Sandosham and Nadchatram Medals

The Sandosham and Nadchatram Medals

The Sandosham and Nadchatram Medals

The Sandosham Gold Medal

The Sandosham Gold Medal

The Sandosham Gold Medal is named after the late Dr. A.A. Sandosham, L.M.S., M.D., Ph.D., A.M., retired Professor and Head of the Department of Parasitology, University of Malaya, Singapore (now the Faculty of Medicine University of Singapore). He was Principal of that University and also acted as its Vice-Chancellor for a period. Dr. Sandosham was the Society's Founder Member, first President and first Honorary Member. He has made numerous valuable contributions to parasitology and tropical medicine in the Southeast Asian region.

The Sandosham Gold Medal represents the highest work of distinction that can be awarded by the Society. This Gold Medal is awarded every three years to outstanding Scientists for their achievement in the field of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine.

YEAR WINNER
1974 C. P Ramachandran citation
1977 Lim Boo Liat citation
1980 M. Nadchatram citation
1983 V. Thomas citation
1988 Mak Joon Wah citation
1991 Mulkit Singh citation
1997 B. Sinniah citation & Yap Han Heng citation
2000 Khairul Anuar Abdullah citation
2003 Stephen Ambu citation
2006 Indra Vythilingam citation
2009 John Jeffery citation
2014 Lee Han Lim photo
2016 Suresh Kumar citation
2019 Nazni Wasi Ahmad citation photo
2019 Vellayan Subramaniam citation photo

 

The Nadchatram Silver Medal

The Nadchatram Silver Medal

The Nadchatram Silver Medal is named after the late Dr. M. Nadchatram, A.M.N, MSc, MlBiol, FSL, FZS, Ph.D. Dr. Nadchatram was a world renown acarologist who had made numerous scientific contributions and discoveries of ecological and epidemiological importance in medical acarology. Dr. Nadchatram was the founding head of the Division of Acarology, Institute of Medical Research (IMR) and a WHO consultant. Following his retirement from the IMR in 1982, Dr. Nadchatram served at the National University of Singapore as a Senior Teaching Fellow from 1983 – 1988. Dr. Nadchatram was also the founder member of the MSPTM and became the 14th President in 1977. He also served as the Honorary Secretary in 1972.

The Nadchatram Silver Medal is awarded annually for Scientists 45 years and below for outstanding research in the field of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine.

YEAR WINNER
1980 Chua Sau Peng citation
1981 Mak Joon Wah citation
1984 Yap Han Heng citation
1987 John Jeffery citation
1988 Pakeer Oothuman citation
1989 Chiang Geok Lian citation
1991 Lee Han Lim citation
1992 Khairul Anuar citation
1993 Stephen Ambu citation
1994 S. Vellayan citation
1995 Ho Tze Ming citation
1996 Noor Rain Abdullah citation
1997 Mohd. Zahedi Daud citation
1998 Rehana Abdullah Sani citation
1999 Seleena Benjamin citation
2000 Rahman Noordin citation
2001 Suresh Kumar citation
2002 Lee Chow Yang citation
2003 Nazni Wasi Ahmad citation
2004 P. Chandrawathani citation
2006 Fong Mun Yik citation
2007 Yvonne Lim Ai Lian citation
2009 Mohd Khadri Shahar citation
2010 Reuben Sharma citation
2012 Tan Tian Chye citation
2013 Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain
2014 Lau Yee Ling
2015 Noor Azian Mat Yosoff
2016 Chen Chee Dhang citation
2017 Heo Chong Chin citation photo
2018 Romano Ngui citation photo
2019 Khadijah Saad citation photo
2020 Lucas Low Van Lun citation photo
2021 Paul Cliff Simon Divis citation photo

 

Medalists in the previous years

Medalists in the previous years