Kevin Tan

National University of Singapore

Kevin Tan is an associate professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He obtained his PhD at NUS and pursued his postdoctoral research at The Rockefeller University (USA). His research focuses on understanding cell death mechanisms in parasitic protozoa, with an emphasis on malaria parasites. His group was the first to report on lysosome-mediated cell death in malaria parasites. With a deeper understanding of such mechanisms, he is developing new tools for drug discovery in order to identify novel and effective therapeutics.