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Dr Tessy Joseph
Senior Assistant Director, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Dr. Tessy Joseph is the Senior Assistant Director of the BSL-3 Core Facility at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine). She oversees the safe operations of the BSL-3 facility, supporting infectious disease research and advancing continuing education in biorisk management.
She serves as Programme Director and primary trainer for the Professional Biorisk Management Course at NUS Medicine, a nationally recognized qualification for Biosafety Coordinators in Singapore. She also holds the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) under the Singapore WSQ framework, further strengthening her professional adult training credentials.
Dr. Joseph has held leadership roles as Vice-President and President of the Biorisk Association of Singapore (BAS) and served on the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Biosafety Association (APBA) for several years. In these capacities, she has contributed to national and regional biorisk standards, training programmes, and capacity-building initiatives. Recognized as a subject-matter expert, she has delivered invited talks at regional platforms such as the EU CBRN CoE, ACHS, APBA, and the RPHL network, and has participated in international biorisk management conferences. She has also contributed to the review and development of international guidelines and reference documents and authored or co-authored biorisk-related books and journal publications.
A Registered Biosafety Professional (ABSA) and Certified Biorisk Management Professional (IFBA), she has played a key role in developing Singapore’s national biorisk training curriculum, harmonizing BSL-3 training programmes, and co-developing the Singapore Biorisk Code of Conduct for the Life Sciences.
She holds a Ph.D. in Life Sciences from NUS and previously led biosafety programmes at the NUS Office of Safety, Health, and Environment. She also has extensive experience in implementing and auditing research facility standards, including ISO 35001 (Laboratory Biorisk Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety).