Raymond Lin

Adjunct Professor Raymond Lin is a prominent academic and clinical microbiologist affiliated with Nanyang Technological University's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and the National University of Singapore's Department of Microbiology and Immunology. He leads the microbiology laboratory at the National University Hospital (NUH) and oversees the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), established in 2007 under the Ministry of Health. His roles include biosafety advisory work, committee chairmanship for accreditation and genetic modification oversight, and teaching.

Education:

• MBBS from National University of Singapore
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA), 1994
• MSc in Infectious Disease Epidemiology with Distinction from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1991

Research Interests:

• Surveillance and outbreak response for communicable diseases (bacteria, viruses, parasites, and biothreat agents)
• Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and public health implications
• Microbial diagnostics and laboratory capacity development

Awards & Honors:

• Distinction in MSc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• FRCPA Fellowship

Advising & Governance:

• Chair, Technical Committee for Medical Testing (Singapore Accreditation Council)
• Chair, Research Committee (Genetic Modification Advisory Committee)
• Biosafety Advisor to the Ministry of Health

Labs & Facilities: Directs the NPHL’s multidisciplinary operations covering bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogen analysis, with a focus on emerging threats like SARS-CoV-2 and antimicrobial-resistant organisms.