Dr Loke Kwong Hung was born
in 1927 in Kampar, Perak. He was
among the first batch of science
students in the University of Malaya
in 1949. After obtaining his
BSc (First Class Honours) degree
in 1953, he pursued his MSc study
under the supervision of Prof Kiang
at the University. He was later
awarded the Queen’s Scholarship
to pursue his PhD at the University
of Edinburgh.
Dr Loke was appointed a lecturer
in Biochemistry at the University of
Malaya in Singapore in 1958. He
has since served as a Lecturer,
Senior Lecturer, Professor and
Head of the Department of Biochemistry
in the University of Malaya
in Kuala Lumpur. He has also
served as a Senior Teaching Fellow
at NUS (1982-1988) and was a
Research Consultant of the Palm
Oil Research Institute of Malaysia
(PORIM, 1988-1994). His field of
specialization is in steroid biochemistry
with particular reference
to urinary oestrogen metabolites
and metabolism of androgens and
oestrogens by human placenta and
porcine adrenal.
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As published on NST on 7th Oct 2002