Dr Teoh Kim Tat


Name:	Teoh Kim Tat
Designation:	Assistant Director (Technology & Industry)
Address:	School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology Blk 83, #05-00, Singapore 599489
Tel:	(65) 6460 6318
Email:	TEOH_Kim_Tat@np.edu.sg
Education:	PhD (HKU) MSc (UMI)
My favourite quote by George Harrison:	“If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.” I've worn many hats in my career — sales and marketing representative, researcher, project manager, and lecturer. Among all these jobs, I truly enjoy my job as a teacher, especially teaching at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I love the daily teacher–student interactions in the classroom. Apart from teaching, I also run a research project that aims to develop a diagnostics tool for detection of multiple pathogens concurrently. This helps me keep abreast with the advancement in the biomedical science industry in Singapore and global arena. Check out my LinkedIn page.
Professional Expertise:	Life sciences techniques, project and grant management.
Awards & Achievements:	MOE – Translational & Innovation Fund (2013-2015) Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2007-2010) HKU Fellowship (2006-2010)
Publications, Patents, Projects, Consultancy:	Kim-Tat Teoh, Yu-Lam Siu, Wing-Lim Chan, Marc A. Schlüter, Chia-Jen Liu, J. S. Malik Peiris, Roberto Bruzzone, Ben Margolis, and Béatrice Nal. (2010). The SARS coronavirus E proteins interacts with the PALS1 tight junction protein and alters polarity of epithelial cells. Mol. Biol. Cell. 21: 3838-3852. Siu, Y. L., Teoh, K.T., Lo, J., Chan, C. M., Kien, F., Escriou, N., Tsao, S. W., Nicholls, J. M., Altmeyer, R., Peiris, J. S. M., Bruzzone, R., and Nal, B. (2008). The M, E, and N Structural Proteins of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Are Required for Efficient Assembly, Trafficking, and Release of Virus-Like Particles. J. Virol. 82(22): 11318-11330. Abdul Rahman, N., Teoh, K. T., and Yusof, R. (2005). A search for Dengue virus inhibitor from tripeptides and hexapeptides. Malaysian Journal of Science. 24(2), 13-20.