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SINGAPORE \u2013 An NUS biomedical engineering professor who was sacked after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of sexual misconduct has denied the allegations and said he plans to lodge an appeal. <\/p>\n
Professor Shawn Chen Xiaoyuan was found to have flouted NUS rules governing staff conduct, a Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine spokesperson said. <\/p>\n
The spokesperson, responding to queries, said Prof Chen\u2019s employment with\u00a0NUS\u00a0was \u201cterminated in accordance with his employment contract as he was found to have contravened the code\u00a0of\u00a0conduct for\u00a0NUS\u00a0staff\u201d. <\/p>\n
The professor was sacked after a ruling by an NUS disciplinary panel convened when a student accused him of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n
Prof Chen told The Straits Times he was disappointed with the university\u2019s decision and plans to lodge an appeal in the hopes of overturning the university\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI was made aware of the allegations on June 27 when I was back from a conference in the United States.\u201d <\/p>\n
The woman who accused him, he added, was his research assistant and part-time student.<\/p>\n
NUS then carried out an internal probe, which started on June 30 and ended on Dec 19, he said.<\/p>\n
Prof Chen also said he did not have anything to do with posts published on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu that sought to come to his defence. <\/p>\n
He added that he has not published any formal response to the allegations on his own. <\/p>\n
On Dec 27, The Straits Times was unable to access Prof Chen\u2019s page on the NUS Department of Biomedical Engineering website, likely because it had been taken down.<\/p>\n
The website for Chen Lab, which carries out research on translational nanomedicine and therapeutics and is headed by Prof Chen, was still accessible on Dec 30.<\/p>\n
Prof Chen joined NUS in Dec 2020 and served as the Nasrat Muzayyin Chair Professor in Medicine and Technology, according to his LinkedIn page.<\/p>\n
He was also director of the Nanomedicine Translational Research Programme at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.<\/p>\n
The Straits Times has contacted the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n