Fook Tim Chew

Currently Associate Professor and Vice Dean at the Faculty of Science, College of Humanities and Sciences, National University of Singapore, overseeing Undergraduate Curriculum & Programs; International Study Abroad Programs; Board of Examiners; Board Member of the University Committee for Educational Policy; & Board of Undergraduate Studies. Teaching Molecular & Population Genetics, Immunology, Human Physiology, Engineering Design in Biotechnology, Urban Agriculture & Crop Biotechnology, Food- & Agri-Science. My laboratories work on the Epidemiology, Genetics & Immunology of Allergic, Respiratory & Skin Diseases, Skin Ageing, Allergen Characterization, and in Food- & Agri-Science, Molecular Breeding & Crop Biotechnology. See publications below. We run and manage the 20,000+ participant strong Singapore/Malaysia Cross-Sectional Genetics Epidemiology Study (SMCGES) Cohort [and affiliated sub-cohorts] that has been in place since 2005. We run our molecular breeding lab at NUS Agritech Centre and at multi-location trials all over the world in collaboration with partners. Served as Lead Scientific Consultant/Advisory Board member to several organizations: Certisource, Double Helix Tracking Technologies, Sime Darby, Curiox Biosystems, Olam International, First Resources, Genting Biotechnology, Syngenta Crop Protection, Musim Mas, Abbott Laboratories, Ministry of Education-Academy of Singapore Teachers, Biomedical Standards Committee, EnterpriseSG Reviewer Panel; Aquaculture Innovation Centre; Chairman, Academic Advisory Board, School of Life Sciences, Management Development Institute of Singapore; Governing Board, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study & Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), & Governing Board, Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP)('17-23). Scientific Project Coordinator with Eu Yan Sang, Stallergene, US Food & Drug Administration–Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research, National Centre for Food Science (Singapore Food Agency), Allergenicity Assessment (multiple); National Environment Agency, Singapore; Dyson, Danone-Nutricia Research, Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique, Nestle-Galderma, and Procter & Gamble. Executive Editor-Journal of Physiological Anthropology; Editorial Board - Scientific Reports, Allergen Expert Panel (multiple); multiple Academic & Conference Committees (World Allergy Organization, Amgen Scholars’ Program, AllergenVaccine, The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH), Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, etc). Received grants from the National University of Singapore (N-154-000-038-001), Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (R-154-000-191-112; R-154-000-404-112; R-154-000-553-112; R-154-000-565-112; R-154-000-630-112; R-154-000-A08-592; R-154-000-A27-597; R-154-000-A91-592; R-154-000-A95-592; R154-000-B99-114), Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) (Singapore) (BMRC/01/1/21/18/077; BMRC/04/1/21/19/315; BMRC/APG2013/108), Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN-06-006; SIgN-08-020), National Medical Research Council (NMRC) (Singapore) (NMRC/1150/2008; OFIRG20nov-0033), National Research Foundation (NRF) (Singapore) (NRF-MP-2020-0004), Singapore Food Agency (SFA) (SFS_RND_SUFP_001_04;W22W3D0006), and the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) (Singapore) (H17/01/a0/008; and APG2013/108).

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Years active

2024 – 2025

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