Tan Kai Soo
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Dentistry
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Biography
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Academic Qualifications PhD, Microbiology, National University of Singapore BSc (Honors) 2nd Upper Division, Microbiology, National University of Singapore
Research Interest
Oral-systemic links, Host-pathogen interactions in oral infections, Endodontic Microbiology, Periodontal Microbiology, Oral biofilms,
Publications
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K.S. Tan, K.O. Lee, K.C. Low, A.M. Gamage, Y. Liu, G.Y.G. Tan, H.Q.V. Koh, S. Alonso, Y.H. Gan (2012). Glutathione deficiency in Type 2 diabetes impairs cytokine responses and control of intracellular bacteria. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 122:2289-300. (IF = 13.7)
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S.Y. Quah, S. Wu, J.N. Lui, C.P. Sum and K.S. Tan (2012). N-acetylcysteine inhibits growth and eradicates biofilm of Enterococcus faecalis. Journal of Endodontics, 38:81-5. (IF =3.1)
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P. Lee and K.S. Tan (2014). Fusobacterium nucleatum activates immune response through Retinoic Acid–Inducible Gene I. Journal of Dental Research 93(2): 162-168. (Featured on Journal Cover Page). (IF = 4.1)
