Name:

TOH Wei Seong

Research Profile :

Qualifications
BSc, University of Melbourne, Australia
MSc, National University of Singapore, Singapore
PhD, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Appointment Status
Research Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Associate Professor (Joint), Faculty of Dentistry, NUS
Associate Professor (Courtesy), Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS
Principal Investigator, Tissue Engineering Program, Life Sciences Institute, NUS
Supervisor, Integrative Sciences and Engineering Program, NUS Graduate School

Discipline
Oral Sciences

Research interests
My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms for degeneration, and developing strategies for regeneration, of tissues of the musculoskeletal system. We recently found that exosomes underpin the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells in joint repair. We aim to define the mechanism of action and to lay the necessary framework to advance this promising cell-free therapy to the clinics.

Membership of Associated Professional Bodies
Secretary, Society for Clinical Research and Translation of Extracellular Vesicles Singapore
Member, ISEV Task Force on Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Use of Extracellular Vesicle Therapeutics 
Member, International Association for Dental Research
Member, International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society  
Member, International Society for Extracellular Vesicles
Member, International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy

Honours and Awards:
World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University, USA) from 2020 to present.
AUA Scholars Award (Asian Universities Alliance) in 2019.
Young Scientist Award (9th World Biomaterials Congress, China) in 2012.
A*STAR International Fellowship Award (A*STAR, Singapore) from 2010 to 2012.
President Graduate Fellowship Award (NUS, Singapore) from 2006 to 2010.
Dental Science Poster Award (Combined Scientific Meeting, Singapore) in 2005.
NUS Research Scholarship (NUS, Singapore) from 2004 to 2010.
Research Summer Scholarship (Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Australia) in 2003.
Singapore Association for Medical Laboratory Science Prize (Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore) in 1999.

Publications
Publications List (Acrobat File)

Curriculum Vitae
One-Page Curriculum Vitae (Acrobat File)

Contact
Email Address : tohws@nus.edu.sg