Ong Choon Nam简介
ProfOnggraduatedfromNanyangUniversitywithaBachelorofSciencein1972NursingalifelongpassionforallmattersrelatedtoLifeSciences,itwashardlysurprisingthatheelectedtomajorinthesubject,whilstatvarsityProfOngwentontoobtainhisMastersofSciencefromtheUniversityofLondon,whichwasfollowedbyhisdoctoratedegreefromtheUniversityofManchesterin1977Currently,heistheDirectorfortheLifeSciencesInstituteofNUSandaProfessorattheYongLooLinSchoolofMedicineThroughthecourseofhiscareer,whichspannedoverthreedecades,ProfOnghasmadesignificantcontributionstotheunderstandingofXenobioticsandCarcinogenesisInparticular,hewasabletohighlighthowCarcinogenscancausecellularandDNAdamage,andwhatcouldbedonetopreventthatHehaspublishedover250papersininternationalpeer-reviewedjournals,andin2002,wasawardedtheAstraZeneca-AmericanToxicologySocietyawardHisexpertisehasalsobeenmuchsoughtafterbytheWorldHealthOrganisationHehasbeeninvitedtoserveasaConsultantonmanyoccasionsandwasinvolvedin12ofitsHealthCriteriapublicationsProfOnghasbeenanAssociateEditorofEnvironmentalResearchsince1995,andiscurrentlyaneditorialboardmemberofCarcinogenesisHesitsontheadvisoryboardofseveralinternationaljournalsandenjoysakeenpresenceinChinaHewasaVisitingProfessoratseveralChineseuniversities,includingFudanUniversity,SunYet-SenMedicalUniversityandNanjingMedicalUniversityHealsoservesasaScientificAdvisoroftheChineseCentreforDiseaseControlClosertohome,ProfOngcollaborateswithcolleaguesattheInstituteofAdvancedStudiesatNTU