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CURRICULUM VITAEOFDr. Aw Tar-Choon, MBBS,M.Med,MRCP,FRCPE,FRCPA,FAMS,MPPEXPERIENCEICON Central Laboratories, Inc.Medical Director, SingaporeAssures that the Clinical Laboratory departments are in compliance with regulatory standards.PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCERaffles HospitalAttending Specialist PhysicianPresentChangi General HospitalPresentSenior Consultant in Laboratory MedicineAt CGH he is responsible for the routine laboratory which provides 24-hour testing in clinicalchemistry (including immunoassays), urinalysis, hematology, and transfusion medicine.Monash University School of Medicine (MUSM)Professor (Chemical Pathology)MUSM Australia campusProfessor (Medicine)National University of Singapore (NUS) medical school 1980-2006Professor in PathologyNational University Hospital (NUH) of the NUS medical school 1988-2002Inaugural Chief, Department of Laboratory MedicineThe Department of Lab Medicine at NUH is the first hospital in Asia-Pacific to be accredited bythe College of American Pathologists (CAP) since 1994.NUS medical school 1994-2002Vice-DeanMedical Director & Lab Director (Alexandra campus hospital) 1995-2000This hospital’s lab was also accredited by the CAP in 1998C:\Documents and Settings\meberhardt\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\P7CJF7FV\Aw Tar-Choon CV.docxPage 1 of 4Template Info - R:\Appendix\HR\CV Template Eff. 1 April. 2003, Ver. 2 QS#: HR002F-2

Institute of Mental Health 2000-2002Lab DirectorEDUCATIONUniversity of Malaya Medical SchoolCompleted Medical studiesSingapore General HospitalTrained in Internal medicineKing’s College Hospital & Medical SchoolTrained in Internal medicineDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University ofPennsylvania 1981-1984Trained in Clinical chemistryHarvard-NUS Masters program 1992Public PolicyPROFESSIONAL / VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSNational University of Singapore (NUS)Board certification in Internal medicineThe Royal College of Physicians (U.K)Board certification in Internal medicineRoyal College of Pathologists of AustralasiaSub-specialty Board certification in chemical pathologyFellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) and the Academy of Medicine SingaporeDelivered over 300 seminars on various aspects of Clinical Chemistry, Endocrinology, HealthPolicy and Stem Cell medicine in 21 countriesRecent speaking engagements include the 3 rd Annual Meeting of the Society of RegenerativeMedicine & Tissue Engineering at Bangalore (April 2006), the 14th International Congress onC:\Documents and Settings\meberhardt\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\P7CJF7FV\Aw Tar-Choon CV.docxPage 2 of 4Template Info - R:\Appendix\HR\CV Template Eff. 1 April. 2003, Ver. 2 QS#: HR002F-2

Anti-Aging Medicine at Las Vegas (December 2006), and the 2 nd Congress of the PakistanSociety of Chemical Pathologists at Karachi (March 2007).American Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians & Scientists Young Investigator Award in1982 and 1983Visitorship award in Nuclear Medicine from the French Government 1986Boehringer-Mannheim gold medal by the Singapore Association of Clinical Biochemists 1988Consultant in Lab Medicine to the Ministry of Defense medical services 1990Visiting consultant to the National Cheng Kung University Hospital & Medical College inTainan under a National Science Council of Taiwan distinguished Visitorship award 12/90-2/91Visiting professor to the William Beaumont Hospital 12/95Becton-Dickinson award from the Singapore Society of Pathology 1996Chinese Medical Association-Dade Behring Distinguished Scholar award 2000Visiting Professor to the University Malaya Medical School 2003-2004Member of the Medical Laboratory Board, Ministry of Health, Singapore 1989-2003Eastman-Kodak International Advisory Panel on Clinical Chemistry for Asia, Africa, andAustralasia. 1990-1992Member of the Warner-Lambert International Lipid Information Bureau (ILIB) for Asia1993-2000International Advisory Board of the Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical BiochemistryServed on the executive councils of several learned societies - Singapore Association of ClinicalBiochemists, Singapore Society of Pathology, and the Endocrine & Metabolic Society ofSingaporeImmediate Past-President of Singapore Association of Clinical BiochemistsPUBLICATIONS117 professional articles (including 12 books / book chapters on clinical chemistry,endocrinology, and health policy) and 300 abstracts.C:\Documents and Settings\meberhardt\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\P7CJF7FV\Aw Tar-Choon CV.docxPage 3 of 4Template Info - R:\Appendix\HR\CV Template Eff. 1 April. 2003, Ver. 2 QS#: HR002F-2

Employee Signature___________________________Dr. Aw Tar-ChoonDate__________________C:\Documents and Settings\meberhardt\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\P7CJF7FV\Aw Tar-Choon CV.docxPage 4 of 4Template Info - R:\Appendix\HR\CV Template Eff. 1 April. 2003, Ver. 2 QS#: HR002F-2