Molecular Pathogenesis
The threats posed by pathogens to humans, plants, and aquatic life are clear. Tiny viruses and bacteria can cause widespread infectious diseases which are detrimental to the planet’s well-being and food security.
TLL researchers are focused on dissecting complexities amongst pathogens and their host organisms: How do infections enter tropical food fish? What conditions cause hand, foot, and mouth disease to deteriorate in infants? How do various agriculture crops battle with climate and soil changes?
By discovering effective pathways to treatments and disease prevention, our teams aim to mitigate the adverse effects of nutrient deficiency in plants, parasites causing Marine White Spot disease in fish, and more.
Scientists
Yin Zhong Chao
Senior Principal Investigator
Research Areas
Molecular Pathogenesis in Rice, Plant Molecular Genetics, Marker-assisted breeding in rice and tomato, Plant Genetic Gengineering
Park Bong Soo
Principal Investigator
Research Areas
Plant Molecular Biology, Crop Biotechnology
Naweed Naqvi
Temasek Senior Investigator
Research Areas
Microbes-plants-environment interactions, Microbiomes, Sustainable crop improvement, Precision Agrobiology
Mookkan Prabakaran
Principal Investigator
Research Areas
Virus-host interactions, Emerging viruses, Vaccines and Antiviral therapies, Aquatic animal health
Ian Cheong
Senior Principal Investigator
Research Areas
Molecular Pathogenesis, Genetics & Genomics, Cancer Therapeutics
Chua Nam Hai
Temasek Senior Investigator (Emeritus)
Research Areas
Molecular Pathogenesis, Plant Biology
Chua Kaw Bing
Adjunct Senior Principal Investigator
Research Areas
Molecular Pathogenesis, Human & Veterinary Diseases, Infectious Disease