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Name : Nam-Joon Cho
Tel : +65 6513 8225
Fax : +65 6792 0749
E-mail : NJCho@ntu.edu.sg
Deputy Director (Operations),
Nanyang Institute of Technology in Health and Medicine,
NTU Nanyang Associate Professor,
School of Materials Science and Engineering,
College of Engineering and School of Biological Sciences, College of Science,
NTU Consulting Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Stanford University
Associate Professor Nam-Joon Cho is a graduate of Stanford University where he earned an MSc in Materials Science and Engineering, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering under the guidance of Professor Curtis W. Frank. During his doctoral studies, he first gained an interest in research at the interface of molecular virology and biomaterials. The principal goal of his thesis work was to develop lab-on-a-chip technologies for analysis of viral protein interactions with lipid membranes. Associate Professor Cho then continued his postdoctoral training in Professor Jeffrey S. Glenn’s group in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He applied these engineering technologies to combat the hepatitis C virus, which affects over 150 million people worldwide. His work has led to significant advances for treating hepatitis C virus, including new drugs currently in preclinical or clinical trials. In addition, he has pioneered a novel approach to liver tissue engineering that has enabled an improved artificial organ system for studying liver disease. His passion for translational and regenerative medicine has been recognized by several prestigious international honors and awards from the American Liver Foundation, Beckman Foundation, and leading global universities and companies including Chalmers University of Technology and Roche Ltd. In 2011, Associate Professor Cho was named an NRF Fellow by the Singapore National Research Foundation, and was also appointed to a Nanyang Associate Professorship. In addition to his academic duties, Associate Professor Cho is the founder of infollutionZERO, a global nonprofit organization committed to building a green digital world for future generations by eradicating infollution (information + pollution) from the digital world.
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