Assoc. Prof. Dr Christopher Chen

Since returning to Singapore in 1996, Dr Chen has developed multi-disciplinary research programmes with extensive international collaborations. He has published over 500 peer reviewed papers, is the PI for several clinical trials with cognitive outcomes (ESPRIT-Cog, VITATOPS-Cog, CHIMES, NEURITES and ATHENE) serves on journal editorial boards and has been a member of trial steering committees and advisory panels. He has also mentored 30 post-graduate students and 20 cinical and research fellows.

Currently, he is President of the Asian Society Against Dementia, Secretary-Treasurer of the Asian & Oceanian Association of Neurology and past-chair of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders.

Research Interests

His major research and clinical interests are in neurochemistry, molecular biology and treatment of stroke and dementia.

Awards

• Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award (2021)
  
• Clinician Scientist Award – Senior Investigator, National Medical Research Council (2017)
• Faculty Research Excellence Award, NUS (2015)
• Academic Centre of Excellence Research Awards, GlaxoSmithKline (2010)
• Clinician Scientist Investigator Award, National Medical Research Council (2006, 2011, 2017)
• Janssen Junior Research Fellow Award, Worcester College, Oxford University (1990)

Education

My pre-clinical studies were at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, and my clinical training was at New College, University of Oxford. I was elected the Janssen Junior Research Fellow at Worcester College, University of Oxford and was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Neurology, London.

Publications

View Dr Christopher Chen's publications external page here.

Affliation(s)

• National University Health System
• National University of Singapore
• National University Hospital