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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003 – present Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2002 – 2003 Research Scientist IV, Amgen Research, Amgen Inc., USA 2000 – 2002 Research Scientist III, Amgen Research, Amgen Inc., USA 1999 – 2000 Research Scientist II, Amgen Research, Amgen Inc., USA 1996 – 1999 Research Scientist I, Amgen Research, Amgen Inc., USA 1992 – 1996 Research Instructor, Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, USA Postdoctoral Research Associate, Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, USA 1990 – 1992 Postdoctoral Associate, The Rockefeller University, USA 1989 – 1990 Research Associate, CNRS, Centre CNRS-INSERM de Pharmacologie-Endocrinologie, Montpellier, France POSITIONS HELD Current Member, NTU Teaching Council (appointed by the Provost) Past (1) Member, Committee on Developing TCM in Singapore -The Subcommittee on Research (2004-05) (2) Acting director, BMS/TCM Double Degree Program in SBS (2006 – 2008) (3) Chairman, School Safety Committee (appointed by the Chair of the School) (12/2012-12/2014) (4) Supervisor, Chemical Biology/Peptide Synthesis Core facility, SBS

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education