{"id":4237,"date":"2025-01-21T05:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T05:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-dentistry-nus.pantheonsite.io\/hr\/?post_type=staff&#038;p=4237"},"modified":"2026-03-04T02:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:27:42","slug":"tan-kai-soo","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai Soo TAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4237\" class=\"elementor elementor-4237\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d91edd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d91edd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e2ebf\" 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448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5821\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"qualifications\"><ul><li>PhD, Microbiology, National University of Singapore<\/li><li>BSc (Honors) 2nd Upper Division, Microbiology, National University of Singapore<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"discipline\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5822\"><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Discipline<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle 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