Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Tan Suet Mien obtained his B.Sc.(Hons, first class)(1996) and M.Sc. (1998) from the National University of Singapore. He obtained his D.Phil. (2001) from the University of Oxford, UK. He joined the School of Biological Sciences (NTU) in 2001 as Assistant Professor. As a pioneer member of the newly established school, he was involved in curriculum planning, time-tabling, student recruitment apart from setting up his research lab. He served as Sub-Dean (Academic) from 2005-2006, Assistant Chair (Academic) from 2006-2008, and Associate Chair (Academic) from Jul 2011- Jul 2014. He also served as a senator of the NTU Academic Council (2014-2017). He is a recipient of the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching (2006) and the Singapore Public Administration Medal (Bronze, 2013). He currently serves on the NTU Institutional Review Board and Institutional Biosafety Committee.