EMERITUS PROFESSOR

“ Look on the bright side of life. ”

• Made major scientific contributions to the understanding of vaccination against Hepatitis; and the pathogenesis and host immune response to Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
• His accomplishments have made an impact both at national and international levels as seen in his authorship of 135 publications (29 Tier 1 and 68 Tier 2) and the appointments and leadership positions he holds

• Director, WHO Immunology Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (1976-2006)
• Director, National University Medical Institutes (NUMI) (1999-2002)
• Head, Department of Microbiology (1991-2002)
• Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine (1999-2001)

• Chairman, Subcommittee of Quality Control and Biological Standards for Hepatitis, Ministry of Health since 1984
• Member, WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Immunology, World Health Organization, Geneva (1980-2008)
• Chairman, Virus Exhibition Expert Advisory Committee, Singapore Science Centre (2007)
• Chairman, Immunology/Microbiology Peer Review Subcommittee, National Medical Research Council (2002-2007)
• Member, National Advisory and Scientific Committee on Hepatitis and Related Diseases, Ministry of Health (1995-2007)
• Member, Expert Committee on The Immunisation Programme, Ministry of Health (1985-2007)
• Member, SARS Proposal Evaluation Committee, A*STAR (2003-2005)
• President, Singapore Society of Microbiology and Biotechnology (1998-2001)
• Served as an external examiner for overseas universities in 1982, 1992 and 1994
• Sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of companies such as Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd, SciGen Ltd and Sing Vax Ltd

• Member, Australasia Tissue Typing Association
• Member, Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver
• Vice-President, International Life Sciences Institute, Southeast Asia (1996-2003)
• Member, Board of Trustees, International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, United States (1999-2001)
• Foundation President, Federation of Asia-Pacific Microbiology Societies (1998-2000)
• Member, Immunology Subcommittee, Board of Education, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (1988-1989)

• Asia Pacific Society of Medical Virology Excellence Award (2006)
• Faculty Research Excellence Award (2005)
• Singapore Society of Pathology Becton-Dickinson Award in Pathology (1995)
• National Science & Technology Award (1992)
• National Cancer Institute Visiting Scientist Award (1990)