Sit Kim Ping

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Sit Kim Ping is a Singaporean biochemist and an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Biochemistry at the National University of Singapore.[1] She was the Head of the Department of Biochemistry (part of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) from 1996 to 2000.[2]

Early life

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Sit was born in 1941 and attended Tanjong Katong Girls' School.[3] She studied science at the National University of Singapore and obtained first-class honours when she graduated top of her class.[3] She obtained her PhD in biochemistry from McGill University.[4]

National University of Singapore

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Sit was instrumental in the development of the New Life Science Undergraduate Curriculum, and was awarded the Emeritus Professorship in 2008.[5]

Research

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Sit studied detoxification, namely the process of conjugation by which metabolic by-products are made soluble prior to excretion.[6] She also studied metabolism within cancer cells and found aerobic respiration within mitochondria in cancer cells, which contradicts the Warburg hypothesis.[7]

Personal life

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Sit is married to a clinician and has two children.[3]

References

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