NUS Mind Science Centre is an academic research centre housed under the NUS Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The Centre aims to be a knowledge center of excellence for psychological research, education and service with a non-drug approach.
The Centre will be unique in its distinctive Asian focus and combines the best tradition of Western scientific empiricism with Eastern philosophical thoughts. The Centre’s research is tailored to the Singaporean population with community-based translational programmes that will be scaled nationally.
Quality of mind is the wellspring of all successful enterprises and developing its potential holds the key to successful social and economic development of a country. In Singapore, developing mental resilience in the young and old is all the more crucial for maximizing our limited human resource.
VISION
An Undefeated Mind – Building resilience across all ages
MISSION
Research
Undertake research on mental resilience interventions across the age continuum using a non-drug, evidenced-based approach;
Education
Capacity-building through the training of healthcare professionals, educators, caregivers and volunteer trainers to promote communities with an Undefeated Mind;
Services
Translational research for the benefit of the community, which will create a network of shared knowledge and research;
Policy-shaping
Influence government decision-making pertaining to mental health policies of the nation.
OBJECTIVES
Education
Training of healthcare professionals, educators, caregivers and volunteer trainers to promote communities with an Undefeated Mind;
Services
Community development, student development and international collaborations to create a network of shared knowledge and research;
Research
Undertake research on mental resilience for adolescents and the elderly.
Leadership
Managing Board Members
Mrs Teo Poh Yim (Patron)
Chairman, S3
Dr Cheong Choong Kong (Chairman)
former Chairman, OCBC
Mr Wee Sin Tho (Special Advisor)
Senior Advisor, Office of NUS President
Dr Ng Jet Wei
former Deputy CEO, Q&M Group
Dr Ang Seng Bin
Head & Consultant Family Physician, KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Dr Collin Ang
Managing Director, Decision Science Agency
Prof Kua Ee Heok (Special Advisor)
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine
A/Prof John Wong Chee Meng (Centre Director)
Head, Department of Psychological Medicine
Academic Committee Members
A/Prof Rathi Mahendran (Chair)
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine
Prof Kua Ee Heok
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine
A/Prof Tan Chay-Hoon
Visiting Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine
Dr Tian Cheong Sing
Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine
A/Prof Ng Tze Pin
Department of Psychological Medicine
A/Prof Roger Ho
Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine
Dr Johnson Fam
Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine
Dr John Wong Chee Meng (Centre Director, Ex-Officio)
Head, Department of Psychological Medicine
Administrative Staff
Ms Mae Kng
Director
Ms Lilian Tan
Asst Director (Fundraising and Publicity)
Mdm Lim Wee Cheng
Senior Executive (Administration)
Ms Lee Yee Shuan
Senior Executive (Marketing)
Ms Chen Wenjie
Senior Executive (Governance)
Ms Joy Chen
Senior Executive/Psychologist
Ms Tan Lin Er
Senior Executive (AWE)
Research Staff
Dr Feng Lei
Assistant Professor (Research)
Dr Leoniek Mirjam Kroneman
Senior Research Fellow
Ms Michelle Wan
Research Assistant
Ms Madeline Han
Research Assistant
Mr Derek Chan
Research Assistant
Ms Angela Au
Research Assistant
Mr Benjamin Goh
Research Assistant
Ms Savannah Siew
Research Assistant
Ms Lim Xin Ying
Research Assistant
Ms Tan Ser Hong
Research Assistant
Dr Yu Jun Hong
Research Assistant
Ms Natalie Yap
Research Associate
Mr Nabil Syukri
Research Assistant
Ms Teoh Jie Yu
Research Assistant
Ms Eve Neo
Research Assistant