Infection, Disease Control and Prevention

Vincent TK Chow is a medical virologist and molecular biologist who graduated with MD, PhD, FRCPath, MBBS, and MSc qualifications. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Principal Investigator of the Host And Pathogen Interactivity Laboratory at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). Since 1996, he established the Human Genome Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology at NUS that has isolated and characterized several novel human genes and proteins. Dr Chow previously served as President of the Asia-Pacific Society for Medical Virology as well as Chair of the Virology Section of the International Society of Chemotherapy. His laboratory has published over 250 articles in international refereed journals. He has received several awards and honors (including the Murex Virologist Award for Rapid Viral Diagnosis, the Special Commendation Award and Faculty Research Excellence Award from NUS, the Singapore Society of Pathology – Becton Dickinson Award, the Chan Yow Cheong Oration at the 6th Asia-Pacific Congress of Medical Virology). His research interests in the past several years have focused on the molecular genetics and infectomics of influenza pneumonia and of hand, foot and mouth disease, specifically on the cellular, molecular, and viral pathogenesis of severe influenza and enterovirus 71 infections.