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

Discipline of Oral Sciences

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

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms for degeneration, and developing strategies for regeneration, of tissues of the musculoskeletal system.

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

Awards / Honours
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
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