Flora Xu Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Ongoing research on AI guided ultrasound imaging with NUH Anesthesia.Participant of Project Soul, a medical charity mission by NUH General Surgery that provides surgical services for rural communities; assisted in providing general anesthesia support in Dipolog, Philippines.

General Surgery and Orthopedic rotations at National University Hospital. Poster presentation at ASA Anesthesiology 2023. Winner of NUHS Department of Anesthesia Prize 2023.

Worked on deep learning algorithm for automated image detection of needles, vessels, nerve bundles to guide ultrasound skill training. Winning team at NUS Medical Educators' Grand Innovation Challenge 2022. Published on this topic in the Journal of Imaging in 2023. Mentored by Dr Deborah Khoo and Dr Ong Shao Jin.First authored paper on the applications of.

Internal Medicine rotation at Singapore General Hospital.

Co-authored publications in infectious diseases and hepatology. Poster presentation at Digital Digestive Week 2022 by AASLD, a leading organisation that publishes international practice guidelines in gastroenterology. Mentored by Dr Eugene Wong.

Analysed sgRNA secondary structures and their relation to binding activity in CRISPR-Cas9/Cpf1 genome editing under Prof. Volker Patzel (Asst Director of Medical Research, University of Cambridge).

Singapore Immunology Network

Studied host-directed Tuberculosis treatment using metformin and the development of microchip based point-of-care assays under Prof. Amit Singhal (Principal Investigator, TB Lab). Awarded A*Star's Science Scholarship.

Temasek Laboratories, NUS

Analysed the effect of magnetic field strength on FeCo film properties in electroplating under Dr Zong Baoyu. Presented paper at DSTA's annual conference.

Institute Of Bioengineering And Nanotechnology

Tracked hepatocyte regeneration mechanisms following in-situ liver damage under A*Star's Youth Research Program.

Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery - Mbbs, Medicine, A- To A+ For Yearly Overalls And Majority Of Postings In Clinical Years

Activities and Societies: Presenter at major conferences in anesthesiology, liver surgery and gastrohepatology - IHPBA 2022 in New York.

A'Level, Smtp/Gate (Biology), Biology Talent Program. Dean'S List (Top 5%) For General Paper And Economics.

Activities and Societies: Students' Science Research Council (SSRC), Tchoukball, First Aid Club, Humanities Society (HACAS)- National.

Gpa 4.0 Of 4.0. Distinction Award For Top 3 In Class (2012, 2013).

Activities and Societies: Infocomm Club (Robotics, Photography); Photography Chair.- Distinguished Achiever Award in addition to NYAA.

Summer Exchange

Activities and Societies: Internal/Acute Medicine rotations at Danderyds Hospital