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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Our GeriLABS study was initiated in 2013 when sarcopenia and muscle health research was still nascent in Singapore. Titled “Longitudinal Assessment of Biomarkers for characterisation of early Sarcopenia and predicting frailty and functional decline in community-dwelling Asian older adults”, GeriLABS aimed to develop a clinical/biomarker phenotype for the prediction of frailty and functional decline in community-dwelling older adults.​

We recruited older participants from the community to undergo a series of clinical and physical assessments, imaging scans and blood tests over a span of 5 years.This first phase successfully concluded in 2018, with appreciation forums organised to thank participants and community partners for their trust and time and for journeying with us.

Our Landmark Study  

Building on our GeriLABS momentum and findings in sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, we embarked on our second wave GeriLABS-2 in December 2017, studying the interplay of bones, muscles and fats (osteosarcopenic obesity).

We are excited to have pushed the frontiers of knowledge and contribute to developments in sarcopenia and frailty, alongside esteemed regional and international colleagues. Selected findings from our GeriLABS 1 and 2 studies have been incorporated into the 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia updates. Considered to be the most impactful in terms of relevance for practice and policy in post-acute and long-term care, this publication was conferred the JAMDA 2020 Morley Award.

GeriLABS-2 was also one of the recipients of the NHG Research Impact Award 2021. This affirmation encapsulated the trust of our participants and funder, dedication of numerous partners, commitment of our translation to clinical care and impact in the area of muscle health.

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Find out more about our study team and accolades below:

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Prof Lim Wee Shiong
A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong
A Prof Ding Yew Yong
 A/Prof Ding Yew Yong
Dr Justin Chew
Dr Justin Chew
Dr Lim Jun Pei
Dr Lim Jun Pei
Dr Noor Hafizah Bte Ismail
Dr Chia Jia Qian
Dr Laura Tay
Dr Daphne Yang
A Prof Tan Cher Heng
Dr Noor Hafizah
A Prof Gervais Wan
Dr Joanne Kua
Dr Ankit Tandon
A/Prof Tan Cher Heng 
Dr Alvin Tan
A/Prof Gervais Wan
Dr Goh Liuh Ling
Dr Ankit Tandon
Dr Chan Siew Pang
Dr Alvin Tan
A Prof Dr Fabian Lim
Dr Chan Siew Pang
Kalene Pek
Dr Fabian Lim
Audrey Yeo
Dr Tan Geak Poh
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Dr Bhanu Prakash KN​

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Kalene Pek
Audrey Yeo
Tan Cai Ning
Gautham s/o Premanathan​
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Neo Meusia
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​Chua S, Chia JQ, Lim JP, Chew J, Lim WS. Case-Finding for Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Comparison of Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment with SARC-F and SARC-CalF. Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2024;28(1):57-64. doi:10.4235/agmr.23.0190​
​Kirk B, Cawthon PM, Arai H, Ávila-Funes JA, Barazzoni R, Bhasin S, et al. The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS). Age Ageing. 2024;53(3). doi:10.1093/ageing/afae052
​Lee ST, Lim JP, Tan CN, Yeo A, Chew J, Lim WS. SARC-F and modified versions using arm and calf circumference: Diagnostic performance for sarcopenia screening and the impact of obesity. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2024;24 Suppl 1:182-8. doi:10.1111/ggi.14758
​Piodena-Aportadera MRB, Lau S, Tan CN, Chew J, Lim JP, Ismail NH, et al. Yubi-Wakka Test for Sarcopenia Screening in the Community: Comparative Agreement, Diagnostic Performance and Validity with Calf Circumference Measurements. J Frailty Aging. 2024;13(2):98-107. doi:10.14283/jfa.2024.25
​Piodena-Aportadera MRB, Lau S, Tan CN, Chew J, Lim JP, Ismail NH, et al. Yubi-wakka Test for sarcopenia screening: Influence of abdominal obesity on diagnostic performance. Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2024; 2024/12/18. doi: 10.4235/agmr.24.0150​
​Yong K, Chew J, Low K, Yeo A, Tan CN, Lim JP, et al. Predictive Validity of Intrinsic Capacity Composite Scores for Risk of Frailty at 2 Years: A Comparison of 4 Scales. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024;25(9):105146. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105146
​Hernandez HHC, Yang D, Tan CN, Kua J, Ismail NH, & Lim WS. Short Physical Performance Battery Cutoff Points Using Clinical Outcomes for At-Risk Older Adults in Singapore: An Exploratory Study. Annals of geriatric medicine and research, 2023;27(4), 358–360. doi.org/10.4235/agmr.23.0164
​​​Prakash BK, Srinivasa AC, Yeow LY, Chen WX, Yeo AJP, Lim WS, et al. MultiRes Attention Deep Learning Approach for Abdominal Fat Compartment Segmentation and Quantification. 2023. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.111555 ​​
​Lim WS. Singapore Clinical Practice Guidelines For Sarcop​enia: Screening, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention. Singapore Family Physician 2023;49(3):6-14. doi.org/10.33591/sfp.49.3.u1​
​Yamada M, Lee WJ, Akishita M, Yang M, Kang L, Kim S, et al. Clinical practice for sarcopenia in Asia: Online survey by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023;115:105132. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2023.105132​
Chia JQ, Low K, Chew J, Lim JP, Goh LL, Wansaicheong G, Lim WS. Self-Reported Frailty Screening Tools: Comparing Construct Validity of the Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire and FRAIL. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(11), 1870.e1–1870.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.04.046
​Lim JP, Chew J. Spectrum bias in derivations of cut-offs for five-repetition sit-to-stand test: A proposal for alternative analysis. Geriatrics & gerontology international. 2022. doi: 10.1111/ggi.14384
​ Lim WS, Cheong CY, Lim JP, Tan MMY,​​​ Chia JQ, ​Malik NA, et al.​​ Singapore Clinical Practice Guidelines For Sarcopenia: Screening, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention​. The Journal of Frailty & Aging. 2022.​  doi: 10.14283/jfa.2022.59​​​
​Loh DR, Tan RS, Lim WS, Koh AS. Cardio-sarcopenia: A syndrome of concern in aging. Frontiers in Medicine. 2022;9. doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.1027466
​Ong M, Pek K, Tan CN, Chew J, Lim JP, Yew S, . . . Lim WS. Social Frailty and Executive Function: Association with Geriatric Syndromes, Life Space and Quality of Life in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The Journal of frailty & aging. 2022; 11(2):206-213. doi:10.14283/jfa.2021.43
​Piodena-Aportadera RBM, Lau S, Chew J, Lim JP, Ismail NH, Ding YY, Lim WS. Calf Circumference Measurement Protocols for Sarcopenia Screening: Differences in Agreement, Convergent Validity and Diagnostic Performance. Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2022;26(3):215-24. doi:10.4235/agmr.22.0057
Yamada M, Lim JY, Assantachai P, Tanaka T, Kim M, Lee SY, . . . Lim WS, et al. Five-repetition sit-to-stand test: End with the fifth stand or sit? Geriatrics & gerontology international. 2022;22(4):362-4. doi:10.1111/ggi.14358
​Yamada M, Lim JY, Assantachai P, Tanaka T, Kim M, Lee SY, Lim WS, et al. Reply to the comments on “Five-repetition sit-to-stand test: End with the fifth stand or sit?”. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 2022;22(7):539-40. doi:10.1111/ggi.14395
​Afandy NO, Lock HS, Tay L, Yeo A, Yew S, Leung BP, Lim WS. Association of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 and Dickkopf-1 with Body Composition and Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore. J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls. 2021;6(1):25-31. doi:10.22540/jfsf-06-025
​​ ​​Bhanu PK, Arvind CS, Yeow LY, Chen WX, Lim WS, Tan CH. CAFT: a deep learning-based comprehensive abdominal fat analysis tool for large cohort studies. Magma (New York, NY). 2021. doi:10.1007/s10334-021-00946-9
​Chew J, Lim JP, Yew S, Yeo A, Ismail NH, Ding YY, Lim WS. Disentangling the Relationship between Frailty and Intrinsic Capacity in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cluster Analysis. The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 2021;25(9):1112-8. doi:10.1007/s12603-021-1679-2
​Lee HX, Yeo A, Tan CN, Yew S, Tay L, Ding YY, Lim WS. Combined Impact of Positive Screen for Sarcopenia and Frailty on Physical Function, Cognition and Nutrition in the Community Dwelling Older Adult. Annals of geriatric medicine and research. 2021;25(3):210-6. doi:10.4235/agmr.21.0068
​Lim JP, Chew J, Ismail NH, Lim WS. Letter to the Editor: Obesity Definition for Muscle Outcomes in Sarcopenic Obesity: Utility of Waist Circumference Revisited. The Journal of frailty & aging. 2021;10(4):334-6. doi:10.14283/jfa.2021.28
​Lim WS. Sarcopenia: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment in an Asian Community Setting. The Singapore Family Physician. 2021;47(6):5-12. Available from: https://www.cfps.org.sg/publications/the-singapore-family-physician/article/1671_pdf​
​Pek K, Tan CN, Yew S, Yeo A, Lim JP, Chew J, Lim WS. Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 Pandemic Control Measures: Impact on Social Frailty and Health Outcomes in Non-Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 2021;25(6):816-8. doi:10.1007/s12603-021-1635-1​
​Chen LK, Woo J, Assantachai P, Auyeung TW, Chou MY, Iijima K, …, Lim WS, et al. Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2020;21(3):300-7.e2. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.12.012
Chew J, Yeo A, Yew S, Lim JP, Tay L, Ding YY, Lim WS. Muscle Strength Definitions Matter: Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Predictive Validity for Adverse Outcomes Using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) Criteria. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 2020;24(6):614-8. doi:10.1007/s12603-020-1371-y
Chew J, Yeo A, Yew S, Tan CN, Lim JP, Hafizah N, Lim WS. Nutrition Mediates the Relationship between Osteosarcopenia and Frailty: A Pathway Analysis. Nutrients. 2020;12(10). doi:10.3390/nu12102957
​Khor E, Lim JP, Tay L, Yeo A, Yew S, Ding YY, Lim WS. Obesity Definitions in Sarcopenic Obesity: Differences in Prevalence, Agreement and Association with Muscle Function. The Journal of Frailty & Aging. 2020;9(1):37-43. doi:10.14283/jfa.2019.28
​Lau S, Pek K, Chew J, Lim JP, Hafizah N, Ding YY, …, Lim WS. The Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) as a Screening Tool for Risk of Malnutrition: Optimal Cutoff, Factor Structure, and Validation in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Nutrients. 2020;12(9). doi:10.3390/nu12092885
Lim JP, Yew S, Tay L, Chew J, Yeo A, Hafizah N, Ding YY, Lim WS. Grip Strength Criterion Matters: Impact of Average Versus Maximum Handgrip Strength on Sarcopenia Prevalence and Predictive Validity for Low Physical Performance. The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 2020;24(9):1031-1035. doi: 10.1007/s12603-020-1461-x
Lim WS, Lim JP, Chew J, Tan A. Calf Circumference as a Case-Finding Tool for Sarcopenia: Influence of Obesity on Diagnostic Performance. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020;21(9):1359-61. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.03.033
Lim WS, Lim JP, Chew J, Tan A. Influence of Obesity on Diagnostic Accuracy and Optimal Cutoffs for Sarcopenia Screening in Non-Frail Older Adults: A Comparison of SARC-F Versus SARC-CalF. The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 2020;24(8):914-6. doi:10.1007/s12603-020-1393-5
​Lim WS, Liang CK, Assantachai P, Auyeung TW, Kang L, Lee WJ, et al. COVID-19 and older people in Asia: Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia calls to actions. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 2020;20(6):547-58. doi:10.1111/ggi.13939
​Pek K, Chew J, Lim JP, Yew S, Tan CN, Yeo A, Ding YY, Lim WS. Social Frailty Is Independently Associated with Mood, Nutrition, Physical Performance, and Physical Activity: Insights from a Theory-Guided Approach. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2020;17(12):4239. doi:10.3390/ijerph17124239
Chew J, Tay L, Lim JP, Leung BP, Yeo A, Yew S, Ding YY, Lim WS. Serum Myostatin and IGF-1 as Gender-Specific Biomarkers of Frailty and Low Muscle Mass in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Ageing. 2019;23(10):979-86. doi:10.1007/s12603-019-1255-1
Lim JP, Chong MS, Tay L, Yang YX, Leung BP, Yeo A, …, Lim WS. Inter-muscular adipose tissue is associated with adipose tissue inflammation and poorer functional performance in central adiposity. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.  2019;81:1-7. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2018.11.006
Lim WS, Chew J, Lim JP, Tay L, Ismail NH, Ding YY. Case for Validated Instead of Standard Cut-Offs for SARC-CalF. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.2019;23(4):393-5. doi: 10.1007/s12603-019-1177-y
Lim WS, Tay L, Yeo A, Yew S, Hafizah N, Ding YY. Modulating Effect of Contextual Factors on Factor Structure and Reliability of SARC-F. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2018;19(6):551-3. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2018.02.009
Yang YX, Chong MS, Lim WS, Tay L, Yew S, Yeo A, et al. Validity of estimating muscle and fat volume from a single MRI section in older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. Clinical Radiology. 2017;72(5):427.e9-.e14. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2016.12.011
Yang YX, Chong MS, Tay L, Yew S, Yeo A, Tan CH. Automated assessment of thigh composition using machine learning for Dixon magnetic resonance images. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine. 2016;29(5):723-31. doi:10.1007/s10334-016-0547-2
Chong MS, Tay L, Ismail NH, Tan CH, Yew S, Yeo A, …, Ding YY. The Case for Stage-Specific Frailty Interventions Spanning Community Aging to Cognitive Impairment. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2015;16(11):1003.e13–.e19. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2015.08.025
​Lim JP, Leung BP, Ding YY, Tay L, Ismail NH, Yeo A, …, Chong MS. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1: a proinflammatory cytokine elevated in sarcopenic obesity. Clinical interventions in aging.  2015;10:605-9. doi:10.2147/cia.s78901
Tay L, Ding YY, Leung BP, Ismail NH, Yeo A, Yew S, …, Chong MS. Sex-specific differences in risk factors for sarcopenia amongst community-dwelling older adults. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands). 2015;37(6):121. doi:10.1007/s11357-015-9860-3

​Osteosarcopenic Obesity and Overlap Syndromes: Comparison of body composition, blood biomarkers and 2-year outcomes in healthy older adults.
ICFSR 2024, Albuquerque, USA.
(Oral category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)​
​Sarcopenia vs Cachexia: Same, Same, Yet Different.
Malaysian Congress of Geriatric Medicine 2024, Selangor, Malaysia
(Invited speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong) 
​Sarcopenia in Older Persons - From Evidence to Practice.
Malaysian Congress of Geriatric Medicine 2024, Selangor, Malaysia
(Invited speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Differential Impact of Social Frailty, Physical Frailty and Intrinsic Capacity Profiles on 2-year Cognition in Healthy Older Persons: A Cluster Analysis.
AAIC 2024, Philadelphia, USA.​
(Poster category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Osteosarcopenia in older persons: From evidence to practice.
10th Asian Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia. Bangkok, Thailand.
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Operationalizing the definition of sarcopenic obesity in Asian populations: An update.
10th Asian Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia. Bangkok, Thailand.
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Nutritional interventions for the prevention and management of sarcopenic obesity: An evidence-based approach.
International Conference for Healthy Aging and Nutrition, Miaoli County, Taiwan
(Invited speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong) 
​Prevalence and Associations of Sarcopenia with Exercise Frequency, Falls Risk, and Frailty: Comparison of Six Diagnostic Criteria.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2024
(Poster: Dr Ng Sheang Wen)
​Validity of Oral Frailty Index-8 (OFI-8) Questionnaire and Its Association With Sarcopenia, Physical Performance, and Functional Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2024
(Poster: Dr Hernandez Herb Howard Cunanan
​Oral Frailty Index-8 Questionnaire's Validity & Association With Sarcopenia & Physical Performance in Older Adults.
GSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2024
(Poster: Dr Hernandez Herb Howard Cunanan)
​Loss of weight definitions for Fried Frailty Phenotype: Influence on frailty prevalence and diagnostic performance for social and physical activities and quality of life.
10th Asian Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia. Bangkok, Thailand.
(Poster: Ms Audrey Yeo)
​Comparative Agreement of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and  Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry in measuring Appendicular Lean Mass Index in Community Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2024
(Poster: Mr Gautham s/o Premanathan)
​Phase angle from Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis as a Predictor of Muscle Quality and Function in Older Adults.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2024
(Poster: Ms Neo Meusia)​
​Osteosarcopenic obesity: Insights from the GeriLABS-2 study. 
2023 International Conference for Healthy Aging and Biomarkers. Taipei, Taiwan 
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Making sarcopenia a part of routine care: From evidence to practice. 
14th Congress of the Korean Society of Sarcopenia. Korea
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​​Measurement matters in Sarcopenia diagnosis: an evidence-based approach. Symposium on sarcopenia definition and diagnosis.
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics- Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2023, Yokohama, Japan 
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Forging a frailty resilient health system - The Singapore journey. 
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023. Singapore
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Disentangling the relationship between Intrinsic Capacity and Frailty
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023. Singapore
(Speaker: Dr Justin Chew)
​Sarcopenic Obesity: Controversies, updates and next steps.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023. Singapore
(Speaker: Dr Lim Jun Pei)​
​Singapore Clinical Practice Guidelines For Sarcopenia: Screening, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention.
Family Physicians Skills Course 2023 Update: Achieving Muscle and Metabolic Health, Singapore
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Comparison of CFS-A and CFS-Fast with functional outcomes in a community-dwelling population.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Oral finalist category: Dr Grace Chia)​
​SARC-CalF modified version with mid-upper arm circumference: Muscle function and mass across different body compositions.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster finalist category: Dr Lee Shi Teng)​
​Predictive validity of intrinsic capacity for frailty progression at 2 years in community-dwelling older adults: Comparison of 4 scales.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster finalist category: Dr Kenneth Yong)
​​Comparison of three InBody-770 Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Cut-offs for Sarcopenia Diagnosis amongst Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster finalist​ category: Dr Xie Weilin)
​Short Physical Performance Battery Cutoffs Using Clinical Outcomes for At-Risk Older Adults in Singapore. 
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster finalist category: Dr Herb Hernandez)
​Osteosarcopenic Obesity and Overlap Syndromes: Comparison of body composition, blood biomarkers and 2-year muscle strength in healthy older adults.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster finalist category: Ms Audrey Yeo)​
​Validating the Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment Questionnaire (MSRA) for Sarcopenia Case-finding Amongst Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Chua Shiyun)
​Yubi-wakka Test for sarcopenia screening: influence of abdominal obesity on diagnostic performance.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Melissa Piodena-Aportadera)​
​Association of Intrinsic Capacity and Social Frailty in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2023, Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Tan Cai Ning)​
Comprehensive Adipose Tissue/Muscle Segmentation and Quantification Tool for Sarcopenia Prediction.
SGCR-WIRES 2023, Singapore
(Oral category: Mr Arvind)
​Measurement matters in Sarcopenia diagnosis: an evidence-based approach. Symposium on sarcopenia definition and diagnosis.
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2023, Yokohama, Japan 
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Making sarcopenia a part of routine care: From evidence to practice.
14th Congress of the Korean Society of Sarcopenia 2023, Seoul, South Korea
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Singapore Clinical Practice Guidelines For Sarcopenia: Screening, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention.
Family Physicians Skills Course 2023 Update: Achieving Muscle and Metabolic Health, Singapore 
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Singapore Clinical Practice Guidelines For Sarcopenia: Process, Results and Lessons Learnt. 
International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research 2023, Toulouse, France
(Oral category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong) 
​Social Frailty and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Disentangling the Bi-Directional Relationship. 
American Geriatrics Society 2023, Long Beach CA, USA.
(Presidential poster category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Use of the Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment Questionnaire (MSRA) in Sarcopenia Case-finding Amongst Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore.
American Geriatrics Society 2023, Long Beach CA, USA.
(Presidential poster category:  Dr Chua Shiyun)
​AI Cloud-based multi-site Abdominal fat profiling and risk assessment in elderly using Augmento platform. 
Radiology Conference & Annual Meeting 2022, Chicago USA.
(Poster cateogry: Dr Bhanu Prakash)
​AWGS 2019 Consensus Criteria for Sarcopenia Diagnosis: What it is, what next? 
Singapore Muscle Health Network Symposium 2022
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Diagnosis and Treatment of Sarcopenia. Symposium on "Sarcopenia and Locomotive Syndrome
Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Meeting 2022, Virtual
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​MultiRes Deep Learning Approach for Optimal Segmentation of Abdominal Adipose Tissue Compartments. 
Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions 2022. Singapore
(Poster category: Mr Arvind)
​Sarcopenia and biomarkers. 
8th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2022, Japan
(Oral category: Dr Lim Jun Pei)
​SARC-F and modified versions using arm and calf circumference: Diagnostic performance for sarcopenia screening and the impact of obesity
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2022. Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Lim Shi Teng)
​Social Frailty and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Disentangling the Bi-Directional Relationship
8th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2022, Japan
(Oral category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Yubi-wakka Test for sarcopenia screening in the community: Comparative agreement, diagnostic performance and validity with calf circumference measurements
8th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2022, Japan
(Poster category: Dr Melissa Piodena-Aportadera)​
​Sarcopenia: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment in an Asian Community Setting.
FPSC 2021 Update: Malnutrition, Muscle Loss and Sarcopenia, Singapore
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Sarcopenia: An overview of diagnosis and assessment.
Singapore Physiotherapy Association (SPA) webinar
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Sarcopenia – Diagnosis and Management.
Osteoporosis Society (Singapore) webinar
(Speaker: A/Prof Wee Shiong)
​Making sense of Osteosarcopenic obesity and overlap syndromes: Insights from the GeriLABS-2 study.
7th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2021, Virtual
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Sarcopenia: Why now, why here, and making it happen.
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2021, Hong Kong
(Speaker: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Disentangling the relationship between frailty and intrinsic capacity (IC): a cluster analysis.
Asia Pacific Virtual Symposium on Sarcopenia and Frailty Research 2021, Virtual
(Poster Category: Dr Justin Chew)
​Calf circumference measurement protocols for sarcopenia screening: Differences in agreement, convergent validity and diagnostic performance.
7th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2021, Virtual
(Oral Category: Dr Melissa Piodena-Aportadera)
​Disentangling the relationship between frailty and intrinsic capacity (IC): a cluster analysis.
European Geriatric Medicine Society 2021, E-conference
(Poster Category: Dr Justin Chew)
​Examining the construct validity of the self-reported Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire (FPQ) and FRAIL questionnaire in community-dwelling older adults.
European Geriatric Medicine Society 2021, E-conference
(Poster Category: Dr Chia Jia Qian)
​Differential association of abdominal fat depot measures on MRI with body composition phenotypes and anthropometric measures.
SGCR WIRES & 8th ACAR 2021, E-conference.
(Poster Category: Dr Bhanu Prakash)
​Residual global attention U-Net based fat depot segmentation for sarcopenic obesity profiling.
SGCR WIRES & 8th ACAR 2021, E-conference
(Poster Category: Mr Arvind CS)
​SARC-F: Defining a Validated Cut-off for Screening of Sarcopenia in Community Dwelling Older Persons.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2021. Singapore
(Poster Category: Dr Joyce Cabradilla-Escanlar)
​Calf circumference measurement protocols for sarcopenia screening: Differences in agreement, convergent validity and diagnostic performance.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2021. Singapore
(Poster Category: Dr Melissa Piodena-Aportadera)
​AI-based Clinical assessment framework for SG Phenotype Sarcopenic obesity profiling and differential association with anthropometric measures.
A*STAR Scientific Conference 2021. Singapore
(Poster Category: Dr Bhanu Prakash)
​Impact of EWGSOP2 criteria on classification of sarcopenia and clinical role of probable sarcopenia category.
Americian Geriatrics Society 2020. Virtual
(Poster Category: Hernandez Herb Howard Cunanan)
​Unraveling the relationship between osteosarcopenia and nutrition.
6th Asian Conference for Frailty & Sarcopenia 2020. Virtual, Hong Kong
(Invited speaker: Dr Justin Chew)
​Sarcopenic Obesity: Controversies and Updates.
6th Asian Conference for Frailty & Sarcopenia 2020. Virtual, Hong Kong
(Invited speaker: Dr Lim Jun Pei)
​Social frailty and outcomes: Insights from a theory-driven approach.
6th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2020. Virtual, Hong Kong
(Invited speaker: Ms Kalene Pek)
​The Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire (FPQ) as a screening tool for frailty in community-dwelling older adults.
6th Asian Conference for Frailty & Sarcopenia 2020. Virtual, Hong Kong
(Poster Category: Dr Kristabella Low)
​Sarcopenia and Obesity.
8th EMSS-Mayo Virtual Course in Advanced Endocrinology. Virtual, Singapore
(Invited panellist: Dr Lim Jun Pei)
​Simplified Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire to screen for anorexia: Optimal Cutoff and Association with Outcomes in Non-Frail Community Dwelling Older Adults.
European Geriatric Medicine Society e-Congress 2020. Virtual
(Poster Category: Adjunct A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
​Associations of social frailty with cognition and mood in community-dwelling older adults.
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) Virtual International Conference 2020. Virtual, Singapore
(Poster Category: Miss Kalene Pek)
​Impact of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity on Cognitive functioning in healthy community dwelling older adults (GeriLabs2 study)
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) Virtual International Conference 2020. Virtual, Singapore
(Poster Category: Miss Suzanne Yew)
Osteosarcopenic Obesity in Non-Frail Older Adults: Influence of bone density definition on prevalence, body composition and muscle function.
Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2019. Taipei, Taiwan
(Oral category: Adjunct A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Osteosarcopenic Obesity in Non-Frail Older Adults: Influence of bone density definition on prevalence, body composition and muscle function.
Asia Pacific International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2019. Taipei, Taiwan
(Oral category: Adjunct A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Muscle strength definitions matter in the EWGSOP2: influence on sarcopenia prevalence and predictive validity.
Asia Pacific International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2019. Taipei, Taiwan
(Oral category: Adjunct A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Social frailty association with health domains: findings from the GeriLABS 2 Study.
Asia Pacific International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2019. Taipei, Taiwan
(Poster category: Miss Kalene Pek)
Exploring the diagnostic performance of the SARC-CalF-3 for sarcopenia screening amongst well community dwelling older adults.
American Geriatrics Society 2019. Portland, USA
(Poster category: Dr Chia Jia Qian)
Cardiometabolic profiles across body compositions: focus on sarcopenia and central adiposity.
European Geriatric Medicine Society 2019. Krakow, Poland
(Oral category: Dr Lim Jun Pei)
The association of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)- Derived phase angle with sarcopenia in non-frail community-dwelling older adults.
European Geriatric Medicine Society 2019. Krakow, Poland
(Oral category: Dr Justin Chew)
Applying the EWGSOP 2: Effect of muscle strength definitions on sarcopenia prevalence and predictive validity.
International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research 2019. Miami, USA
(Poster category: Adjunct A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Screening for sarcopenia: evaluating the performance of different case-finding strategies using SARC-F in combination with muscle strength and performance measure.
International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research 2019. Miami, USA
(Poster category: Dr Justin Chew)
Sarcopenic Obesity in Asian populations: Influence of obesity definitions on prevalence and physical performance.
International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research 2019. Miami, USA
(Poster category: Mr Ezra Khor, Medical student)
Screening for sarcopenia: optimal cut-off points for calf circumference in community-dwelling older adults in Singapore.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Loretta Wong)
Impact of EWGSOP2 crietria on classification of sarcopenia and clinical role of probable sarcopenia category.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Herb Howard Hernandez)
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) phase angle – a new marker for diagnosing sarcopenia in older adults.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Justin Chew)
Average versus maximum hand grip strength: Impact on sarcopenia prevalence and physical performance at 2 years.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Suzanne Yew)
The EQ-5D-5L is more discriminative than the EQ-5D-3L in patients with osteosarcopenia in Singapore.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Audrey Yeo)
Comparison of 5 Different measures of muscle strength amongst community dwelling older adults.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Tan Cai Ning)
Association of MCP-1 and DKK-1 with body composition and physical performance parameters.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Lock Hui Shin and Md Nathania Octaviani, Attachment students)
SARC-F and Anthropometric Measures: Enhancing Sarcopenia Screening in Clinical Practice.
International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research 2018. Miami Beach, USA
(Oral category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Defining a validated cutoff for pre-sarcopenia for risk assessment among community dwelling older persons
International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research 2018. Miami Beach, USA
(Poster category: Adjunct A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Gender-specific Risk Factors for Sarcopenia Progression in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research 2018. Miami Beach, USA
(Poster category: Dr Laura Tay)
Sarcopenia, but not Frailty Predicts Falls in Well Older Adults with Diabetes
International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research 2018. Miami Beach, USA
(Poster category: Mr Delwyn Lim, Medical student)
Baseline Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Predicts 2-year Sarcopenia Progression in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The GERI-LABS study.
International Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia Research 2017, Barcelona, Spain
(Poster category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
SARC-F: Defining a validated cutoff for pre-sarcopenia for risk assessment among community dwelling older persons.
Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research 2017. Adelaide, Australia
(Poster category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Construct and predictive validity of SARC-F as a risk assessment community screening tool for sacropenia
Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research 2017. Adelaide, Australia
(Poster category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Baseline Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Predicts 2-year Progression in Sarcopenia.
The Australian Association of Gerontology 2017. Perth, Australia
(Poster category: A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong)
Combined impact of sarcopenia and frailty on physical function, cognition, and activity level in the community dwelling elderly.
3rd Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia 2017. Korea
(Poster category: Dr Raphael Lee)
Magnetic resonance imaging estimates of intermuscular fat density in the thigh in sarcopenia population: correlation with physical performances
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2017. Hawaii, USA
(Poster category: Dr Yang Yuxin)
Validity of estimating subcutaneous and visceral fat volume from single MRI slice in older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity.
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2017. Hawaii, USA
(Poster category: Dr Yang Yuxin)
Longitudinal Changes in Nutritional Status; Sarcopenia Progression in Community-Dwelling Older Adult.
21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress 2017. San Francisco, USA
(Poster category: Ms Suzanne Yew)
Trends and Predictors of 2-year Activity Participation in Community Dwelling Older Adults.
21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress 2017. San Francisco, USA
(Poster category: Ms Audrey Yeo)
Physical Performance Beyond Muscle Mass in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: Influence of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and Nutrition on Muscle Quality.
International Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia Research 2016. Philadelphia, USA
(Poster category: Dr Laura Tay)
Preserved Functional Performance Despite Loss of Muscle Mass: Muscle Quality Matters.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2016. Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Nadine Foo, Medical student)
Quantification of Muscle and Fat Volumes in Dixon MRI of Thigh with Extreme Learning Machine.
10th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2015. Chiangmai, Thailand
(Oral category: Dr Yang Yuxin)
Dixon MRI with Extreme Learning Machine measures muscle and fat tissue volumes
RadiologyAsia 2015. Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Yang Yuxin)
Assessment of Adipose Tissue and Muscle Content Using Extreme Learning Machine for Dixon Magnetic Resonance Images of Thigh.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2015. Singapore
(Poster category: Dr Yang Yuxin)
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and its association with Sarcopenic Obesity (SO).
10th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2015. Chiangmai, Thailand
(Poster category: Ms Amanda Chong, Medical student)
Examining the Impact of Nutrition on Physical Performance and Sarcopenia in Functionally Independent Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
10th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2015. Chiangmai, Thailand
(Poster category: Ms Suzanne Yew)
Light Daily Physical Activity as a Potentially Modifiable Determinant of Sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults.
10th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2015. Chiangmai, Thailand
(Poster category: Ms Audrey Yeo)
Influence of Nutrition on Physical Performance and Sarcopenia in Functionally Independent community-dwelling older adults.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2015. Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Suzanne Yew)
Light Daily Physical Activity as a Potentially Modifiable Determinant of Sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2015. Singapore
(Poster category: Ms Audrey Yeo)
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1): A pro-inflammatory cytokine elevated in sarcopenic obesity (SO).
67th Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting 2014. Washington, DC
(Poster category: Dr Chong Mei Sian)
Sarcopenic Obesity (SO): Consideration of fat mass beyond lean muscle in functional performance limitations in older adults.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2014. Singapore
(Oral category: Dr Chong Mei Sian)
Inflammation and the Interaction between Anabolic-Catabolic Pathways in Sarcopenia. 
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2014. Singapore
(Oral category: Dr Laura Tay)




​Most Highly Cited Award
Dr Melissa Piodena-Aportadera
Calf circumference measurement protocols for sarcopenia screening: Differences in agreement, convergent validity and diagnostic performance.
​74th Annual Meeting of the Korean Geriatrics Society ​2024, South Korea
Poster Presentation - Bronze Award
Dr Xie Weilin
Comparison of three InBody-770 Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Cut-offs for Sarcopenia Diagnosis amongst Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopen​ia 2023, Singapore 
​Poster Presentation - Bronze Award
Dr Lee Shi Teng
SARC-CalF modified version with mid-upper arm circumference: Muscle function and mass across different body compositions.
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopen​ia 2023, Singapore 
Poster Presentation - Silver Award
Ms​ Audrey Yeo
Osteosarcopenic Obesity and Overlap Syndromes: Comparison of body composition, blood biomarkers and 2-year muscle strength in healthy older adults.​
9th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopen​ia 2023, Singapore ​
​Best Poster Award - Clinical Research (Sliver)
Dr Lim Shi Teng
SARC-F and modified versions using arm and calf circumference: Diagnostic performance for sarcopenia screening and the impact of obesity.
Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress 2022. Singapore​
​Best Oral Presentation
Dr Melissa Piodena-Aportadera
Calf circumference measurement protocols for sarcopenia screening: Differences in agreement, convergent validity and diagnostic performance.
7th Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopen​ia 2021, Virtual
​Poster Presentation - Merit Award
Mr Arvind CS
Residual global attention U-Net based fat depot segmentation for sarcopenic obesity profiling.
SGCR WIRES & 8th ACAR 2021, E-conference. Singapore
JAMDA 2020 Morley Award
A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong, Co-author
Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment.
​Most cited paper in the journal - Geriatr Gerontol Int (2020 – 21)
A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong, Lead author
COVID-19 and older people in Asia: Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia calls to actions.
Best Poster Award – Allied Health (Bronze)
Miss Tan Cai Ning
Comparison of 5 different measures of muscle strength amongst community-dwelling older adults: insights from GeriLABS-2 study.
Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress 2019. Singapore
Best Poster Award – Allied Health (Gold)
Miss Audrey Yeo 
Combined impact of Sarcopenia and frailty on health-related Quality of Life: Results from the GeriLABS study.
Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress 2018. Singapore.
Outstanding Abstract Oral Presentation
 A/Prof Lim Wee Shiong
Construct and predictive validity of SARC-F as a risk assessment community screening tool for sarcopenia.
Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research 2017. Adelaide, Australia
Young Investigator Award
Dr Yang Yuxin
MRI estimation of Intermuscular Fat Density in Thigh in a Sarcopenia Population correlation with physical Performance.
Radiology Asia 2017. Singapore
Best Poster Award (Bronze)
Ms Suzanne Yew
Examining the Impact of Nutrition on Physical Performance and Sarcopenia in Functionally Independent Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Asia Pacific Geriatrics Conference 2016. Singapore
Young Investigator Award – Clinical Research (Gold)
Dr Laura Tay
Inflammation and the Interaction between Anabolic-Catabolic Pathways in Sarcopenia.
Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress 2014. Singapore

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