Research Themes
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology has distinguished itself in biomedical research. Research in the Department encompasses very diverse questions and uses a wide variety of approaches, experimental systems, and techniques. Principal Investigators of the Department are internationally recognized for research on immunology, medical virology, bacteriology, parasitology, molecular biology and biotechnology.
What unites us is a passionate interest to understand fundamental biological questions at the molecular, biochemical and cellular levels. Our diversity enriches our intellectual environment and provides a broad spectrum of expertise, benefiting all. Excellence in research is evidenced by publications in high-impact international journals, strong collaborative ties with local and international researchers, multi-disciplinary projects, and successful funding support from local and overseas granting bodies.
There are five research themes:
- Antibodies
- Anti-Infectives
- Bacteriology
- Immunology
- Virology
| Research Theme | Key Researcher |
|---|---|
| Antimicrobial Gene Structure and Function Analysis | Associate Professor Sim Tiow Suan |
| Bacterial pathogenesis | Assistant Professor John Chen |
| Bacterial Cell Envelope and Antibiotic Development | Assistant Professor Chris Sham |
| Design of ribonucleic acids (RNA) | Assistant Professor Volker Patzel |
| Erythrocytic Immunobiology | Assistant Professor Benoit Malleret |
| Hepatitis B Virus and Bone Marrow Registry | Associate Professor Ren Ee Chee |
| Hepatitis Viruses And Newly Emerged Viruses | Associate Professor Tan Yee Joo |
| Microbe Host Interactions and Probiotics | Associate Professor Lee Yuan Kun |
| Molecular Genetics and Infectomics | Associate Professor Vincent T.K. Chow |
| Molecular Parasitology | Associate Professor Kevin S.W. Tan |
| Molecular RNA Virology and Anti-viral strategies | Associate Professor Justin Chu Jang Hann |
| Transcriptional Regulation | Associate Professor Norbert Lehming |
| Research Theme | Key Researcher |
|---|---|
| DC Biology and Viral Antigen Delivery | Associate Professor Paul Macary |
| DC Migration | Associate Prof Veronique Angeli |
| Host-Pathogen Interactions, Live Vaccines | Associate Professor Sylvie Alonso |
| Signal Transduction | Associate Professor Zhang Yongliang |
| Antinuclear autoimmunity, nucleolus, complement C1 proteases, SLE | Associate Professor Lu Jinhua |
| T cell biology (T cell antigen recognition, thymocyte development, live-cell imaging of molecular interactions) | Professor Nicholas Gascoigne |
| Tumor-promoting inflammation and immunotherapy | Associate Professor Liu Haiyan |
| T and B cell biology | Assistant Professor Low Jun Siong |