PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

EXCHANGE RESEARCH SCHOLAR
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL/HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

Feb 2020 - present

• Development of nucleic acid-based nanotechnology for monitoring kidney organoid development, disease modelling and drug nephrotoxicity testing
  

RESEARCH FELLOW
SCBE, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Aug 2017 - present

• Development of DNA-based nanotechnology for non-invasive, melanoma diagnosis and therapeutic
  

• Evaluation of chemical probe and nucleic acid nanotechnology for early scar diagnosis and tracking of organoid development

• Assist in grant preparation & reporting, tutorial/experimental modules and research activities of undergraduate and doctoral students

PRODUCT AND INNOVATION DESIGNER (INTERN)
A*STAR SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Jan 2012 - July 2012

• Designed and developed with a team of 4 engineers, a novel medical device utilizing microfluidic technologies for early detection of skeletal muscle injuries
  

• Designed, implemented, and tested alongside an electrical engineer, a programmed droplet generator based on the principal of piezoelectricity