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Audience gained valuable insights from Laureate Professor Paul Foster (right) on how asthma developments, new treatments and unmet clinical needs.
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From left: Mr Roy Higgs (Science ’73), CEO of NUSS; Assoc Prof Fred Wong (back); Dr Thai Tran (front), Department of Physiology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; Mr Johnny Tan (Science ’82), Management Committee Member of NUSS; Laureate Prof Paul Foster; Mr Eddie Lee (Law ’81), Chairperson of NUSS; Ms Catherina Tan (Business ’89), Honorary Treasurer of NUSS; Prof Wang De Yun, Director of Research, Department of Otolaryngology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; and Mr Edward Tay (Law ’92), Honorary Secretary of NUSS.
NUSS Professorship Lecture
03 September
It was an enriching evening for an estimated 130 members and guests who attended the NUSS Professorship Lecture on 3 September at Kent Ridge Guild House, Della & Seng Gee Guild Hall.
The NUSS Professorship Lecture was established in 1995 with an endowment of $1.5 million to fund eminent professors from different disciplines to share their knowledge with the NUS community and general public. This Professorship is part of NUSS's efforts to contribute to the development of meaningful interactions with its alma mater through academic pursuits.
This session features Laureate Professor Paul Foster from University of Newcastle, Australia, an internationally renowned researcher in the mechanisms of asthma, allergy and respiratory infections. Professor Foster shared with the audience how asthma develops, new treatments and unmet clinical needs.
The Q&A session was moderated by Associate Professor Fred Wong, Head of Pharmacology in the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.