11th NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium 2024
Climate and
Heat Health
5 & 6 November, 2024
Centre of Life Science, Auditorium
National University of Singapore
The NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium, initiated in 2012, serves as a platform for scientific exchange and collaboration between the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS and the School of Clinical Medicine at Cambridge. This 11th edition celebrates the strong partnership, bringing together leading researchers and clinicians to share advancements, foster collaborations and explore innovative solutions to today’s challenges. Together with Symposium chairs A/Prof Jason Lee and Prof Ken Smith, we are honoured to have the following speakers join us at this year’s symposium:
Dr Soren Brage
University of Cambridge
Dr Rokho Kim
World Health Organisation
Prof Ken Smith
University of Cambridge
Dr Kim van Daalen
University of Cambridge
Prof Sam Wilson
University of Glasgow
Asst Prof Joel Aik
Duke-NUS Medical School
A/Prof Yann Boucher
NUS
Asst Prof Cyrus Ho
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
A/Prof Jason Lee
Yong Loo Lin School fo Medicine, NUS
Prof Melvin Leow
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Adj Asst Prof Evelyn Loo
A*STAR
Information is correct as at 28 August 2024
AGENDA
Day 1
5 November 2024
DAY 2
6 November 2024
9.00am Registration |
10.00am Welcome Address Dean NUSMED Symposium Overview Co-Chairs |
10.30am Rising Temperatures, Rising Challenges Dr Kim van Daalen & Asst Prof Joel Aik |
12.00pm Lunch |
1.00pm Heat & Metabolism Prof Melvin Leow & Dr Soren Brage |
2.30pm Break |
3.00pm Heat & Mental Health Asst Prof Cyrus Ho & Adj Asst Prof Evelyn Loo |
4.30pm End of Day |
9.00am Health, Environment & Climate Change Dr Rokho Kim |
10.00am Break |
10.30am Heat, Infection & Our Immune System Prof Sam Wilson & A/Prof Yann Boucher |
12.00pm Young Researchers Poster Presentation |
1.00pm Lunch |
2.00pm Heat & Human Potential and Performance Prof Ken Smith & A/Prof Jason Lee |
3.30pm Appreciation & Awards |
4.00pm End of Event |
Calling
all
young researchers
Do you want to take your Innovative Research and Groundbreaking Ideas to the next level?
Submissions for the Young Researchers Poster Competition are now open with prizes for the top 3 poster presentations.
