Background
Tan, Wen-Siang was born on January 22, 1968 in Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia. Son of Hooi-Sin Tan and Soo-Goh Lee.
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Wen-Siang Tan
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Wen-Siang Tan, Malaysian science educator, medical researcher. Achievements include invention of molecules that inhibit the propagation of hepatitis B virus. Member of Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (associate), Malaysian Society for Microbiology (associate), Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (associate).
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Putra Malaysia, 1993. Master of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, 1998.
Career
Professor Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, since 1998. Advisor Education Chamber of Selangor Citizen, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (associate), Malaysian Society for Microbiology (associate), Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (associate).
Connections
Married Bee-Kee Lim, May 14, 1994. Children: Yee Herng children: Jean Yin.
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Malaysian
Education
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1993
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Career
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1998
Awards
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Recipient ICI Gold medal, 1993, Environmental award, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Malaysia, 1993, International Invention Innovation Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition Gold medal, Malaysian Invention and Design Society, 2003, Science and Technology Expo Gold medal, Malaysia Institute Nuclear Technology, 2003, Ramrais and Partner award, ITEX, 2006, Gold medal, Brussels Eureka, 2006. Grantee, Third World Academy of Sciences, 2001-2003. Scholar, Roseanne Campbell Trust Hepatitis Research, 1997. Norken Stiftung Research fellowship, 2005.Recipient ICI Gold medal, 1993, Environmental award, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Malaysia, 1993, International Invention Innovation Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition Gold medal, Malaysian Invention and Design Society, 2003, Science and Technology Expo Gold medal, Malaysia Institute Nuclear Technology, 2003, Ramrais and Partner award, ITEX, 2006, Gold medal, Brussels Eureka, 2006. Grantee, Third World Academy of Sciences, 2001-2003. Scholar, Roseanne Campbell Trust Hepatitis Research, 1997.
Norken Stiftung Research fellowship, 2005.