Dr Kuo I-Chun Research Fellow
	Email Address: Contact No.: Mailing Address:	paekic@nus.edu.sg (+65) 6516 4344 Department of Paediatrics National University of Singapore NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, 1E Kent Ridge Road Singapore 119228

 

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Research Interests

 

• Modulation of allergic immune responses by either prophylactic or therapeutic approaches
• Identification of static or dynamic markers from cord blood sera/cells and the correlation to the manifestation of childhood allergic diseases

 

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Academic

 

 

• PhD, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, Singapore (2003)
• MSc, Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University (1995)
• BSc, College of Science, National Taiwan University (1990)

 

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As Co-Investigator

Project Title	Funding Agency	Duration
Rational design of a hypoallergenic major dust mite allergen for allergy immunotherapy	BMRC	2009 - 2011
The use of an immunomodulatory protein as a mucosal adjuvant for sublingual immunotherapy for allergic asthma	NMRC	2008 - 2010
Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory effect of recombinant lactobacilli for the treatment of atopic dermatitis	NMRC	2008 - 2010
Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and beneficial effects of recombinant Lactobacilli for atopic dermatitis	NMRC	2008 - 2010

 

As Collaborator

Project Title	Funding Agency	Duration
Optimisation and preclinical studies of prophylactic and therapeutic DNA vaccines for dust mite allergy and allergic asthma	BMRC	2009 - 2012
The Immunomodulatory Effects of Probiotics on the Th2 Immune Responses: Role of Gut Dendritic Cells	BMRC	2009 - 2012
Mechanistic study of the stimulatory and adjuvant effects of a fungal immunomodulatory protein in tumour immunotherapy	NMRC	2006 - 2009

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