Singapore’s respiratory health gets a boost with $10 million research grant

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The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH) Centre, a national research platform led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore's (NTU Singapore) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), will lead a multi-institutional research programme after being awarded Singapore's first national research grant for respiratory health.

Under the $10 million Open Fund-Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) supported by the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) and administered by the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) through the National Medical Research Council Office, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, the TARIPH Centre will collaborate with partners to conduct patient-centric translational research on respiratory health.

The NTU-led research programme brings together researchers from nine organisations, which includes all public healthcare clusters, medical schools and public agencies, alongside industry and international partners, to conduct Asian-centric lung health research across five different and integrated themes.

The team will focus on factors unique to Asia to provide a clearer understanding of the health, environmental, social and cultural needs of patients with lung diseases, allowing for personalized and precision-tailored treatments for Asian patients with chronic lung disease. This will ensure the development of effective national and regional strategies to improve lung health, especially for persons living with chronic lung conditions like asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in an era of climate change and an aging population.

Researchers involved in this interdisciplinary collaborative initiative hail from NTU, Singapore General Hospital (SGH), National University Hospital (NUH), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Science, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHG Polyclinics), Alexandra Hospital, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP), allowing for a comprehensive and integrated programme that taps the full spectrum of research capabilities in Singapore, ranging from academic research to clinical innovation.

The TARIPH Centre and its partners being awarded the Open Fund-Large Collaborative Grant signals the...

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