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Erwin Chan,

Self motivated, diligent and dependable with academic experience in biological sciences. Able to work both independantly and in a team environment. Focused on pursuing a career in the field of biomedical research to aid the advancement of scientific knowledge and the well being of society’s health. Research focus on the immunological effects of biomaterials.

School of Anatomy & Human Biology, Graduate Research School
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
2006 - Current

Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Research
UMEÅ UNIVERSITY BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SCHOOL, SWEDEN
2004 – 2005

BSc (Hons) Immunology
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UK
2002 – 2004

Advanced Diploma in Business Administration
IBMEC, SINGAPORE
2000 - 2002

Diploma in Biotechnology
TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC, SINGAPORE
1996 - 1999

Unit Tutor (Human Biology 1101, 1102)
School of Anatomy & Human Biology, University of Western Australia, Australia
Feb - Nov 2007

Technical Officer (Entomology)
Department of Agriculture, Government of Western Australia, Australia
Aug - Oct 2006

Creative Design Manager
NTC Pte. Ltd, Singapore
Summer 2003

Sleep Laboratory Technician
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Apr - Sept 2002

Facilitator
Adventure Training Systems
1998

Student Attachment
Thehans Laboratories, Singapore
Oct - Dec 1998

Administrator
Schien-Thompson Associates, Singapore
Mar - July 1996

Metal Immunity
Department of Anatomy and Human Biology, University of Western Australia, Australia
April 2006 - Current

Oncostatin in Lymphocytes
Department of Anatomy and Human Biology, University of Western Australia, Australia
Oct - Dec 2005

Effects of Bioactive Glass on Gap Junction Intercellular Communication In a Murine Osteoblast-like Cell Line, MC3T3E1
Deptartment of Oral Cell Biology, Umeå University Hospital, Sweden
Apr - Jul 2005

Retinoic Acid Signaling in the Developing Olfactory Epithelium
Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine, Sweden
Jan - Apr 2005

Bioinformatic Investigation of Mouse IL15 in One and Three Dimensions
Umeå Centre for Molecular Pathogenesis, Sweden
Oct - Dec 2004

Differentiation Signals For The Specialized Helper T-cells In B-cell follicles
Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, UK
Jan - Apr 2004

Identification Of Novel Metabolites From Marine Microorganisms
Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
Jan - Jun 1999

PRESENTED WORK
Poster |
95th Annunal American Association of Immunologist Meeting, EB2008
San Diego, USA
April 2007

Poster |
1st International Singapore Symposium of Immunology
Singapore
January 200

Poster |
Australasian Society for Immunology Meeting
Sydney, Australia
December 2007

Oral |
International Conference on Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering (ICCMB)
Singapore
December 2007

Oral |
Combined Biological Sciences Meeting
Perth, Australia
August 2007

Oral |
ANHB Student Expo
Perth, Australia
18 July 2007

Poster |
Australasian Society for Immunology Meeting
Auckland, New Zealand
3-6 December 2006

Poster |
Combined Biological Sciences Meeting (CBSM)
Perth, Australia
18 August 2006

Oral |
ANHB Student Expo
Perth, Australia
19 July 2006

LIFE EXPERIENCE
Boys Brigade, 1989-1991
Royal Rangers, 1986-1996

Temasek Polytechnic
Rugby, 1996 -1997
Secretary of ITAS Studies Club, 1997-1998
Open House, 1998 - 1999
Biotech Frontier Contributor, 1999
Biotech Homepage Commitee, 1999
Career Carnival at Youth Park, 1999

Participant Polytechnic Forum, 1998

Community Health Outreach Program, Changi General Hospital, 1999

National Service with Singapore Armed Forces Ammunition Base, 1999-2002

Missions Exposure : Cambodia, New Life City Church, Nov 2006 & Dec 2007 (Team Leader)

WORK SKILLS
PCR
Cell Culture
Flow Cytometry
Bacteria Culture
In-situ Hybridisation
Immunohistochemistry
Bioinformatics Analysis

LIFE SKILLS
Class 3 Driving License (Australia/Singapore)
Powerboat License (Singapore)
PADI Advanced Diver
First Aider & CPR Certification (Needs Renewal)

eSKILLS
PC & Mac Proficient, Basic UNIX
Admin:- MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), iWork (Pages & Keynote), SAP
Statistics:- Prism, SPSS
Film & Video:- Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio
Music & Audio:- ProTools LE, GarageBand
Graphics/Web Design:- Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash, PHP, HTML, MySQL
Scientific:- FlowJo, CellQuest Pro, BLAST, ClustalW, Rotor-Gene

PERFORMING ARTS
Member of Rudimen Tree

Member of Stewie Says, Glimpse EP

Liasons Officer, M1-Singapore Fringe Festival, 2006

Healthcare in Christ, Perth

REFERENCES
Available Upon Request

CONTACT
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