Research Grant 

Research Funding Projects

2024-2028            Principal Investigator

Yushan Fellow Program, Ministry of Education, Taiwan 

2025-2028             Principal Investigator

Assessing Socioeconomic and Geographical Disparities in Burden of Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in Taiwan. National

Taiwan University Excellence Research Program Core Consortium, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

2025-2028            Principal Investigator

Machine Learning for Physical-Mental Multimorbidity, Polypharmacy, High-Needs High-Costs Patients in Taiwan.

Innovative Research Grant (IRG), National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Taiwan

2022-2023            Project Lead

Health data analytics to build models for health workforce prioritisation in Australia Capital Territory Capital Health Network

2018-2019            Principal Investigator

The prevalence and impact of multimorbidity in India and Brazil. Dyson Fellowship. Melbourne School of Population and Global Health 

2017-2019            Principal Investigator

The Impact of multimorbidity on healthcare utilisation and non-communicable disease management in ASEAN.MOE Tier 1 Grant 

2016-2019            Co-applicant

The Economics of childhood obesity. Health Service Research Competitive Research Grant (HSRCRG), Ministry of   

Health, Singapore 

2016-2017            Principal Investigator

Alan Williams Fellowship, Centre for Health Economics, University of York 

2016-2018           Principal Investigator

Comparative Health System Performance in China, India and Indonesia. Humanity and Social Science Seed Fund. NUS

Co-applicant (Health Economics Lead)

The effect of a behaviour-based lifestyle change program using combined face and remote sessions on weight, diet intake and physical activity level in people at-risk of diabetes: a randomised control trial. Health Service Research New Investigator Grant (HSRNIG), Ministry of Health, Singapore

2013-2018              Co-applicant (Health Economics Lead)

Optimized Tacrolimus and MMF for HLA Antibodies after Renal Transplantation. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) programme, NIHR.

2016-2017          Principal Investigator

The cost-effectiveness of pre-diabetes screeningNUS SSHSPH War on Diabetes Seed Grant 

2016-2017              Principal Investigator

The bi-relationship between non-communicable disease and out-of-pocket spending in low- and middle0 income countries. NUS Start-up Grant 

2016- 2021             Co-application (Health Economics Lead)

The FAB study- Feasibility of acceptance and commitment therapy for post-bariatric surgery patients.  Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB), NIHR, UK

2015-2017          Co-applicant (Health Economics Lead）

The CELEB trial: Comparative effectiveness of lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve placementResearch for Patient Benefit (RfPB), NIHR, UK

2014-2017          Co-applicant (Health Economics Lead)

Health and economic benefits of providing free bus travel to older people in England. Department of Health

2014-2016             Co-applicant (Health Economist Lead) 

Effects of ambulatory oxygen on health status in patients with fibrotic lung diseaseResearch for Patient Benefit (RfPB),  NIHR, UK

2012-2015             Co-applicant (Health Economist Lead)

Evaluation of NHS Check Programme. Department of Health, Policy Research Programme