in the management of diabetes. Pitfalls in Clinical Medicine. International Asian
Symposium of Internal Medicine 2002. University of Chiang Mai. 20 Nov 2002, Thailand.
Type 2 diabetes - a vascular disease. Coronary intervention in the diabetic patient - My
methods and rationale. Singapore Live2003 13th
Jan 2003 Suntec City, Singapore.
Running a Diabetes Nephropathy Clinic - experience from a referral centre in Singapore. 2nd
Cardiovascular Forum. 10 & 11th July 2004. Brisbane, Australia.
Management of type 1 and 2 diabetics in pregnancy Maternal Medicine Course 2004: 1st –3
rd
December 2004 Postgraduate Medical Institute Rooms 3&4, Singapore General Hospital
Molecular epidemiology of nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes. 16 May 05, Institute of
Molecular & Cell Biology, Biopolis / 19 Sept 05. Community Occupational & Family
Medicine, NUS
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Needle-less solutions for diabetes. 17th
Singapore Pharmacy Congress. 1-4 July 2005, Grand
Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore.
Pathophysiology and prevention of microvascular complications of diabetes. Singapore
General Hospital 15th
Annual Scientific Meeting 22 Apr 2005. Postgraduate Medical
Institute.
The many faces of diabetes. Symposium on diabetes – the king of modern epidemics.
National Health Group Annual Scientific Congress 30 Sept 2006. Raffles City Convention
Centre
Achieving euglycemia in pregnancy Maternal Medicine Course 2007: 12th
& 13th
January
2007. Institute of Health, MOH
Management of diabetes in pregnancy. 21st – 25
th March 2007. Sixth Singapore Congress in
Obstetric & Gynecology. Exploring New Frontiers For The Practising Obstetrician And
Gynaecologist Conrad Centennial Singapore
Diabetes – an over-view. 23rd
July 2007. Alumni Medical Centre, SGH. P-Medicines
Programme for Pharmacists. Pharmacists Society of Singapore.
Optimizing care of the pregnant diabetic. 26 Aug 2011. The 8th
International Congress of
O&G. Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore.
Reflections of management of hyperglycemia: From past to present to future. Course in
Advance Endocrinology 3 - 5 Feb 2012, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore
Oral anti-diabetic agents: More is less? Mount Elizabeth Hospital Continual Medical
Education. 26 March 2012.
Oral anti-diabetic agents: More is less? Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Family Physician Continual
Medical Education. 24 Jul 2012.
Research for Clinician: my experiential sharing. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Pharmacist and
Physiotherapy Continual Professional Education. 27 Jul 2012.
Clinical Management of Diabetic Nephropathy in a secondary-care institution. Singapore-UK
Workshop on Stratified Medicine in Diabetes. Matrix, Biopolis, Singapore. 26 Feb 2013.
Metabolic syndrome - and the link between diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension. 1st
Singapore Clinical Nutrition meeting. Singapore General Hospital. 7 Apr 2013
23rd Seah Cheng Siang Memorial Lecture. Journey with Diabetes: Lessons from Outliers
24th
August 2013. 2nd AMM‐AMS‐HKAM Tripartite Congress & 47th Singapore‐Malaysia
Congress of Medicine, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.
Genetic for Chronic Disease (lecture to Doctors from NHG Polyclinics). 20th
Jan 2014. Khoo
Teck Paut Hospital.
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Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore- Mayo Course in Advanced Endocrinology.
Diabetes Pearls. 5th
March 2014. Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.
Panelist, Panel Discussion: Diabetes through the years. KTPH Diabetes & Metabolism
Symposium 2014. 5 Apr 2014. Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.
Facilitator, Case Discussion: Optimal glycemic management of diabetic chronic kidney
disease. Clinical Pearls in the glycemic and non-glycemic management of patient with
diabetic chronic and end-stage kidney disease. 26th
Apr 2014 Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Updates in Diabetes in Pregnancy, Symposium: General Obstetrics. 4 May 2014. 10th ISUOG
Outreach Course, Singapore in conjunction with the 5th
Scientific Congress of the College of
O&G. Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore.
Pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications. 20th
Sept 2014. 17th
AGM, Association for
Diabetes Educators, Singapore (ADES)
Predictors of weight loss after bariatric surgery – what have we learned? Asia Pacific
Metabolic & Obesity Surgery Summit. University Cultural Centre, National University of
Singapore 24th
Jul 2015.
Diabetic Nephropathy – Observations from Clinic and Cohort. Singapore Society of
Nephrology – Annual Scientific Meeting, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel 25th
Jul 2015.
Optimizing treatment to prevent complications. Joslin-Sunstar Diabetes Education Initiative.
DIABETES, ORAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION. Raffles City Convention Centre –
Stamford Ballroom. 15th Jan 2016
Diabetes Pearls. Endocrine & Metabolic Society of Singapore (EMSS) – Mayo advanced
endocrinology course. 24-26 Feb 2016. Pan Pacific Hotel. Singapore.
Diabetic Nephropathy – Observations from Clinic and Cohort. Ng Teng Fong Hospital 29th
Apr 2016
Diabetic kidney disease – Observations from Clinics and Cohorts. National University
Hospital. 29th
Apr 2016
Diabetes and its complications – Observations from Clinics and Cohorts. Duke-NUS, Outram
Campus. 30th
May 2016
Research for clinician in Singapore – my brief experience. National Ophthalmology
Residents’ Research Day 2016, Auditorium, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. 6th
Aug 2016
Genomic Medicine for Clinicians – Ready to Shift Paradigm? A/Prof Lim Su Chi, Clinical
Director, Clinical Research Unit, KTPH, 27th August 2016, 10.15am – 10.45am
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Managing Diabesity – Weight Friendly Strategies. GP Symposium 2016. War on Obesity:
What a Family Physician Needs to Know. KTPH, Saturday 17 September 2016 (YCH
Auditorium)
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, 3rd
Year teaching session – Diabetic Nephropathy 11
Oct 2016.
Advance Internal Medicine Combined Teaching (TTSH & KTPH) - How To Interpret The
Research Paper. 27 October 2016
Overview for the Endocrine system. Master of Nursing students at ALCNS at NUS. 7th
Nov
2016.
Overview of endocrinology. First year medical student. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University Hospital. 13th
Jan 2017
The many faces of diabetes. Mini-medical School, Alexandra Health System. 14th
Jan 2017.
Genomics in diabetes clinic – our early experience. Diabetes Symposium at MedLab Asia
Pacific Conference, The Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Singapore 3rd
Apr 2017.
Monogenic Diabetes case discussion. KTPH Annual Diabetes Symposium 22nd
Apr 2017.
Diabetic kidney disease – Observations from Clinics and Cohorts. 24 May 2017. Saw Swee
Hock School of Public Health, NUS.
The many faces of diabetes. Mini-medical School, Alexandra Health System. 15th
Jul 2017.
Presentation on Diabetic Kidney Disease for Theme 4, DYNAMO: Diabetes studY on
Nephropathy And other Microvascular cOmplications Consortium. Level 2 Amphitheatre,
Duke-NUS, 25 Aug 2017.
Managing diabetes: Tools in the physician’s war chest. Cardiometabolic Symposium by
Academy of Medicine Singapore - Managing Cardiometabolic diseases: A Practical Guide to
the Practising Physician. 16th Sep 2017 at National Heart Centre Lecture Theatre, Level 7
Diabesity – pathogenesis and clinical implications. Complex care track. Singapore
Biomedical Health Conference (SHBC) 13th October 2017. MAX Atria@Singapore Expo.
Diabetic kidney disease – what have we learned from our cohorts 16th
Nov 2017. Singapore
Symposium on Metabolic Diseases. A*STAR at Biopolis
“Precision medicine for diabetes– our preliminary experience in the clinics”. keynote
Speaker, Day 2, Singapore Molecular Diagnostics Symposium 2018. Symposium theme:
"Genomics in Healthcare". University Hall Auditorium, National University of Singapore,19-
20 April, 2018
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Referees
1. A/Professor PEK Wee Yang.
Chairman Medical Board, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Email: [email protected]
2. A/Professor Kenneth MAK Seck Wai
Dy Director, Medical Service, MOH
Email: [email protected]
3. A/Professor PANG Weng Sun
Chairman Medical Board, Yishun Community Hospital
Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
Email: [email protected]
3. Professor CHIA Kee Seng
Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Email: [email protected]
4. A/Professor SUM Chee Fang
Senior Consultant, Diabetes Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Email: [email protected]