Healthcare Finance (Finance Partnership & Commissioning)

Healthcare Finance (Finance Policy)

Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Division (Biomedical Research Regulation Branch)

Regulatory Policy and Legislation Division (Human Biomedical Research Branch)

Regulatory Policy and Legislation Division (Legislative Planning)

Regulatory Policy and Legislation Division (Legislative Planning)

• Recipient of the prestigious NGS scholarship awarded to outstanding graduates with excellent academic and research potential• Awarded the Chua Toh Hua Memorial Gold Medal 2013/2014 for the Best Doctor of Philosophy graduate with the most outstanding research work done in life sciences• Led a team of 5 researchers in the design and development of microfluidic devices for human bone marrow stem cell isolation and for applications in bone and muscle tissue engineering in various in vivo mice models• Validated the design and operation of microfluidic devices used for cancer cell capture and diagnostics• Developed graphene and related materials as stem cell culture substrates for tissue engineering applications in enhancing bone regeneration and neuron differentiation• Research findings led to >10 peer-reviewed publications in 1st tier scientific journals and 2 patents applications (h-index 9)• Co-drafted 2 invention disclosures for technologies on stem cell isolation and cell cycle synchronization through the NUS Enterprise Industry Liaison Office• Presented in 6 international conferences and was awarded Best Student's Paper Award by the Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Conference 2011 and Best Presenter Award by the Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and Technology SAB 2012

• Developed a platform for the encapsulation of mammalian cells into polymeric nanofibers and optimized the system for the fabrication of scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering applications-presented findings in 2nd TERMIS World Congress (Seoul, Korea) in Aug 2009• Studied the effect of electrospraying on the growth and proliferation of rabbit bone marrow derived stem cells• Optimized the synthesis of gelatin-HPA hydrogels for human stem cell tissue culture• Investigated the biocompatibility and surface property of polysulfone membrane for use in bioartificial kidney