Activities in 2005

Talk "Glutamate Receptors and Team Spirit" (Low Chian Ming)

27 Oct 2005 5pm Coffee Grounds, Level 1, NUS Clinical Research Centre MD11

2005 AGM Lunch and TalkSat 30 Apr 2005 1230-1500, NUS Guild House.

"Molecular biology in post-tsunami disaster relief in Aceh" (Eric Yap)
Annual Report by Honorary Secretary (Lee May Ann) and President's Address (Frank Peter)

(Events between 2003 and 2005 not currently listed)

Activities in 2003

2003 New Year Tea and Talk

Life in 14th Century Singapore: Pirates' Lair or Entreport? (John Miksic of the Southeast Asian Studies Programme)

Visit and Tour of Tropical Marine Sciences Institute

Sat 4 Jan 2003 1500-1800, St John's Island.

Fourth Combined Scientific Meeting of BRETSS, SSMB & SSBMB
Theme: Life Sciences in Singapore - Integrating Multidimensional Perspectives
Incorporating the Second Singapore Microarray Meeting
15-18 January 2003, Clinical Research Centre Auditorium, NUS

Activities in 2002

Talks: "Stars bright and corals white: from planets to reefs"

The Art of Astronomy (David Malin, Anglo-Australian Observatory, Pre-recorded of lecture at American Association for Advancement of Sciences 2001 Meeting)

Reason for Hope: Coral bleaching during the 1998 El Nino Event and subsequent recovery (Karenne Tun, Tropical Marine Science Institute, NUS)

Wed 10 Apr 2002 1700-1800 Lecture Theatre, Level, 1 Pharmacology Dept MD2 (next to Medical Library), NUS

Annual General Meeting

Annual Report by Honorary Secretary and President's Address
For members onlyWed 10 Apr 2002 1800-1900 Lecture Theatre, Level, 1 Pharmacology Dept MD2 (next to Medical Library), NUS

BRETSS-PGMI Virtual CME: "Genetics and Breast Cancer: Understanding the Risks" (Lawrence Brody, Chair: Ann Lee)19 Mar 2002 1230-1400hrs, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Singapore General Hospital

Nobel Webcasts - The 2001 Nobel Laureates for Physiology & Medicine "for discoveries in key regulators of the cell cycle" (Leland Hartwell, Timothy Hunt, Paul Nurse)
21 & 22 Feb 2002 1200-1400h, Clinical Research Centre Auditorium, NUS

2002 New Year Lunch and Talk: Osteo-Archaeology Research in Cambodia (Rethy Chemm)
5 Jan 2002 1200-1500h, Guild House, NUS

Activities in 2001

BRETSS-PGMI Virtual CME: "Gene Therapy: Repairing Broken Genes" (French Anderson, Chair: Eric Yap)18 Dec 2001 1230-1400hrs, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Singapore General Hospital

Third Combined Annual Scientific Meeting of BRETSS, SSMB & SSBMB: Life Sciences in Singapore
12 - 13 Nov 2001 0900-1700hrs, Clinical Research Centre Auditorium, NUS

Gene Therapy: Repairing Broken Genes (French Anderson, Chair: Frank Peter)7 Nov 2001 1230-1400hrs, NUS Clinical Research Centre (*Venue: Symposium Room)

BRETSS-PGMI Virtual CME: "The Human Genome Project" (Francis Collins, Chair: Eric Yap)1 Nov 2001 1230-1400hrs, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Singapore General Hospital

Gene Testing: A Personal View (Barbara Biesecker, Chair: Lai Poh San) 31 Oct 2001 1230-1400hrs, National University Hospital

Pyrosequencing: A New Tool For DNA Analysis (Ana Sylvan, Chair: Lai Poh San) 30 Oct 2001 1400-1500hrs, NUS Clinical Research Centre

Virtual Symposium: Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know (CDC, Chair: Paul Tambyah) 26 Oct 2001 1030-1200hrs, National University Hospital

BRETSS-PGMI Virtual CME: "The Essential Guide to Genetics" (Robert Nussbaum, Chair: Eric Yap)16 Oct 2001 1230-1400hrs, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Singapore General Hospital

Virtual Lecture Series: "The Human Genome Project - From maps to medicine"

Obesity: The Skinny on Fat Genes (Jeffrey Friedman, Chair: Wu Hui Min)17 Oct 2001 1230-1400hrs, National University Hospital* (Venue: Kent Ridge Wing)

Behavior Genes: Inherited Tendencies (Dean Hamer, Chair: Tan Ene Choo)24 Oct 2001 1230-1400hrs, National University Hospital

Genetics and Breast Cancer: Understanding the Risks (Lawrence Brody, Chair: Ann Lee)
10 Oct 20011230-1400hrs, National University Hospital

Beyond the Human Genome Project (Francis Collins, Chair: Eric Yap)
3 Oct 2001 1230-1400hrs, National University Hospital

The Essential Guide to Genetics (Robert Nussbaum, Chair: Eric Yap)
26 Sep 2001 1230-1400hrs, National University Hospital

Symposium: The Human Genome Project and Genomics in China (Yang Huang-Ming, Chair: Lai Poh San)22 Sep 2001 1100-1230hrs, Clinical Research Centre Auditorium, NUS

Seminar: "Gene Discovery and Transcriptional Profiling: Microarray tools and techniques"13 Sep 2001 1430-1630hrs at Clinical Research Centre Auditorium, NUS

Seminar: Gene Therapy (Chairs: Lai Poh San, Eric Yap)30 Jul 2001 1000-1200hrs at Clinical Research Centre Symposium Room, NUS

Workshop: Advances in Drug Discovery; Molecular Analysis of Genes and Proteins
6-7 June 2001 at Clinical Research Centre Auditorium, NUS

Annual General Meeting - 7 April 2001 at The Guild House, Kent Ridge, NUS