Dr Chua and Asst Prof Chris Sham (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr Chua and Asst Prof Chris Sham

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Dr Chua Wan Zhen (left) and Assistant Prof Chris Sham (right) from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at NUS Medicine, who developed a large-scale method to examine how bacteria transport the sugars required to build their protective capsule. Understanding how bacteria synthesise their capsule, a key virulence factor, is crucial for developing strategies to combat these pathogens.

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