The Asian Scientist 100
Tan Chorh Chuan
President
Institution
National University of Singapore
Country
Singapore
Field
Leadership
Tan, the president of the National University of Singapore, was elected as a lifetime member of the US National Academy of Medicine in 2015. He has the honor of being the organization’s first Singaporean member.
(Photo: Asian Scientist Magazine/Cyril Ng)
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