REHIS Fellow and Past President, Emeritus Professor Kofi Aidoo has been appointed to a prestigious role for his standing in the international public health community.
The Institute was delighted to learn that the Singapore National Medical Research Council has recently appointed Kofi to the Scientific Advisory Board Open Fund – Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) programme titled “Integrated Innovations in Infectious Diseases (I3D)”.
The OF-LCG aims to support the best teams of researchers from public institutions to advance human health and wellness, and create economic value for Singapore and Singaporeans, through the pursuit of excellence in research and its applications.
Along with two other SAB members, he will advise and guide the research team in their research directions, as well as providing feedback to the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Office on a yearly basis on areas such as
- Research progress, directions and priorities;
- Research collaborations, locally and internationally with academia and industry;
- Potential to exploit any background and foreground Intellectual Property (IP);
- Human capital and research capability development;
- Impact of the research activities on the industry, economy, health/ healthcare and the society;
- Research translation pathway.
The Institute congratulates Kofi on this new appointment and wish him all the best in this role.
