Thiery Jean Paul

Thiery Jean Paul is a Professor and former Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He has held significant roles such as Advisor to the Dean of NUS Medicine (2005–present) and Senior Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (2008–2015). His research focuses on morphogenesis, cancer metastasis, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), with contributions to understanding invasion mechanisms in carcinomas.

Key academic positions include Director of the Translational Research Department at Institut Curie (2003) and Head of the Cell Biology Laboratory at Institut Curie (1995). He is an Emeritus CNRS Researcher (2010) and has held leadership roles at institutions like the Institute of Molecular Cell Biology (IMCB), A*Star (2007–2015).

His honors include election to the French Academy of Sciences (1993), Academia Europaea (1990), and EMBO (1984). His work bridges basic cell biology and translational cancer research, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration.