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About the Speaker
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Prof Salvatore ALBANI
Director, SingHealth
Translational Immunology
and Inflammation Centre
Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
• Speaker, Paediatrics Plenary
• Speaker, Immunotherapy Symposium
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Professor Salvatore Albani, M.D., Ph.D, is a Professor with
Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, the Director of the SingHealth
Translational Immunology and Inflammation Centre, and a Senior Clinical
Scientist with the Paediatrics Academic Clinical Programme. Prof Albani’s
fundamental research interest is in understanding human immunity and exploiting
the knowledge for therapeutic and diagnostic advancements. He developed several
innovative approaches in the area of induction and maintenance of immune
tolerance in humans. He was responsible for the whole translational process
from idea to conclusion of the Phase II clinical trial in autoimmune
inflammatory diseases, which has a large impact on society and individuals.
Prof Albani co-founded and is a charter member of the Childhood
Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance. He also co-founded the non-profit
foundation, Eureka Institute for Translational Medicine, and serves as
President of this elite international education and research organisation.
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