Tan Chorh Chuan | |
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2nd President of the National University of Singapore | |
In office 1 December 2008 – 31 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Shih Choon Fong |
Succeeded by | Tan Eng Chye |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Singapore |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
Profession | Professor |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine |
Institutions | National University of Singapore |
Thesis | Regulation of erythropoietin messenger RNA (1992) |
Tan Chorh Chuan (Chinese: 陈祝全; pinyin: Chén Zhùquán) is a Singaporean college administrator and professor who served as the second president of the National University of Singapore between 2008 and 2017. He is currently a professor at the National University of Singapore.
Tan was recognised for his leadership contributions to overcoming the Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003, while serving as the Director of Medical Services in Ministry of Health (MOH) between 2000 and 2004.
Since January 2018, he has been the Chief Health Scientist at MOH and Executive Director of MOH's new Office for Healthcare Transformation, driving transformation of Singapore's healthcare system.