Ernst J. Kuipers, MD,

Dr. Ernst Kuipers is Vice President (Research) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He earlier served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands. He was also a member of the Governing Board of the National University Health System in Singapore, and a member of the Board of Curaçao Medical Center. 

Professor Kuipers is a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association, Honorary Member of the European Helicobacter & Microbiota Study Group, and an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology. An esteemed scholar, Professor Kuipers is the recipient of many awards, including the Dutch Ministry of Health Pearl Award and the Influencer of the Year Award in Hospital Healthcare."