▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁Institut ▁P aste ur ▁and ▁Shang hai ▁Municipal ▁Government , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁pre - do ctor al ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁St ony ▁Brook , ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁Ph . ▁D . ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁from ▁Institut ▁P aste ur ▁in ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁completed ▁his ▁post do ctor al ▁th esis ▁on ▁ne urop ath ogen esis ▁of ▁H IV ▁in fe ctions ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁interests ▁including ▁resp ir atory ▁dise ases , ▁He pat itis ▁C , ▁H IV , ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁anti - in fect ive ▁th era pe ut ic ▁strateg ies . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁career ▁of ▁fifteen ▁years ▁at ▁Institut ▁P aste ur ▁and ▁the ▁P aste ur ▁international ▁network , ▁R alf ▁Alt me yer ▁held ▁various ▁management ▁positions ▁including ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁H K U - P aste ur ▁Research ▁Centre ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁R alf ▁Alt me yer ▁was ▁the ▁architect ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁rest ruct uring ▁and ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁new ▁strategy . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁Institut ▁P aste ur ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Com bin ato R x - Sing ap ore , ▁the ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Com