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About Us
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Welcome to the Immunology Programme at the National University of
Singapore. It gives me great pleasure to introduce our newly formed
programme and website.
The Immunology Programme’s mission is to create an internationally
competitive focus for research, teaching and scholarship in
immunology. Formed in 2004, the programme is made up of 14 full and 20
associate members who are drawn from the departments of
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Gastroenterology, Medicine,
Microbiology, Pediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology, as
well as from research institutes (DMERI, IMCB, GIS, BII, IIR) and
from Singapore’s hospitals and tertiary care centers.
Our strengths are in antigen processing/presentation, B cell and
CD8 T cell biology, immune regulation, cell signaling and
trafficking, innate immunity, immunity to infection, vaccine
development and clinical immunology. Our work will be consolidated
as we continue to recruit and collaborate with leading researchers
in the field.
We look forward to working with young talent who are enthusiastic
about the subject. Undergraduate, honors and graduate courses in
immunology are available through the Faculty of Medicine and NGS. A
joint masters programme in infectious diseases, vaccinology and drug
discovery has been set up between NUS, Novartis Institute for
Tropical Diseases, University of Basel, and the Swiss Tropical
Institute, and will begin this summer. Discussions are underway for
a graduate program in infection, immunity and allergy with the
Karolinska Institute in Sweden and with the University of California
at San Diego.
In 2006, the Immunology Programme will move to the refurbished IMCB
building. This will provide a critical mass of investigators with
the facilities they need to carry out internationally competitive
research. The program will share 3000m² of space with the
cardiovascular program in state-of-the-art laboratories.
I hope the Immunology website gives you an idea of our programme and
activities and welcome you to browse our pages.
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Professor Michael Kemeny |
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Leader, Immunology Programme |
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Professor, Department of Microbiology |
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