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Dr Cheryl Chan is a Postdoctoral Associate in Peter Dedon’s group. She holds an MSc in Infectious Diseases from the University of Basel and National University of Singapore (NUS) and a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from NUS. Cheryl went on to her postdoctoral training at the University of Oxford where she married her interests in cellular dysregulation in disease with a culture adventure. After returning to Singapore, Cheryl continues her research pursuits at SMART where she is focused on translating the understanding of cellular dysregulation in viral pathogenesis to develop novel host-directed antiviral strategies in combating antiviral resistance.

Cheryl’s project is focused on identifying and targeting novel host factors of the human epitranscriptome – the collection of post-transcriptional modifications in the cell – that are essential for determining successful viral replication versus an effective host cell response during dengue/zika virus infections.