The Professional Amateur: From Human Anatomy to Insect Taxonomy
Living in a city can often make one feel disconnected from the natural world. In Singapore where natural environments are shrinking, so is our understanding towards the creatures that live in them—especially small and elusive ones like insects! In this webinar, we invite Dr Francis Seow-Choen, honorary research affiliate of LKCNHM—a specialist colorectal surgeon by day and a passionate entomologist by night. Drawing on his passion and interest in stick and leaf insects, Dr Seow-Choen will share his experience in merging both work with his hobbies in nature and in developing expertise in human medicine and entomology. As you enter Dr Seow-Choen’s world of critters and adventure, we hope that you too will come to be fascinated by these underappreciated creatures!
About the Speaker
Dr Francis Seow-Choen is a specialist colorectal surgeon in private practice, who was previously Head of Colorectal Surgery in Singapore General Hospital, Head of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre amongst many other appointments. He was awarded the Excellence for Singapore Award in 2000 for his contributions to international colorectal surgery. He reared stick insects in his childhood but began serious study of these insects only after graduating as a doctor. To date, Dr Seow-Choen has published 10 books on stick insects with many new species named by him.
