{"id":919,"date":"2024-10-21T01:09:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T01:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-dentistry-nus.pantheonsite.io\/research\/?page_id=919"},"modified":"2025-09-03T03:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:22:08","slug":"microb-immuno","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/microb-immuno\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbiology and Immunology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"919\" class=\"elementor elementor-919\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdcdcc9 research-banner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdcdcc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e15f3e\" data-id=\"5e15f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bee01d research-banner-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bee01d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"border-left: 2px solid; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 5px !important; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Research Groups<\/h4>\n<h1 class=\"research-banner-title\">Microbiology and Immunology<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03d7cca elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"03d7cca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e897b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e897b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c176fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c176fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-575d163\" data-id=\"575d163\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-941b859 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"941b859\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e4db9c\" data-id=\"6e4db9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44390a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44390a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ab1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60ab1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Oral Microbiology and Immunology Research Group delves into the core mechanisms of oral diseases, forming the foundation for translational research to advance oral and craniofacial care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc7205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fc7205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2083\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/microbiology.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/microbiology.jpg 2083w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/microbiology-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/microbiology-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/microbiology-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/microbiology-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/microbiology-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2083px) 100vw, 2083px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87075fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87075fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-a333159\" data-id=\"a333159\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7994d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7994d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Research Domains<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0323d83 biomaterial-tab elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"0323d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-0323d83\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active  active-caret-on\" data-tabid=\"0323d83\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav\">\n                <ul class=\"\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"disease-mechanism\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"disease-mechanism-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Disease Mechanism<\/span>                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"novel-diagnosticsandtherapeutics\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"novel-diagnosticsandtherapeutics-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Novel Diagnostics\u00a0and\u00a0Therapeutics<\/span>                                                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"disease-mechanism-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"disease-mechanism-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <ul><li>Understanding the interactions between the oral microbiome and host inflammatory oral diseases that drive common oral diseases e.g. periodontal disease, oral ulcers, and oral mucositis\u2028<\/li><li>Exploring the impact of host-microbiome interactions on systemic health e.g. diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease<\/li><\/ul>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"novel-diagnosticsandtherapeutics-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"novel-diagnosticsandtherapeutics-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <ul><li>Developing novel diagnostic and prognostic markers for oral lesions, periodontal disease, and systemic health<\/li><li>Developing strategies to engineer symbiotic oral microbiota through probiotics, prebiotics, and novel agents<\/li><\/ul>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d98cc54 group-researcher elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d98cc54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-cfa0a1d\" data-id=\"cfa0a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4021f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d4021f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Researchers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-795f401 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795f401\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94e55cf\" data-id=\"94e55cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-424e975 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/\"><\/a>\t\t<div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-424e975\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424e975 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"424e975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/tan-kai-soo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8106\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/tan-kai-soo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/tan-kai-soo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/tan-kai-soo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">A\/P<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kai Soo TAN <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-331714b\" data-id=\"331714b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-4223579 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/charlene-goh-enhui\/\"><\/a>\t\t<div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-4223579\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4223579 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4223579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/charlene-goh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/charlene-goh.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/charlene-goh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/charlene-goh-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Charlene Enhui GOH <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0745a0\" data-id=\"d0745a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-bcae165 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/jacob-chew-ren-jie\/\"><\/a>\t\t<div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-bcae165\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcae165 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bcae165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/jacob-chew.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/jacob-chew.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/jacob-chew-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/jacob-chew-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Jacob Ren Jie CHEW <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae8147 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae8147\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d887b1\" data-id=\"9d887b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-501fbec --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/sriram-gopu\/\"><\/a>\t\t<div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-501fbec\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501fbec elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"501fbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sriram-gopu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8012\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sriram-gopu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sriram-gopu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sriram-gopu-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sriram GOPU<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29dd85c\" data-id=\"29dd85c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f220b1a\" data-id=\"f220b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4775a0a publication elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4775a0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-9588d7b\" data-id=\"9588d7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1a371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee1a371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8243978 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8243978\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e6af1\" data-id=\"40e6af1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311313c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"311313c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOI: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jcpe.14082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jcpe.14082<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0e783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd0e783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prognostic Impact of Microbiome Dysbiosis: A Prospective Study<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8035f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8035f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2024<br \/><strong>Authors:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/chew-ren-jie-jacob\/\">Ren Jie Jacob Chew<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/goh-enhui-charlene\/\">Charlene Enhui Goh<\/a><\/span>, Xin Yi Sheena Lin, Feng Jun Bryan Oh, Ruiqi Paul Sim, Philip M. Preshaw, <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/\">Kai Soo Tan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d487c19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d487c19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc52e7\" data-id=\"7dc52e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa56fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa56fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOI:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/JPER.24-0120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/JPER.24-0120<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2104ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2104ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quantifying periodontitis-associated oral dysbiosis in tongue and saliva microbiomes\u2014An integrated data analysis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2196f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2196f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Journal of Periodontology, 2024<br \/><strong>Authors:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/chew-ren-jie-jacob\/\">Ren Jie Jacob Chew<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/\">Kai Soo Tan<\/a><\/span>, Tsute Chen, Nezar Noor Al-Hebshi, <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/goh-enhui-charlene\/\">Charlene Enhui Goh<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e2af12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e2af12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97768c1\" data-id=\"97768c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836d98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"836d98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOI: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00784-023-04877-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00784-023-04877-8<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808f93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"808f93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toll-like receptor-4 activation by subgingival biofilm and periodontal treatment response<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a4eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a4eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clinical Oral Investigations, 2023; Volume 27, 2139\u20132147<br \/><strong>Authors:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/chew-ren-jie-jacob\/\">Ren Jie Jacob Chew<\/a><\/span>, Yi Ling Tang, Xin Yi Sheena Lin, Feng Jun Bryan Oh, Ruiqi Paul Sim, Erica Jade Anwar, Philip M. Preshaw &amp; <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/\">Kai Soo Tan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db96bd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db96bd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-357fb37\" data-id=\"357fb37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719b76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"719b76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOI: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/JAHA.121.023038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/JAHA.121.023038 <\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1bfa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa1bfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nitrite Generating and Depleting Capacity of the Oral Microbiome and Cardiometabolic Risk: Results from ORIGINS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d81d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d81d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Journal of the American Hearts Association, 2022; Volume 11, Issue 10, e023038<br \/><strong>Authors:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/goh-enhui-charlene\/\">Charlene E. Goh<\/a><\/span>, Bruno Bohn, Clarisse Marotz, Rebecca Molinsky, Sumith Roy, Bruce J. Paster, Ching\u2010Yuan Chen, Michael Rosenbaum, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Paolo C. Colombo, Mo\u00efse Desvarieux, Panos N. Papapanou, DDS, David R. Jacobs Jr, Rob Knight, and Ryan T. Demmer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48f0545 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48f0545\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e598317\" data-id=\"e598317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8660e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b8660e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOI:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-021-04562-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-021-04562-4\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b86b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b86b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oral streptococci subvert the host innate immune response through hydrogen peroxide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d21ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d21ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientific Reports, 2022; Volume 12, Issue 656<br \/><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Yi Ling Tang, Tiow Suan Sim &amp; <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/\">Kai Soo Tan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-03687fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03687fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a43ac\" data-id=\"12a43ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcfea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdcfea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOI:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-66031-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-66031-8\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65312f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d65312f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pterostilbene complexed with cyclodextrin exerts antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a18d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a18d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientific Reports, 2020; Volume 10, Issue 9072<br \/><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Yi Rong Ivan Lim, Philip M. Preshaw, <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/lim-lum-peng\/\">Lum Peng Lim<\/a><\/span>, Marianne Meng Ann Ong, Hai-Shu Lin &amp; <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/\">Kai Soo Tan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c696c3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c696c3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc348b\" data-id=\"5cc348b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6201d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6201d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DOI: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-73292-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-73292-w<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff128c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dff128c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and ATCC PTA 5289 ameliorates chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa35bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa35bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientific Reports, 2020; Volume 10, Issue 16189<br \/><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Nitasha Gupta, Joao Ferreira, <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/catherine-hong-hsu-ling\/\">Catherine Hsu Ling Hong<\/a> <\/span>&amp; <span style=\"color: #003d7c;\"><a style=\"color: #003d7c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/tan-kai-soo\/\">Kai Soo Tan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Groups Microbiology and Immunology Overview The Oral Microbiology and Immunology Research Group delves into the core mechanisms of oral diseases, forming the foundation for translational research to advance oral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-919","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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