Current Council Members

President

A/Prof Chu Jang Hann, Justin
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University Health System,

Professional Interests:
Dengue virus, human Enterovirus 71 and Chikungunya viruses are used as the viral models to decipher the interplay of essential host and viral factors required for the replication of these medically important RNA viruses. Knowledge gained from these investigations will facilitate formulation of effective vaccine or therapeutic intervention against these viral infections and possibly other pathogenic positive-strand RNA viruses. Bio-imaging platform technologies are also been developed for imaging of virus-host interactions as well as high content screening.

Vice President

Dr SHAM Lok To, Chris
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore

Professional Interests:
Our laboratory sought to understand how bacteria synthesize their cell envelope. We are particularly interested in capsular polysaccharide (CPS), a variable glycan that covers the bacterial cell and protects it from host immunity. CPS is also the target of all vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, our objective is to elucidate fundamental aspects of CPS synthesis, such as spatiotemporal regulation of the CPS complex and specificity of the CPS enzymes. We hope our curiosity-driven research program will ultimately be translatable to improve human health.