COURSE OBJECTIVES
Our immune system, including innate and adaptive immunity, is essential for us to survive on the earth. Cellular and humoral mechanisms of the immune system cooperate in fighting against microbial infection and cancer development. This programme will provide knowledge on main principals of the immune system in dealing with pathogens including virus and bacteria and transformed cells. Meanwhile, how microbial pathogens and tumor cells use various strategies to evade host immune system will be discussed. Furthermore, the programme will update on the development of therapeutic strategies in prevention and treatment of infectious disease and cancer.
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Who Should Attend
Undergraduate students major in medicine or biology.
Pre-Requisites
Students should have basic knowledge of biology.
Programme Schedule
For programme enquiries, please fill the form
here.
Mode of Delivery
Blended Online Programme: 23 hours of self-directed learning, tutorials and final project presentation.
On-campus Programme: 15 hours of face-to-face lessons, tutorials and a final project presentation.
Mode of Assessment
Students will be assessed via a variety of assignments and assessments:
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What’s the tool/platform used during programme?
A: Participants are required to bring their own computing device (laptop/tablet) to access learning materials through NUS learning management system, Canvas.
Q: What’s the estimated amount of self-study/preparation time outside the classroom?
A: Around 2 - 3 hours each day, which includes reviewing the material covered in class, and preparing for the presentation.
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Below are the faculty members who have developed the course, and taught the programme in the past (names are arranged in alphabetical order):
Dr Chin Wen Png
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Dr Chin Wen Png obtained his PhD in Medical Sciences in 2009 from the University of Queensland (Australia). He was a Lecturer and Module Chair for the Immunology module in Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) before he joined Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore (NUS) as a Research Fellow in 2011. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. His research interests include understating the functions of key signaling molecules in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer and the role of microbiome in gastrointestinal diseases.
Dr Liu Haiyan
Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Dr. Liu Haiyan had her medical training in China, and obtained her Ph.D. from University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2000. She has been trained in the lab of Nobel Laureate, Dr. Peter Doherty at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as a postdoctoral fellow. She is now an associate professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National University of Singapore, and a member of Immunology Program, Life Science Institute, as well as a member of National University Cancer Institute. Her laboratory is interested in the immune regulation in the tumor microenvironment and novel therapeutic strategies to improve tumor immunotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters and served as an editorial board member for Cancer Immunology Research, Cancer Letters, and Frontiers in Immunology.
Dr Mei Yu
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Dr. Mei Yu received his PhD degree in Immunology from Soochow University in 2017. He joined NUS as a Research Associate in 2016 and is currently a Senior Research Fellow in A/P Haiyan Liu's lab at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, NUS. His research interests include the immune regulation in the tumor microenvironment and novel therapeutic strategies to improve tumor immunotherapy.
Dr Zhang Yongliang
Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Dr Zhang Yongliang obtained his PhD in Microbiology in 2002 from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. He performed his postdoctoral research in the Department of Immunology, University of Washington, USA, and the Department of Immunology, the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA. He was an Instructor in the Department of Immunology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center before he joined the Department of Microbiology and the LSI Immunology Programme, NUS, as an Assistant Professor in 2009. He was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in 2017.
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Successful participants who complete all requirements of the programme including passing the assessment will receive a certificate of completion issued by NUS SCALE.
Certificate of Completion
A sample of the Certificate of Completion.
Assessment Report
A sample of the Assessment report.
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COMMENDATION LETTER
Participants from the project team with the highest score for the group project will also receive a commendation letter.
Commendation Letter
A sample of the Commendation letter.
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SPEAK TO US
For enquiries, do contact us at sgprogrammes@nus.edu.sg should you have any questions regarding this programme.
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