Congratulations to Dr. Gail Cross, Clinical Research Fellow under SPRINT-TB Theme 3, for winning September 2015 Pitch for Funds Round with a project titled "Evaluating Whole Blood Bactericidal Activity of Bortezomib against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Healthy Volunteers". The award, which amounts to SGD $10,000, will enable a clinical study testing bortezomib (compound discovered by Theme 1 as being effective against Mtb) in a whole blood bactericidal activity assay.

'Pitch for Funds' is an event organized by NUHS Clinician Scientist Unit to provide support to registrars and associate consultants conducting interdisciplinary research with collaborators from National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. In each competitive pitch round, taking place twice a year, two outstanding presentations selected by a review panel win the funding award.