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Latest news, publications, events and opportunities from Foo Lab and Project RESET.

RESET-Inspire Study
Project RESET
Project Reset announces the RESET-Inspire Study: Insulin Sensitivity & Population Intervention with Real-Time Evaluation
The RESET-Inspire Study aims to assess insulin resistance early by using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, understand how insulin resistance affects muscle, liver and fat, and test how food education together with the CGM may improve or reverse the condition. Currently looking for participants.
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EMBL Conference
Event
Foo Lab @ EMBL Conference "The New Cardiobiology: Engineering, Vascular, and Molecular Insights" in Heidelberg, Germany
Foo Lab attends the EMBL Conference "The New Cardiobiology: Engineering, Vascular and Molecular Insights" which was held in Heidelberg, Germany.
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Cold Spring Harbor Asia
Event
Foo Lab @ Cold Spring Harbor Asia Meeting 2025 "From Mechanisms to Therapies: Targeting Cardiometabolic Complications in Obesity and Diabetes" in Suzhou, China
Foo Lab attends the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on "From Mechanisms to Therapies: Targeting Cardiometabolic Complications in Obesity and Diabetes" which was held in Suzhou China.
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Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2025
EventProject RESET
RESET @ Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2025
Project RESET collaborated with SG Marathon Pte Ltd, this year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon organizers for our 3rd annual community outreach event. Outreach events such as these allow us to transform communities into active participants in the pursuit of medical breakthroughs.
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Stem Cell Society Singapore Symposium 2025
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Foo Lab @ Stem Cell Society Singapore Symposium 2025
Foo Lab attends the 17th Stem Cell Society Singapore Symposium, a unique symposium meant to bring together scientists across the region and the globe to share their latest research on stem cells.
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Asian Focus Global Impact
MediaNUS Medicine
Asian Focus, Global Impact: Understanding Heart Disease in the Asian Context
Professor Roger Foo, Vice-Dean of Research at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, is leading a transformative shift in cardiovascular research with a distinctly Asian focus.
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PPIE Forum
MediaNUS Medicine
Engaging Patients as Partners: Reflections on the NUS Medicine PPIE Forum February 2025
On 17 February 2025, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine held its first forum dedicated to reimagining how health research can meaningfully serve the people it seeks to benefit.
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Into the Future NUS Medicine
MediaNUS Medicine
Into the Future – The Research Journey at NUS Medicine
Established in 1905, NUS School of Medicine has grown into a leading medical academic research-engine in Asia. With 17 departments, 10 Translational Research Programmes, and 15 Faculty Research Centres, NUS Medicine investigators drive impactful research across the span of medicine.
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RESET Townhall
EventProject RESET
Reset TOWNHALL
Project RESET successfully hosted its inaugural Townhall on August 27, 2025. The event brought together over a hundred participants, as well as commercial collaborators from Garmin, Atlantis Bioscience, and Buzud, fostering strong community engagement.
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VHRT Gene
Publication
World Genome Body Lists Newly Identified Heart Gene Named by NUS Scientists
In a first, the VHRT gene discovered by researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, has been added to the Human Gene Nomenclature database.
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GWAS Review
PublicationPhysiological Reviews
Deconstructing the GWAS library: next-generation GWAS
Foo Lab released a comprehensive physiological review in Physiological Reviews, covering the latest advances in next-generation genome-wide association study (GWAS) methodologies for cardiovascular disease.
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FDX1 Nature Cardiovascular Research
PublicationNature Cardiovascular Research
Metabolome-wide association identifies ferredoxin-1 (FDX1) as a determinant of cholesterol metabolism and cardiovascular risk in Asian populations
Foo Lab, as part of the SG100K project, co-authored a significant paper in Nature Cardiovascular Research revealing a causal link between a bile acid–associated gene and atherosclerosis using genetically edited iPSCs.
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ISHR 2025 Nara Japan
Event
Foo Lab @ XXV World Congress International Society for Heart Research (ISHR 2025) in Nara, Japan
Foo Lab attended the XXV World Congress International Society for Heart Research (ISHR 2025), an internationally distinguished conference that provides a platform for basic and clinical scientists in cardiovascular health.
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Mick Lee CIRCULATION
PublicationCirculation
Mick Lee's "Genome-Wide CRISPR Screen Identifies an NF2-Adherens Junction Mechanistic Dependency for Cardiac Lineage" accepted into CIRCULATION
Dr. Mick Lee has been using CRISPR screening to dissect mechanisms of cardiomyocyte differentiation and function. NF2 is crucial to regulate Wnt signaling and the AMOT-NF2-YAP scaffold complex at adherens junctions is required for mesodermal lineage specification.
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Asian Bioethics Review
PublicationAsian Bioethics Review
"Your Tumour Can Save Lives": Re-examining Singapore's Consent Procedures for the Use of De-identified Bio-specimens in Research
Foo Lab co-authored a bioethics opinion article evaluating Singapore's consent procedures for secondary research use of de-identified biospecimens, advocating for regulatory reforms to promote more effective biomedical research outcomes.
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Keystone Symposia C5-2024
Event
Foo Lab @ the Keystone Symposia Conference "Cardiovascular Epigenetics and Gene Regulation" (C5-2024)
Foo Lab attended the Keystone Symposia Conference on "Cardiovascular Epigenetics and Gene Regulation" (C5-2024).
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Yike Zhu CMDD ASNS
PublicationCirculation
Foo lab identified a novel cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation (CMDD) marker gene, asparagine synthetase (Asns)
This study from Dr. Yike Zhu was recently published in CIRCULATION. The team leveraged in vitro cultured adult mouse cardiomyocytes and in vivo AAV9 cardiomyocyte-targeted delivery of reprogramming factors to study CM dedifferentiation.
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Roger Foo Vice Dean Statement
MediaLinkedIn
"Dulce et Decorum est – to the service we are called forth hither." – Professor Roger Foo makes statement as newly appointed Vice-Dean (Research)
Roger was asked to provide some inspiration for the new calendar year. "A new year with new beginnings. I've been asked to reflect. It is a wonderful time to be called to serve in the ecosystem as Vice-Dean (Research) at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine…"
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New Vice Dean NUS Medicine
MediaNUS Medicine
New Vice-Dean for Research at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Professor Roger Foo Sik Yin has been appointed as Vice-Dean (Research) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore from 1 January 2024. Prior to his new appointment, he held the role of Assistant Dean (Research) at NUS Medicine since October 2019.
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