Young scientist from Gorakhpur bags Singapore NRF Fellowship: Receives 3 million SGD for research

Gorakhpur doctor awarded with the prestigious NRF Singapore fellowship

Gorakhpur scientist, Dr. Manvinder K Sing has made it to the top seven young scientists from the world to have been offered the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship. He has been offered SGD 3 million (INR 1.47 crore) by the NRF, Singapore for his research.

About Dr Manvinder K Singh:

• Dr. Singh works as an assistant professor in the cardiovascular and metabolic disorders programme. He is in the Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

• Dr. Singh has been offered the fellowship to take up research in congenital and adult cardiovascular diseases

• His interest lies in studying congenital adult heart diseases which are a leading cause of mortality world-wide

• Singh is also an adjunct professor at National Heart Research Institute in Singapore and department of Cell and Development Biology, University of Pennsilvaniya, USA

Other achivements (as he told PTI):

• Dr Singh completed his MSC Biotechnology from Madurai Kamraj University

• He has completed a program in  MD/PhD in Molecular Medicine from Hannover Medical School, Germany

• Awarded PhD Prize from Hannover Biomedical research school, Germany for his PhD thesis

• Acknowledged for excellent performance as an international student for his social and cultural engagement

About the NRF Department, Singapore:
The National Research Foundation Department, within the Prime Ministerâ??s Office in Singapore is responsible for developing strategies, policies and plans for research, innovation and enterprise.

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