Our People
TARIPH’s academic activities are co-ordinated by a scientific committee which is co-chaired by the academic leads. The scientific committee has broad representation from clinical and academic institutions across Singapore and internationally, and is appointed on a fixed-term, rotational basis. The scientific committee reports to Vice Dean (Research) LKCMedicine, and is supported by the TARIPH International Advisory Board which comprises of intenationally recognised experts in various fields of academic respiratory research.
TARIPH Scientific Committee
Dr Matthew Cove
Research Director, National University of Singapore
Senior Consultant, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital
Assoc Prof Steve Yim (TARIPH Centre Theme Lead)
Assistant Chair (Faculty) and Associate Professor, Asian School of the Environment
Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Prof Ling Xing Yi (TARIPH Centre Theme Lead)
Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University
Assoc Prof Xia Kelin (TARIPH Centre Theme Lead)
Associate Professor, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Past Members
We would thank the following past members for their contribution to TARIPH:
- Dr Gregory Chan, Senior Specialist Physician, The Occupational and Diving Medical Centre, Assistant Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University Singapore
- Prof Helen Smith, Professor of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
- Dr Fabian Lim, Senior Lecturer, Medical Education (Postgraduate Programmes), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
- Assoc Prof Eric Yap, Associate Professor, Human and Microbial Genetics, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
- Dr Sudipto Roy, Senior Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR
- Prof Lim Tow Keang, Senior Consultant, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital and National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
- Dr Gan Siok Lin, Senior Consultant, Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower. Visiting Consultant, National Skin Centre
TARIPH International Scientific Advisory Board
The TARIPH International Advisory Board will provide international expertise, advice and critical evaluation of TARIPH’s academic activities to help ensure their global competitiveness and alignment to international trends in respiratory medicine.
Professor Wisia Wedzicha
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Head of Respiratory Division, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College
Professor David Price
Founder and Head, Optimum Patient Care, Australia and UK
Professor Chung Kian Fan
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Head of Experimental Studies Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London
Professor Darryl Knight
Vice-President, Research and Academic Affairs, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, Canada
Professor James Chalmers
Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, School of Medicine, University of Dundee
Dr Fanny Wai San Ko
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Gary Lee
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Consultant Respiratory Physician, University of Western Australia
TARIPH partners
The key component of TARIPH is our partners. At the time of our official launch, we had over 30 investigators on board from various local and international institutions. Our partners come from diverse and interdisciplinary backgrounds, ranging from physiology, engineering, data analytics, epidemiology and clinical medicine, and represent all stages of the bench-to-bedside chain. Partner institutions, where our members are based, include:
- Ministry of Manpower
- Imperial College London
- University of British Columbia
- Karolinska Institutet
- University of Newcastle
- University of Groningen
- Trinity College Dublin
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- University of Dundee
- University of Edinburgh
- Chest Research Foundation
- University of Western Australia
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
- University of Malaya
- RCSI-UCD Malaysia Campus
- Bispebjerg University Hospital
- University of Exeter
- Choice Institute, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington
- Optimum Patient Care
- Hospital of Bordeaux University
- Telethon Kids Institute
- St James's Hospital
- University of Milan
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- University of Technology Sydney
- The University of Sydney
Interested?
We welcome anyone who is interested in lung health and research to join the TARIPH family. We look forward to growing TARIPH together. Click here to join us.