Joo Chuan Tong, 31

摘要

In recent years, Asia has been the epicenter of many emerging and reemerging diseases, including avian influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), malaria, and chikungunya. The 2003 SARS epidemic, which coincided with the start of my PhD at the National University of Singapore's department of biochemistry, left a particular impression on me. Thus began my quest for more effective ways to create vaccines to combat such diseases.