WANG SHU

Emeritus Professor

Professor Wang received his PhD from the University of Göteborg, Sweden and joined NUS in 2001.

His research focused on the development of cell and gene-based biological therapy approaches applicable to cancer immunotherapy, especially building platform technologies essential for the generation, expansion and genetic modification of immune cells. His team developed several new cellular therapeutics in the area of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) adoptive immunotherapy for clinical trials. Professor Wang’s research was, in large part, supported by external grants from the National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). He has also published many papers in international journals and filed many patent applications.

Professor Wang was a dedicated educator, whose teaching impacted the lives of many undergraduate and graduate students. He taught 20 different undergraduate and graduate modules and supervised over 50 PhD and MSc students. 

Professor Wang was also appointed to various administrative leadership roles. He was Deputy Head, Department of Biological Sciences (2012 to 2015) and served as a member or a committee chairperson on various University-, Faculty- and Department-level committees. He also served on national scientific advisory boards, such as the NMRC Local Review Panel, A*STAR Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) Local Review Panel, and A*STAR BMRC-SERC (Science and Engineering Research Council) Joint Review Panel.