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Enriching Lives Exercising Stewardship Our non-profi t philanthropic organisations identify needs and spearhead programmes for growth and development of people in our communities. Building Capabilities Enhancing knowledge, research and innovation Building People Improving lives through caring and learning Engaging our Communities Building Communities Strengthening community resources Rebuilding Lives Providing another chance 83
Enriching Lives continued Building Capabilities Allied health and nursing training in Mongolia. Singapore Millennium Foundation Predicting and monitoring disease progression in Parkinson’s patients Funded by SMF, scientists at the National Neuroscience Institute of Singapore isolated various gene variants linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. Genetic screening may identify individuals with higher risk of developing Parkinson’s for treatment in the early stages of the disease. Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Research on a new drug delivery approach in the treatment of cancer Research using Clostridium novyi-NT, a class of oxygen-sensitive bacteria, to deliver cancer treatment drugs directly to malignant tumours while leaving healthy cells intact. Led by Dr Ian Cheong, a TLL team is developing this drug delivery approach which has fewer side effects. 84 Temasek Review 2012 Temasek Foundation Mongolia: TF-Nanyang Polytechnic International Allied Health and Nursing Training Programmes Promoting excellence in nursing and allied health practice by enhancing the capability and capacity of 170 nurses, allied health leaders, educators and clinical instructors. Participants will return to Mongolia to organise further training sessions for about 800 other professionals, transferring knowledge and skills to upgrade nursing and allied healthcare in Mongolia. Temasek Foundation TF-NUS Presidents’ Leadership in University Management Programme Leadership development for university presidents and deans in Asia, covering areas such as institutional leadership, strategic planning and faculty development. The fi rst run of the programme saw the participation of 56 university presidents and deans from Asian universities. Leadership programme for university presidents and deans in Asia.
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