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Jul 29, 2011
Singaporean law academic dies of rare brain disease
By Fiona Low
New York University assistant professor of law Sarah Woo Pei Yee, who died on July 15, was on holiday with her husband in Toronto, Canada, when she fainted. She was rushed to a hospital in the city, and later transferred to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, where she died seven weeks later. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF WOO CHEOK SENG
A SINGAPOREAN law academic has died in New York aged 33, after she contracted encephalitis, a rare disease that causes inflammation of the brain.
Dr Sarah Woo Pei Yee - an assistant professor of law at New York University (NYU) who graduated top of her class at the National University of Singapore (NUS) - fainted in a hotel room while on holiday with her husband in Toronto, Canada.
She was taken to a hospital there and later transferred to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, where she died seven weeks later on July 15. 'Sarah was a gifted colleague whose intelligence and cutting-edge scholarship made her an important member of our intellectual community,' said Professor Richard Revesz, dean of the NYU law school. 'Her time with us was much too brief. I know our entire community shares my shock and sorrow at this incomprehensible loss.'
Dr Woo had been in her position at the university for just over a year. She was on holiday during the school's term break with her 33-year-old husband, Mr Kenneth Wee, who works in the financial sector in New York.
A high-flier, she was valedictorian of the NUS law faculty in 2001, and held a master's and doctorate in law from Stanford Law School. She also received several scholarships, including the Stanford JSD (Doctor of Science of Law) Scholarship, and various awards, including the Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal.
Said her father, Mr Woo Cheok Seng, 62: 'I still cannot accept that she is gone. Two months ago, my daughter was fine.'
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_696069.html
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The Straits Times
www.straitstimes.com
Singapore
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jul 29, 2011
Singaporean law academic dies of rare brain disease
By Fiona Low
New York University assistant professor of law Sarah Woo Pei Yee, who died on July 15, was on holiday with her husband in Toronto, Canada, when she fainted. She was rushed to a hospital in the city, and later transferred to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, where she died seven weeks later. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF WOO CHEOK SENG
A SINGAPOREAN law academic has died in New York aged 33, after she contracted encephalitis, a rare disease that causes inflammation of the brain.
Dr Sarah Woo Pei Yee - an assistant professor of law at New York University (NYU) who graduated top of her class at the National University of Singapore (NUS) - fainted in a hotel room while on holiday with her husband in Toronto, Canada.
She was taken to a hospital there and later transferred to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, where she died seven weeks later on July 15. 'Sarah was a gifted colleague whose intelligence and cutting-edge scholarship made her an important member of our intellectual community,' said Professor Richard Revesz, dean of the NYU law school. 'Her time with us was much too brief. I know our entire community shares my shock and sorrow at this incomprehensible loss.'
Dr Woo had been in her position at the university for just over a year. She was on holiday during the school's term break with her 33-year-old husband, Mr Kenneth Wee, who works in the financial sector in New York.
A high-flier, she was valedictorian of the NUS law faculty in 2001, and held a master's and doctorate in law from Stanford Law School. She also received several scholarships, including the Stanford JSD (Doctor of Science of Law) Scholarship, and various awards, including the Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal.
Said her father, Mr Woo Cheok Seng, 62: 'I still cannot accept that she is gone. Two months ago, my daughter was fine.'
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
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