Programme Directors’ Welcome Message

directors' foreword

The Immunology Translational Research Programme (ITRP) is established on two key principles driving research and training:

First, that a fundamental knowledge of immune mechanisms is the essential foundation for understanding and treating human disease; and second, that scientific research advances most rapidly and effectively when a diverse team of scientists and clinicians with complementary expertise can collaborate in an interactive and mutually supportive environment.

A/Prof Veronique Angeli
Director of Immunology Translational Research Programme Assistant Dean (Academic Strategy)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Head of Immunology Programme
Life Sciences Institute

Our major objective is to understand the role of the immune system in health and diseases and its regulation with the goal of enabling the discovery and development of more effective immunotherapy, new treatment guidelines and diagnostic tests for patients with disease-specific problems, such as: autoimmune and airway diseases, cancer, chronic inflammation, infections and organ/tissue transplantation.

These goals will be achieved by fostering collaborative research, advancing the latest technologies to probe immunological mechanisms, and by enhancing the infrastructure for clinical translation.

The key long-term directions of the Immunology Translational Research Programme can be summarized as follows:

  • To develop a world-class centre for immunology research in South East Asia
  • To work with local hospitals to translate immunology research into clinical practice
  • To provide a platform for basic scientists and clinicians from across Singaporean institutions and across disciplines to collaborate and work together
  • To attract high quality immunology research faculty and students into the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • To train and mentor the next generation of immunologists and clinico-immunologists