Rosemary Tan

Biography

Rosemary Tan received her BSc degree from the University of Calgary, Canada. She was then awarded an Economic Development Board of Singapore – Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha scholarship, and she studied cancer biology and infectious diseases at the Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Osaka University and the Department of Immunology at the Medical School in University of Tokyo, Japan. She obtained her PhD degree from the National University of Singapore and has published widely in immunology and on the genetic basis of cancer and diseases. She was a recipient of the Naito Science Award in Japan. Dr Tan was awarded the Outstanding Science Alumni Award from the National University of Singapore in 2006. She is currently a member of the Biotechnology Advisory Committee for the school of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and serves as a member in the National Productivity and Continuing Education Committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and in the Committee of the Future Economy headed by Minister of Finance Heng Swee Kiat.  

Research Interest

 Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology