Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Complexity Institute
Supervisors & Projects
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S/N Name Appointment Email Research Area of Possible PhD Studies 1 Sulfikar AMIR Asst Prof [email protected] Sociotechnical systems, risk & resilience, city studies, complex
organizations
2 Sourav S BHOWMICK Assoc Prof [email protected] computational combination therapy, network-based drug target discovery, PPI network analytics and visualization, disease-related signaling network analytics
3 CAI Wentong Prof [email protected] Modelling and simulation (particularly, agent-based modelling and simulation); parallel and distributed computing
4 CHEW Lock Yue Assoc Prof [email protected] (1) Theory of Complex Systems relating to Coupled Social-Ecological Systems or Urban Systems; (2) Non-equilibrium physics of Biological Systems; (3) Information processing in entangled quantum chaotic systems
5 Joseph CHEUNG Sai Hung Asst Prof [email protected] Complex Civil Infrastructure Systems with focus on one or more of the following aspects: Dynamics, Modeling, Uncertainty, Interdependence, Risk including Catastrophe Risk, System Reliability and Resilience, Design, Monitoring, Control and Management
6 Massimo Pica CIAMARRA Assoc Prof [email protected] [Computer science + Physics/Engineering/Material Science] Exploiting computer-science optimization approaches, e.g. population dynamics, to design materials with desired features
7 George CHRISTOPOLUS Asst Prof [email protected] Neuroscience of human decision making; decision making in crises; social interactions (behavioral game theory); Built environment and human cognition and psychology
8 J Stephen LANSING Prof [email protected] Dynamics of coupled human & natural systems and Anthropology of island Southeast Asia
9 Kerry LEE Assoc Prof [email protected] The cognitive and developmental underpinnings of mathematical skills
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Complexity Institute
Supervisors & Projects
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10 Peter M.A SLOOT Prof [email protected] Foundations of Complex Adaptivity, Information Spreading in Complex Networks, Multi-level Decision Support, Infectious Diseases,
11 Andrea NANETTI Assoc Prof [email protected] Re-imagining the domain of heritage studies by looking at rich data sets (text, maps, paintings, sculpture, architecture, videos,
12 TEE Shang-You Asst Prof [email protected] Biology from a Complexity-Physics perspective: studies in ageing, tissue and organ formation, multi-molecule interactions.
13 XIAO Gaoxi Assoc Prof [email protected] Complex networks, complex systems (system epidemics, system evolution, and system control), resilient systems, social evolution
14 ZHANG Yilei Asst Prof [email protected] Complexity study of cultured neuronal network
15 ZHENG Jie Asst Prof [email protected] Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics & Systems Biology, Cancer & Stem Cell Biology
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Earth Observatory of Singapore
Supervisors & Projects
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S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Contact Research Areas
1 Adam D. Switzer Nanyang Assistant Professor [email protected]
Coastal-systems, tsunamis, sea-level change, Holocene coastal evolution, tropical cyclones, storm surge, coastal archives of palaeoclimate
2 Benoit Taisne Assistant Professor [email protected]
Fluid mechanics applied to magma transports. Understanding volcanic processes through field data analysis
3 Charles Martin Rubin Associate Professor [email protected] Paleoseismology and earthquake hazards
4 Kerry Edward Sieh Professor [email protected] Paleoseismology.
5 Emma Hill Nanyang Assistant Professor [email protected] Geodesy, tectonic deformation, earthquakes, sea level
6 Fidel Costa Rodriguez Assistant Professor [email protected]
Conditions (pressure, temperature, volatile contents) and processes that magmas experience below active volcanoes and how these relate to volcanic unrest phenomena.
7 Judith Hubbard Assistant Professor [email protected]
Active faulting and tectonics, structural geology, earthquake hazard assessment
8 Koh Tieh Yong Assistant Professor [email protected]
Atmospheric Dynamics and Modelling Dispersion and Mixing of Atmospheric Tracers
9 Nathalie Goodkin Nanyang Associate Professor [email protected] Climate Change, Paleo-climate, Ocean Carbon Cycle
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Earth Observatory of Singapore
Supervisors & Projects
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10 Paul Tapponnier Professor [email protected]
Tectonics and earthquake research. Continental dynamics and tectonics, particularly in the Asian and Mediterranean regions; active faulting and seismotectonics; earthquake hazard assessment; quantitative geomorphology; state-of-the-art determination of current rates of active deformation processes; and rock mechanics and rock deformation physics.
11 Sylvain Barbot Assistant Professor [email protected] Physics of earthquakes and tectonics
12 Wang Xianfeng Nanyang Assistant Professor
Paleoclimatology, Isotope Geochemistry.
13 Mikinori Kuwata Nanyang Assistant Professor [email protected] Atmospheric chemistry
14 Caroline Bouvet De La Maisonneuve Assistant Professor [email protected]
u.sg
Understanding volcanic activity and transitions in eruption styles through combined field studies, textural analyses, petrology, geochemistry and numerical modelling
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Supervisors & Projects
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Name Appointment School Email Research Area of Possible PhD Studies
Alessandro Romagnoli Assistant Professor MAE [email protected]
Energy recovery systems – Energy storage – Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Alex Yan Qingyu Associate Professor MSE [email protected]
Li-O battery; Thermoelectric materials; Supercapacitors; Electrocatalysis
Ali I Maswood Associate Professor EEE [email protected] Converter for Renewable Energy (power Electronics)
Andrew Clive Grimsdale
Associate Professor MSE [email protected]
Materials for solar cells, Materials for batteries, Light-harvesting materials
Anutosh Chakraborty Assistant Professor MAE [email protected] Adsorption cooling, Gas storage on adsorbent materials
Aravind Dasari Assistant Professor MSE [email protected]
Polymer nanocomposites (fire response / active food packaging / acoustic absorption)
Cai Wenjian Associate Professor EEE [email protected]
High accuracy air flow control device; Fault detection and diagnostic of ACMV systems; Model based ACMV system optimization.
Chan Chi Chiu Julian Associate Professor SCBE [email protected] Sensing Technologies
Chen Hongyu Associate Professor / Associate Dean
SPMS [email protected]
Nanosynthesis for electrochemical applications: catalysis, sensing, etc.
Chen Xiaodong Associate Professor MSE [email protected] Advanced materials for energy conversion and storage
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Supervisors & Projects
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Chen Zhong Professor MSE [email protected]
Semiconductor nanostructures for artificial photosynthesis; Surface engineering & functional coatings (e.g. self-cleaning, icephobic, anti-finger print, antifouling, etc.)
Darren Sun Delai Associate Professor CEE [email protected] Multifunctional membrane for clean water and energy production
Douglas Maskell Associate Professor SCE [email protected]
PV power electronics, algorithms for PV systems, Embedded systems in PV.
Fan Hongjin Associate Professor SPMS [email protected]
Materials for solar water splitting; Energy storage materials and devices (battery and supercapacitors); Light-emitting semiconductor nanomaterials (nanowires, 2D)
Fan Zheng David Assistant Professor MAE [email protected] Non-Destructive Evaluation / Structural Health Monitoring
Goh Wang Ling Associate Professor EEE [email protected] IC design
Gooi Hoay Beng Associate Professor EEE [email protected]
Smart grid, micro grid, energy storage, renewable and clean energy, transactive energy
Ho Shen-Shyang Assistant Professor SCE [email protected]
Machine Learning, Database Technology and Pattern Mining for Remote Sensing/Satellite Data
Huang Guangbin Associate Professor EEE [email protected]
Machine learning, human machine interface, brain computer interface, extreme learning machines, pattern recognition, feature learning
Huang Wei Min Associate Professor MAE [email protected] Shape memory materials and applications
Jagath Rajapakse Professor SCE [email protected]
Computational and systems biology, neuroimaging, brain computer interfacing
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Supervisors & Projects
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Jason Xu Zhichuan Assistant Professor MSE [email protected]
Electrical energy conversion and storage materials; Efficient nanostructured electrodes for solar fuel production; Magnetic nanomaterials and applications in sustainable systems
Justin Dauwels Assistant Professor EEE [email protected]
Intelligent transportation systems (in collaboration with local and international companies)
Koh Tieh Yong Associate Professor SPMS [email protected]
Tropical Atmospheric Dynamics; Regional Climate and Weather Modelling; Convective and Turbulent Dispersion of Passive Tracers
Kong Ling Bing Associate Professor MSE [email protected] Nanomaterial for energy storage; Transparent ceramic materials
Lee Jong-Min Assistant Professor SCBE [email protected] Novel electrocatalysts for fuel cells; Green solvent development
Li Hua Associate Professor MAE [email protected]
Simulation of Sustainable Energy – (1) Building energy efficiency, (2) Fuel cell system, and (3) Maritime energy
Li Peifeng Assistant Professor MAE [email protected]
Process, microstructure and mechanical property relation of materials, micromechanics, 3D x-ray imaging, additive manufacturing such as selective lase melting
Ling Keck Voon Associate Professor EEE [email protected]
Model Predictive Control, Moving Horizon Estimation, Distributed Control and Estimation, Optimisation Algortihms, Application, Smart Grids, FPGA see (1) http://edventure.ntu.edu.sg/bbcswebdav/users/ekvling/Public/MMPC/KV-MPC.htm (2) http://www.cares.cam.ac.uk/irp-4-iceso
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Supervisors & Projects
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Liu Bin Assistant Professor SCBE [email protected] Solar Cells, Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, Water and Air Treatment.
Loo Say Chye Joachim Associate Professor MSE [email protected] Energy and environmental sciences
Lu Xuehong Associate Professor MSE [email protected]
Polymer nanocomposites; Organic-inorganic hybrid materials; Electrochromic materials and devices
Lydia Helena Wong Assistant Professor MSE [email protected]
synthesis and design of semiconductor materials for solar cell and solar water splitting.
Madhavi Srinivasan Associate Professor MSE [email protected]
Materials for Electrochemical Energy storage devices, Batteries/supercapacitors
Ng Yin Kwee Associate Professor MAE [email protected]
Renewable energy: Wind, Ocean & Tidal Engineering. Atmospherics Boundary Layer.
Nripan Mathews Assistant Professor MSE [email protected]
Photovoltaics, Printed and flexible electronics, electronic skin, photoelectrochemical processes
Samir H. Mushrif Assistant Professor SCBE [email protected]
Biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals, catalysis, alternate energy research, multiscale molecular modeling
Shen Ze Xiang Professor SPMS [email protected]
Graphene for energy storage; Metal oxide based Li ion batteries and supercapacitors; Plasmonics; Graphene and 2D materials; Super resolution microscopy and spectroscopy
Siek Liter Associate Professor ; Director, VIRTUS
Low Voltage Low Power Analog/ Mixed Signal IC Design for ADC, PLL, ….. Power Management ICs, etc.
So Ping Lam Associate Professor EEE [email protected]
Fiber Optic Sensors, Renewable Energy, Energy Management, Microgrids and Smart Grids
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Supervisors & Projects
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Soh Yeng Chai Professor EEE [email protected] control theory and applications; sensor networks; energy efficiency
Soo Han Sen Nanyang Assistant Professor
SPMS [email protected]
artificial photosynthesis, photocatalysis, nanomaterials, CO2 reduction, pollutant oxidation, biomass degradation
Soong Boon Hee Associate Professor EEE [email protected]
Wireless Communications, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, Wireless Sensor & Actuator Networks
Sritharan Thirumany Associate Professor MSE [email protected] Nanostructures and nanomaterials for solar energy harvesting
Su Pei-Chen Assistant Professor MAE [email protected]
Micro solid oxide fuel cells; Nanostructured electrodes; Nano-ionics; Thin film energy materials
Sun Handong Associate Professor SPMS [email protected]
light-matter interaction, Optical Spectroscopy, Photonics: physics, devices and applications, Optoelectronic materials and devices, Biosensors using optical technology.
Timothy John White Professor MSE [email protected]
Optical properties and phase transition behavior of nanostructured vanadium dioxide
Wang Peng Associate Professor EEE [email protected]
Development, Control and operation of Micro grids; Smart grids; Building microgrid and energy management.
Wang Xin Associate Professor SCBE [email protected]
Electrocatalyst development for water splitting and CO2 electroreduction
Xie Lihua Professor EEE [email protected] Networked control, multi-agent systems, UAVs
Yang Yaowen Associate Professor CEE [email protected] Small energy harvesting, structural health monitoring
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Supervisors & Projects
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Yeong Wai Yee Assistant Professor MAE [email protected]
3D printing for biomedical applications; Lightweight design for additive manufacturing; Multi-material 3D Printing; 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering
Zhang Jie Assistant Professor SCE [email protected] Artificial Intelligence, Multiagent System, Trust Management
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
Supervisors & Projects
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S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Research Area of Possible PhD Studies
1 Cao, Bin Prof [email protected]
• Biofilm-contaminant interaction toward biofilm-based decontamination of water
• Subsurface biofilm-mineral interaction and its impact on groundwater quality
2 Kline, Kimberly Prof [email protected] Bacterial pathogenesis and antimicrobials
3 Lauro, Federico Prof [email protected] • Genomics • Microbial ecology • Oceanography
4 Marsili, Enrico Dr [email protected]
• Biofilm electroanalytics • Bioelectrochemistry • Bioelectrosynthesis
5 Mcdougald, Diane Dr [email protected] Role of protozoan predation in the evolution of pathogens in the environment
6 Rice, Scott Prof [email protected] • Growth, development and evolution of mixed species biofilms • The role of bacteriophage in biofilm development of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
Supervisors & Projects
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7 Wuertz, Stefan Prof [email protected]
• Public health microbiology and environmental engineering • Biofilms in the built environment • Used water treatment • Biological nutrient removal • Fate and transport of pathogens in the environment • Microbial community dynamics in bioreactors • Modeling of biological processes in used water reactors • Anaerobic digestion • Microbial source tracking
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – The Joint NTU-UBC Research Centre of Excellence in Active Living for the Elderly (LILY) Supervisors & Projects
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S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Research Area of Possible PhD Studies
1 An Bo Asst Prof [email protected] Artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, game theory, automated negotiation, resource allocation and optimization
2 Chng Eng Siong Assoc Prof [email protected] Speech and signal processing, microphone arrays and pattern classifications
3 Cong Gao Asst Prof [email protected] Database, Data mining/text mining, Information retrieval
4 Lee Bu Sung Assoc Prof [email protected] Networks and Grid
5 Liu Yang Asst Prof [email protected] Formal Methods, Software Security and Software Engineering
6 Miao Chunyan Assoc Prof [email protected]
Agent, Multi-Agent Systems (MAS), Agent Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE), Semantic Web/Grid, Agent Augmented Interactive Media/gaming/storytelling, Agent Mediated e-services/mobile agents for wireless communications. Her current research works focus on infusing intelligent agents into interactive new media (virtual, mixed, mobile and pervasive media) to create novel experiences and dimensions in game design, interactive narrative and other real world agent systems.
7 Pan Jialin, Sinno Asst Prof [email protected]
Machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence, and their applications to opinion mining, social media analysis, information extraction in text, WiFi-based indoor mobile localization, recommender system, and software engineering
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – The Joint NTU-UBC Research Centre of Excellence in Active Living for the Elderly (LILY) Supervisors & Projects
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8 Soh Yeng Chai Prof [email protected] Robust system theory and applications, estimation and filtering, signal and information processing, hybrid systems and applications, optical signal processing.
9 Tan Ah Hwee Assoc Prof
[email protected] Human centric computing, brain-inspired intelligent agents, cognitive and neural systems, machine learning, knowledge discovery and text mining
10 Xiao Xiaokui Asst Prof [email protected] Data privacy and spatial databases
11 Xing Zheng Chang Asst Prof
[email protected] Innovative human-oriented software development infrastructure and tools, sustainable software maintenance and reengineering, and reliable and secure system operation
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Multi-plAtform Game Innovation Centre
Supervisors & Projects
S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Research Area of Possible PhD Studies
1 Cai Wentong Prof [email protected] Modelling and simulation (particularly, agent-based modeling and simulation); parallel and distributed computing.
2 Ong Yew Soon Assoc Prof [email protected] Artificial and Computational Intelligence in Digital Games.
3 Qian Kemao Assoc Prof [email protected] Computational optics, computer vision, computer animation.
4 Seah Hock Soon Prof [email protected] Computer Graphics, Animation and Games
5 Theng Yin Leng Prof [email protected] Human-computer interaction; active ageing (health, digital games for exercise and rehabilitation).
6 Tang Xueyan Assoc Prof [email protected] Distributed systems, mobile and pervasive computing.
7 Xu Dong Assoc Prof [email protected] Computer vision and machine learning
8 Zheng Jianmin Assoc Prof [email protected] 3D modeling, digital geometry processing, 3D printing, animation, interactive digital media
Interdisciplinary Graduate School – Rapid-Rich Object SEarch Lab (ROSE)
Supervisors & Projects
S/N Supervisor Appointment Email Research Area of Possible PhD Studies
1 Cai Jianfei Associate Professor [email protected] Cross-discipline research among the areas of multimedia, computer graphics,
computer vision and networking technologies
2 Cong Gao Assistant Professor
[email protected] Database; Data mining / text mining; Information retrieval; Big data analytics
3 Alex C Kot Professor [email protected] Signal processing for communication, biometrics, image forensics and information security
4 Lin Weisi Associate Professor [email protected] Image processing, perceptual modeling, video compression, multimedia
communication and computer vision
5 Tan Yap Peng Associate Professor [email protected] Image and Video Processing; Multimedia Computing; Computer Vision; Pattern
Recognition; Information Retrieval
6 Wang Gang Assistant Professor [email protected] Object recognition, scene understanding, activity analysis, computer vision &
the Internet, latent models, large scale learning, deep learning
7 Wen Yonggang Assistant Professor [email protected]
Cloud computing & data centre, multimedia communication & computing, big data analytics, mobile communication & computing, green information & communication technologies
8 Xu Dong Associate Professor [email protected] Computer vision and Machine learning
9 Yap Kim Hui Associate Professor [email protected] Image/video processing, media content analysis, computer vision, human-
computer interaction, and computational intelligence
10 Yuan Junsong Assistant Professor [email protected] Computer vision; video analytics; human computer interaction; multimedia
search and data mining; biomedical image analysis
S/No Programme Project Title Supervisor School Co-supervisor School 2nd Co-supervisor School 2 Collaborating Institution
1 Chemical Biology
Understanding the molecular mechanism for the side effect of
Relenza and Tamiflu and developing new neuraminidase inhibitor as
safe anti-flu theraputics
Liu Xuewei (Assoc Prof) SPMS Yoon Ho Sup (Assoc Prof) SBS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
2 Chemical Biology"Understanding Protein Functions" through Protein Modification
Technology (PM-Tech): in vitro and in vivoLoh Teck Peng (Prof) SPMS Liu Chuan Fa (Assoc Prof) SBS Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
3 Chemical Biology
PANACEA: Towards Computational and Systems Biology-based
Personalized Combination Therapy
With Application to Cancer
Sourav S Bhowmick
(Assoc Prof)SCE
Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan
(Asst Prof)LKCMed Michael Ferenzci (Prof) LKCMed Singapore General Hospital
4 Chemical BiologyTowards Computational Discovery of Interaction Networks in
Intracellular Pathogens
Kwoh Chee Keong (Assoc
Prof)SCE Peter Preiser (Prof) SBS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
5 Chemical BiologyModification of Traditional Chinese Medicines for New
Pharmaceutical and Biological ApplicationsRobin Chi (Assoc Prof) SPMS Jaume Torres (Assoc Prof) SBS
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese
Medicines/Beijing Capital Medical
University
6 Chemical BiologyDevelopment of a 3D sensor cell model for screening anti-breast
cancer drugs
Kathy Qian Luo (Assoc
Prof)SCBE Tan Lay Poh (Assoc Prof) MSE -
7 Chemical Biology
Engineering thermostable DNA/RNA dependent RNA polymerases for
the large scale synthesis of RNA molecules including miRNAs and
siRNAs
Lescar Julien (Assoc Prof) SBSPhan Anh Tuan (Assoc
Prof)SPMS -
8 Chemical Biology Influenza inhibitor design based on novel targets Mu Yuguang (Assoc Prof) SBS Robin Chi (Assoc Prof) SPMSRichard Sugrue (Assoc
Prof)SBS -
9 Chemical Biology Vaccine platform development for infectious diseases Sierin Lim (Asst Prof) SCBERichard Sugrue (Assoc
Prof)SBS Lisa F. P. Ng (Dr) A*STAR SIgN -
10 Chemical Biology New types of stapled peptides for p53 activation Steve Zhou (Asst Prof) SPMS Chuan Fa Liu (Assoc Prof) SBS Brian Chia (Dr) A*STAR ETC -
11 Chemical Biology Targeting Disease-Associated Pre-mRNA Splice Site Structures Chen Gang (Asst Prof) SPMS Xavier Roca (Asst Prof) SBS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
12 Chemical BiologySynthesis of Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids for Targeting HIV-1
Ribosomal Frameshift Stimulatory RNA StructureChen Gang (Asst Prof) SPMS
Liu Ding Xiang (Assoc
Prof)SBS Zhao Yanli (Asst Prof) SPMS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
13 Chemical Biology Development of novel antagonists targeting RIG-1 Chen Gang (Asst Prof) SPMSLiu Ding Xiang (Assoc
Prof)SBS Luo Dahai (Asst Prof) LKCMed
14 Chemical Biology
Heterologous Expression of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic
Pathways of Marine Microorganisms for the Discovery of Bioactive
Compounds
Liang Zhao-Xun (Assoc
Prof)SBS Liu Xuewei (Assoc Prof) SPMS
15 Chemical BiologyNanomaterials: functionalization of the nanostructures to tune their
toxicity and redox activity
Martin Pumera (Asst
Prof)SPMS Liu Chuan Fa (Assoc Prof) SBS
16 Chemical BiologyDevelop novel metal compleses as G-quadruplex targeting anticancer
drugsShao Fangwei (Asst Prof) SPMS Mu Yuguang (Assoc Prof) SBS Shanghai Huangpu Central Hospital
17 Chemical Biology Development of metabolically stable Prostacyclin analogues Steve Zhou (Asst Prof) SPMS Chuan Fa Liu (Assoc Prof) SBSExperimental Therapeutics Centre,
A*Star
18 Chemical BiologyMembrane extraction of pharmacologically active compounds for
managing cardiovascular diseases.James P. Tam (Prof) SBS Wang Rong (Assoc Prof) CEE
19 Chemical Biology A Microfluidic System for Radiochemistry Synthesis Kang Yuejun (Asst Prof) SCBETan Choon Hong (Assoc
Prof)SPMS
Lim Yee Hwee (Adj Asst
Prof)LKCMed Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
20 Chemical BiologyTo screen for inhibitors to target novel hypoxia-responsive cancer
epigenetic regulators for cancer epigenetic therapy
Newman Siu Kwan Sze
(Assoc Prof)SBS Su Haibin (Assoc Prof) MSE
21 Chemical BiologyChemical Modification of Biologically Relent Peptides and Proteins:
Model Studies
Robin Yonggui Chi (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Jaume Torres (Assoc Prof) SBS
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese
Medicines/Beijing Capital Medical
University
22 Chemical Biology Samroiyotmycin – an Interdisciplinary Study of a Novel Anti-MalarialRoderick Bates (Assoc
Prof)SPMS
Zbynek Bozdech (Assoc
Prof)SBS
Palangpon Kongsaeree
(Assoc Prof)
Mahidol
University
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23 Chemical Biology Development of Novel Radioligands using [11C]CO2Tan Choon Hong (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Kang Yuejun (Asst Prof) SCBE
Lim Yee Hwee (Adj Asst
Prof)LKCMed Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
24 Chemical BiologyUnique and Site-Specific “Smart” Imaging Probes for localized
labeling and Sensing of Drug Resistant Bacterial Biofilm
Xing Bengang (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Yang Liang (Asst Prof) SBS
25Health Systems
Complexity
Automatic application of clinical practice guidelines to patient
recordsJung-jae Kim (Asst Prof) SCE Francis Bond (Assoc Prof) HSS Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
26Health Systems
Complexity
Toward Social TV Technologies for Autism Diagnosis and Assistive
Treatment
Yonggang Wen (Asst
Prof)SCE Theng Yin Leng (Prof) WKWSCI Institute of Mental Health
27Health Systems
Complexity
Prediction and control of epidemic spreading in multi-level complex
systemsXiao Gaoxi (Assoc Prof) EEE
Cheong Siew Ann (Asst
Prof)SPMS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
28Health Systems
ComplexityMulti-agent Technology for Collaborative Health Care Bo An (Asst Prof) SCE Ning Chen (Asst Prof) SPMS Peter Sloot (Prof) SCE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
29Health Systems
ComplexityDesign and Verification of Diabetes Management System
Arvind Easwaran (Asst
Prof)SCE
Cho Nam-Joon (Assoc
Prof)MSE National Healthcare Group
30Health Systems
ComplexityHealthcare for aging population Bu-Sung Lee (Assoc Prof) SCE Theng Yin Leng (Prof) WKW
31Health Systems
Complexity
Clinical Decision Support System for Early Recognition of
Deteriorating Heart PatientsChang Yun-Ke (Asst Prof) WKWSCI
Tai Hwei Yee (Adjunct
Assoc Prof)LKCMed
Christopher Khoo (Assoc
Prof)WKWSCI
32Health Systems
Complexity
Modelling Clinician Interaction with a Clinical Decision Support
System for Wound Management
Christopher Khoo (Assoc
Prof)WKWSCI
Tai Hwei Yee (Adjunct
Assoc Prof)LKCMed Chang Yun-Ke (Asst Prof) WKWSCI
33Health Systems
Complexity
Towards Network-driven in Silico Target Combination Discovery for
Cancer Therapy
Sourav S Bhowmick
(Assoc Prof)SCE
Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan
(Asst Prof)LKCMed Jie Zheng (Asst Prof) SCE Singapore General Hospital
34Health Systems
Complexity
A predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine digital
intervention for people with asthmaJosip Car (Assoc Prof) LKCMed Peter Sloot (Prof) SCE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
35Health Systems
ComplexityElucidating Complex Biofilm Formation Peter Sloot (Prof) SCE
Karinh Emma Josephina
Eurenius (Dr)SBS Staffan Kjelleberg (Prof) SBS Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
36Health Systems
ComplexityDNA-mediated clinical diagnosis system Shu Jian Jun (Assoc Prof) MAE Mu Yuguang (Assoc Prof) SBS
37Health Systems
Complexity
Co-evolution of infectious agents and social networks: a new
epidemiology modelling approach and applications Xiao Gaoxi (Assoc Prof) EEE Su Haibin (Assoc Prof) MSE
38Health Systems
ComplexityEfficient Algorithms for Biological Network Analysis: A GPU Approach Xiaokui Xiao (Asst Prof) SCE Junsong Yuan (Asst Prof) EEE Xiaoli Li (Dr) IIR, A*Star
39Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Characterization of islet cell infiltrating lymphocytes in experimental
autoimmune diabetes models
Bernhard Otto Boehm
(Prof)LKCMed Xing Bengang (Assoc Prof) SPMS Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
40Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisImaging-Based Volumetry of Organs Jianfei Cai (Assoc Prof) SCE Junsong Yuan (Asst Prof) EEE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
41Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis3D Motion Extraction from Tag MRI Cai Yiyu (Assoc Prof) MAE
Zheng Jianmin (Assoc
Prof)SCE
Gleneagles Medical Centre, Tan Tock
Seng Hospital
42Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Three-dimensional (3D) spectroscopic autofluorescence imaging in
endoscopy for tissue characterizationLiu Quan (Asst Prof) SCBE
Nadia Magnenat
Thalmann (Prof)SCE National University Hospital
43Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisBiophysics of cardiomyopathies
Michael Alan Ferenczi
(Prof)LKCMed Xing Bengang (Assoc Prof) SPMS The Harley Street Clinic
44Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisSignaling Events in Pancreatic Islet Cells During Immune Rejection
Bernhard Otto Boehm
(Prof)LKCMed
Ravi Kambadur (Assoc
Prof)SBS
Per-Olof Berggren
(Visiting Prof)LKCMed Singapore Eye Research Institute
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45Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Computational modelling, monitoring and treatment of ADHD using
MR Images of brain and advanced game engines
Suresh Sundaram (Asst
Prof)SCE P. N. Suganthan (Prof) EEE Ohio State University, USA
46Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Scientific approach towards Traditional Chinese Medicine in tongue
diagnosis
Yeo Joon Hock (Assoc
Prof)MAE
Tan Bee Gawh (Adjunct
Prof)SBS NTU Traditional Chinese Medicine
47Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
In Vivo Non-invasive Measurement of Metabolic Rate of Oxygen
(MRO2) and Oxygen Saturation (sO2) by Portable Photoacoustic
Imaging Scanner
Zheng Yuanjin (Asst Prof) EEE Zhou YuFeng (Asst Prof) MAE National University Hospital
48Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Flexible 12-Leads Cableless ECG Recording System for Clinical
Monitoring
Goh Wang Ling (Assoc
Prof)EEE Ng Yin Kwee (Assoc Prof) MAE National University Hospital
49Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Energy-Efficient, High-Performance 3D Video Codec System
Development for Gesture Recognition and Control
Goh Wang Ling (Assoc
Prof)EEE Ng Yin Kwee (Assoc Prof) MAE National University Hospital
50Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Memantine and tPA, combinatorial therapy for Post-Stroke Aphasia:
an fMRI studyZhang Yilei (Asst Prof) MAE
Guan Cuntai (Adjunct
Assoc Prof)EEE National University Hospital
51Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisTowards Socio- and Neurofeedback Treatments for Schizophrenia Justin Dauwels (Asst Prof) EEE
Guan Cuntai (Adjunct
Assoc Prof) SCE Institute of Mental Health
52Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Computer-Aided Measurement of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index
Score- A Move Towards Standardization
Kong Wai Kin Adams
(Asst Prof)SCE
Sathyan Subbiah (Asst
Prof)MAE National Skin Centre
53Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisCellular and sub-cellular imaging of eye diseases in vivo Liu Linbo (Asst Prof) EEE Liu Quan (Asst Prof) SCBE Harvard Medical School
54Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Sound based Techniques for the Classification of Excess Fluids in
LungsSer Wee (Assoc Prof) EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad (Assoc Prof)SCE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
55Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Non-Contact Radar based Imaging Technique for Cardiac-Activity
MonitoringSer Wee (Assoc Prof) EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad (Assoc Prof)SCE Singapore General Hospital
56Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
An Integrated Sound based cum Vibrator Approach for the Detection
and Therapy of OSASer Wee (Assoc Prof) EEE Du Hejun (Assoc Prof) MAE Singapore General Hospital
57Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Analysis of Medical Images Based on Iterative Learning o Sparse
Representation and Dimensionality ReductionJiang Xudong (Assoc Prof) EEE
Guan Cuntai (Adj Assoc
Prof)SCE Lu Zhong Kang (Dr) I2R, A*Star National University Hospital
58Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Data-driven Discovery of New Hidden Patterns in EEG for Disease
Diagnosis and Brain-computer InterfaceJiang Xudong (Assoc Prof) EEE
Guan Cuntai (Adj Assoc
Prof)SCE Zhang Haihong (Dr) I2R, A*Star KK Women's and Children's Hospital
59Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisBig Data Analytics for Epileptic EEG Justin Dauwels (Asst Prof) EEE
Guan Cuntai (Adj Assoc
Prof)SCE Sydney Cash (Assoc Prof)
Harvard
Medical
School
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
60Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisOptimal Control Theory for Abatement of Seizures Justin Dauwels (Asst Prof) EEE
Guan Cuntai (Adj Assoc
Prof)SCE Sydney Cash (Assoc Prof)
Harvard
Medical
School
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
61Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Scalable low-cost portable photoacoustic imaging system for
noninvasive identification of sentinel lymph node during breast
cancer staging
Manojit Pramanik (Asst
Prof)SCBE
Murukeshan Vadakke
Matham (Assoc Prof)MAE
62Medical Imaging and
Signal AnalysisHyperspectral diagnostic probe for ocular imaging
Murukeshan Vadakke
Matham (Assoc Prof)MAE Deepu Rajan (Assoc Prof) SCE Singapore Eye Research Institute
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63Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
Embedded Machine Learner based Wearable EEG system for Clinical
ApplicationsArindam Basu (Asst Prof) EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad (Assoc Prof)SCE National University Health System
64Medical Imaging and
Signal Analysis
LED based low-cost photoacoustic imaging system for noninvasive
angiogenesis monitoring
Pramanik Manojit (Asst
Prof)SCBE
Claus-Dieter Ohl (Assoc
Prof)SPMS
65 Nanomedicine Surface physics of novel bioadhesive microfastenersHayden Kingsley Taylor
(Asst Prof) MAE Terry Steele (Asst Prof) MSE Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
66 NanomedicineNanotoxicity: study of fundamental biochemical mechanisms of
toxicity of nanomaterials
Martin Pumera (Asst
Prof)SPMS
Loo Say Chye Joachim
(Assoc Prof)MSE Singapore Eye Research Institute
67 NanomedicineControlled Delivery of SiRNA using Lipoplexes and Polymeric
Nanoparticles for Post-Surgical Scarring in Glaucoma
Subbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE Sierin Lim (Asst Prof) SCBE Singapore Eye Research Institute
68 Nanomedicine
Simultaneous Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Cancer using
Lanthanide-based Up-converting-Magnetic Nanoparticles via
Transdermal Delivery
Timothy Tan Thatt Yang
(Assoc Prof)SCBE
Andrew Tan Nguan Soon
(Asst Prof)SBS National Skin Centre
69 Nanomedicine
Self-care in Keloid Management with Nanoparticles/microneedles for
Drug Delivery and Second Harmonic Generation for Efficacy
Assessment
Chenjie Xu (Asst Prof) SCBEMichael Alan Ferenczi
(Prof)LKCMed National Skin Centre
70 Nanomedicine Nanocage formulation for cutaneous delivery of active compounds Sierin Lim (Asst Prof) SCBE Ng Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE National Skin Centre
71 NanomedicineChitosan-functionalized graphene oxide as nanocarriers for
chemotherapy and gene therapy of bladder cancerLi Lin (Assoc Prof) MAE
Subbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE
National University Hospital/National
University of Singapore
72 Nanomedicine Interfacial Science of Therapeutic NanoparticlesNam-Joon Cho (Assoc
Prof)MSE Khor Khiam Aik (Prof) MAE Stanford University School of Medicine
73 Nanomedicine Development of novel anti-Dengue antisense therapeutics Chen Gang (Asst Prof) SPMSLiu Ding Xiang (Assoc
Prof)SBS Zhao Yanli (Asst Prof) SPMS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
74 Nanomedicine Carrier-free drug nanocrystals for anti-cancer applications Qichun Zhang (Asst Prof) MSEKathy Qian Luo (Assoc
Prof)SCBE
75 NanomedicineSynthesis Of Single And Double Walled TiO2 Nanotube Carrier For
Bone Morphogenetic Protein DeliveryTay Beng Kang (Prof) EEE Chen Peng (Assoc Prof) SCBE University of Toronto
76 NanomedicineMultifunctional Polymeric Nanostructures for Cancer Imaging and
Therapy
Wang Mingfeng (Asst
Prof)SCBE Zhang Yilei (Asst Prof) MAE He Tao (Dr) ICES, A*Star National Cancer Centre
77 Nanomedicine Biodegradable scaffold with nano-materials for treating heart diseaseSubbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE Teoh Swee Hin (Prof) SCBE
Huang Yingying (Dr Snr
RF)MSE National Heart Centre
78 Nanomedicine Fundamental studies of sustained release from NanocarriersSubbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE Sierin Lim (Asst Prof) SCBE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
79Sensing and
Diagnostics
A study of the mechanisms of Erythropoietin and testosterone
sensing using a carbon nanostructure-based electronic sensor
Alfred Tok Iing Yoong
(Assoc Prof)MSE Zhao Yanli (Asst Prof) SPMS
Changi Sports Medicine Centre, Changi
General Hospital
80Sensing and
DiagnosticsGraphene Sensors On a Chip for Cancer Diagnosis Chen Peng (Assoc Prof) SCBE Yu Ting (Asst Prof) SPMS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
81Sensing and
Diagnostics
Shoulder kinematics and instability model for computer aided
diagnosis and treatment evaluation system
Chou Siaw Meng (Assoc
Prof)MAE Poh Chueh Loo (Asst Prof) SCBE Singapore General Hospital
82Sensing and
DiagnosticsDevelopment of novel porous nanoparticles for biodetection Lee Jong-Min (Asst Prof) SCBE Yoon Yong Jin (Asst Prof) MAE National University Hospital
83Sensing and
DiagnosticsGlaucoma Diagnostic Aid via Machine Learning Lin Weisi (Assoc Prof) SCE Wang Lipo (Assoc Prof) EEE National University Hospital
84Sensing and
Diagnostics
Rapid Malaria Diagnosis using Magnetically Enriched Surface
Enhanced Raman SpectroscopyLiu Quan (Asst Prof) SCBE Peter Preiser (Prof) SBS National University Hospital
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85Sensing and
Diagnostics
Mechanistic and Pathological Study of the Genesis, Growth and
Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Ng Yin Kwee Eddie (Assoc
Prof)MAE
Srinivasan Dinesh Kumar
(Asst Prof)LKCMed Tan Tock Seng Hospital
86Sensing and
DiagnosticsAutomatic fall detection for older people Qu Xingda (Asst Prof) MAE Mao Kezhi (Assoc Prof) EEE National University Hospital
87Sensing and
Diagnostics
Rapid response, multi-disease biosensor diagnostics for the
evaluation of non-invasive saliva samples of febrile patients in
Singapore
Toh Chee Seng (Asst Prof) SPMS Ng Lee Ching (Assoc Prof) SBS Tan Tock Seng Hospital
88Sensing and
Diagnostics
An integrated medical device for rapid and sensitive diagnostics of
bacterial infections in blood sampleYoon Yong Jin (Asst Prof) MAE Lee Jong-Min (Asst Prof) SCBE National University Hospital
89Sensing and
DiagnosticsSilicon biophotonics sensor for cancer biomarker detection Yoon Yong Jin (Asst Prof) MAE
Richie Donghwan Kim
(Assoc Prof)SCBE National University Hospital
90Sensing and
Diagnostics
Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW) Sensor For Passive Wireless Intraocular
Pressure MeasurementZheng Yuanjin (Asst Prof) EEE
Tina Wong Tzee Ling
(Adjunct Assoc Prof)MSE Singapore Eye Research Institute
91Sensing and
Diagnostics
An investigation to assess upper extremity motor skills of stroke
patients
Ang Wei Tech (Assoc
Prof)MAE Chow Jia Yi (Asst Prof) NIE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
92Sensing and
DiagnosticsUltrasonic Link IC for Wireless Power & Data Transfer Deep In Body
Goh Wang Ling (Assoc
Prof)EEE
Vinod Achutavarrier
Prasad (Assoc Prof)SCE National Neuroscience Institute
93Sensing and
Diagnostics
Microstructured optical fiber laser based mid-infrared
supercontinuum generation for medicine applicationsShum Ping Perry (Prof) EEE Sun Handong (Assoc Prof) SPMS Singapore General Hospital
94Sensing and
DiagnosticsConcurrent sensing platform for neurodevelopmental disorder Zhang Yilei (Asst Prof) MAE Albert I. Chen (Asst Prof) SBS Institute of Mental Health
95Sensing and
DiagnosticsNanomaterials for biosensor development Lee Jong-Min (Asst Prof) SCBE Moon Seung Ki (Asst Prof) MAE
National University Hospital/National
University of Singapore
96Sensing and
Diagnostics
Cardiac Ischemia-induced Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Acute
Coronary Syndrome
Newman Siu Kwan Sze
(Assoc Prof)SBS
Kathy Qian Luo (Assoc
Prof)SCBE
Dominique de Kleijn
(Prof)
University of
UtrechtNational University Hospital
97Sensing and
Diagnostics
Fibre optic based immunoassay for detection of lipoarabinomannan
in patients samples for tuberculosis diagnosis
Alfred Tok Iing Yoong
(Assoc Prof)MSE Robert S. Marks (Adj Dr)
BGU / NTU-
CREATEBrendon J Hanson (Dr) DSO Tan Tock Seng Hospital
98Sensing and
Diagnostics
Dengue Prognosis by a Quantitative Electrochemical Lateral Flow
Immunosensor (IgG, IgM and IgA)Chen Hongyu (Assoc Prof) SPMS Robert S. Marks (Adj Dr)
BGU / NTU-
CREATETan Tock Seng Hospital
99Sensing and
Diagnostics
Microfluidic device enabled Thromboelastometry Characterisation
for early diagnosis of acute traumatic coagulopathy
Li King Ho Holden (Asst
Prof)MAE Tse Man Siu (Assoc Prof) EEE
Shabbir M Moochhala
(Adjunct Assoc Prof)DSO
100Sensing and
Diagnostics
Nano-Advantaged Surfaces for Biosensing: Development of Cutting-
Edge Breast Cancer DiagnosticsLiu Xuewei (Assoc Prof) SPMS Duan Hongwei (Asst Prof) SCBE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
101Sensing and
Diagnostics
Organic Dye-modified Upconversion Nanophosphors for Bio-imaging
of reactive oxygen speciesQichun Zhang (Asst Prof) MSE Xing Bengang (Assoc Prof) SPMS
102Sensing and
Diagnostics
Portable and noninvasive protein sensors for the early detection of
Parkinson’s disease using field-effect transistorsZhang Hua (Prof) MSE Chen Peng (Assoc Prof) SCBE
103Sensing and
Diagnostics
A study of wandering patterns and fall risks among people with
dementia in SingaporeChan Syin (Assoc Prof) SCE
Annabel Chen (Assoc
Prof)HSS Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital
104Sensing and
DiagnosticsMolecular Tags for the Detection of Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer
Leong Weng Kee (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Ng Siu Choon (Prof) SCBE Malini Olivo (Prof) SBIC, A*Star
Singapore General Hospital / Duke -
NUS
105Sensing and
Diagnostics
"No More Pricks" - A Device that Sense Glucose Level in the Eye for
Diabetic Patients
Loo Say Chye Joachim
(Assoc Prof)MSE Per-Olof Berggren (Prof) LKCMed Zhang Qichun (Assoc Prof) MSE
106Systems Biology and
Medicine
Fat cell metabolism on a chip: Single cell metabolomics and
pharmacology using novel lab-on-a-chip devicesChen Peng (Assoc Prof) SCBE Zhang Yilei (Asst Prof) MAE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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107Systems Biology and
MedicineDevelopment of biomedical informatics for metabolic diseases
Chueh Loo Poh (Asst
Prof)SCBE
Walter Wahli (Visiting
Prof)LKCMed Tan Tock Seng Hospital
108Systems Biology and
Medicine
Role of newly identified, hyper-inflammatory dendritic cells in
disease induction and maintenance
Christiane Ruedl (Assoc
Prof)SBS
Florent Ginoux (Adjunct
Prof)LKCMed -
109Systems Biology and
Medicine
Examining functional fingerprints of autophagy activity and genome
stability in successfully aged
nonagenarians (≥90 years old persons) versus nonagenarians with
disease
Esther Wong Siew Peng
(Asst Prof)SBS Karen Crasta (Assoc Prof) LKCMed Tan Tock Seng Hospital
110Systems Biology and
Medicine
Deciphering signalling networks by which anti-mitotic therapies
modulate autophagy in cancer cellsKaren Crasta (Assoc Prof) LKCMed
Esther Wong Siew Peng
(Asst Prof)SBS Dave Wee Keng Boon (Dr) A*STAR IHPC -
111Systems Biology and
Medicine
Elucidating the Role of Degenerative Protein Modifications in
Pathogenesis of Glaucoma
Newman Siu Kwan Sze
(Assoc Prof)SBS
Kathy Qian Luo (Assoc
Prof)SCBE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
112Systems Biology and
Medicine
In situ monitory of transmission of antibiotic resistance genes in
complex microbial communitiesYang Liang (Asst Prof) SBS Cao Bin (Asst Prof) SCE National University Hospital
113Systems Biology and
Medicine
Targeting the Flavivirus replicase for vaccine and antiviral
developmentDahai Luo (Asst Prof) LKCMed Julien Lesccar (Assoc Prof) SBS
114Systems Biology and
Medicine
Activation Mechanism of the Unfolded Protein Response during Lipid
Disequilibrium
Guillaume Thibault (Asst
Prof)
SBS /
LKCMed
Dragoslav Vidovic (Asst
Prof)SPMS
115Systems Biology and
MedicineFunctional Characterization and Physiological Significance of SETD3 I-Hsin Su (Asst Prof) SBS
Tan Choon Hong (Assoc
Prof)SPMS
116Systems Biology and
MedicinePolycomb group protein complexes regulated Purkinje cell function I-Hsin Su (Asst Prof) SBS George J. Augustine (Prof) LKCMed
117Systems Biology and
Medicine
Development of an algorithm for early diagnosis of severe forms of
dengueJagath Rajapakse (Prof) SCE Mao Kezhi (Assoc Prof) EEE Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
118Systems Biology and
MedicineMechanisms of Immune Modulation by Epithelial Pathogens Kimberly Kline (Asst Prof) SBS Eric Harvill (Vg Prof) LKCMed
119Systems Biology and
Medicine
Multidisciplinary approach to understanding telomeric chromatin
structure and dynamicsLars Nordenskiold (Prof) SBS
Phan Anh Tuan (Assoc
Prof)SPMS
John van Noort (Vg Assoc
Prof)
SBS / Leiden
U
120Systems Biology and
MedicineDevelopment of in vitro platform for hair growing cells Li Hoi Yueng (Assoc Prof) SBS Lew Wen Siang (Asst Prof) SPMS Andrew Tan (Asst Prof) SBS
121Systems Biology and
Medicine
Development of treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacterial
infectionsLi Hoi Yueng (Assoc Prof) SBS Lew Wen Siang (Asst Prof) SPMS
122Systems Biology and
Medicine
Mechanistic studies of gut microbiota-brain interactions using
microfluidics
Li King Ho Holden (Asst
Prof)MAE Hou Han Wei (Dr Snr RF) LKCMed Tse Man Siu (Assoc Prof) EEE
123Systems Biology and
Medicine
A Quantum-Classical Modelling and Molecular Profiling System for
Preventive MedicineMu Yuguang (Assoc Prof) SBS Lin Feng (Assoc Prof) SCE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
124Systems Biology and
Medicine
Hypoxia-induced autophagy in astrocytes: implication for ischemic
stroke
Wong Siew Peng Esther
(Asst Prof)SBS Karen Crasta (Assoc Prof) LKCMed Liao Ping (Dr) NNI
125Systems Biology and
Medicine
Structural investigations of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated
degradation complex
Guillaume Thibault (Asst
Prof)LKCMed
Shashi Bhushan (Asst
Prof)SBS
126Systems Biology and
Medicine
From Dietary Excess to Degenerative Diseases: Finding the Missing
Links in Autophagy
Guillaume Thibault (Asst
Prof)LKCMed
Rachel Susan Kraut (Assoc
Prof)SBS Haibin Su (AssocProf) MSE
127Systems Biology and
MedicineDevelopment of Orally Active α-Amylase Inhibitors James P. Tam (Prof) SBS
Kathy Qian Luo (Assoc
Prof)SCBE Julien Lescar (Assoc Prof) SBS
128Systems Biology and
MedicinePolyploidy and the age-dependent decline in liver regeneration
Karen Carmelina Crasta
(Assoc Prof)LKCMed
Cho Nam-Joon (Assoc
Prof)MSE
129Systems Biology and
Medicine
The regulatory pathways integrating the cortical actin network and
spindle dynamics during early stages of mitosis
Koh Cheng Gee (Assoc
Prof)SBS
Karen Carmelina Crasta
(Assoc Prof)LKCMed
130Systems Biology and
Medicine
Hypoxic tumour microenvironment promotes tumorigenesis and
cancer stem cell phenotype via epigenetic programming
Newman Siu Kwan Sze
(Assoc Prof)SBS
Karen Carmelina Crasta
(Assoc Prof)LKCMed
131Systems Biology and
Medicine
Food as an environmental influence on the epigenetics of obesity and
metabolic syndrome
Newman Siu Kwan Sze
(Assoc Prof)SBS Walter Wahli (Prof) LKCMed
132Systems Biology and
Medicine
Development of probiotics that supply therapeutic and nutritional
molecules in the human gut
Poh Chueh Loo (Asst
Prof)SCBE Walter Wahli (Prof) LKCMed Singapore General Hospital
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133Therapeutic Medical
DevicesHistotripsy for tumor therapy
Claus-Dieter Ohl (Assoc
Prof)SPMS
Kathy Qian Luo (Assoc
Prof)SCBE
Johns Hopkins Singapore International
Medical Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
134Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Development of a robotics-enhanced endoscopy system for
endoluminal reduction of gastric volume to induce weight loss
Phee Soo Jay Louis (Assoc
Prof)MAE Wang Han (Assoc Prof) EEE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
135Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Development of smart robotic catheters with “pull” navigation
mechanismTeoh Swee Hin (Prof) SCBE
Subbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
136Therapeutic Medical
Devices
A Nanomedicine based Therapeutic Medical Device to treat Age-
related Macular DegenerationTee Shang You (Asst Prof) SPMS Kang Yuejun (Asst Prof) SCBE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
137Therapeutic Medical
DevicesTherapeutic Bone Tissue Engineered-Scaffolds Using Trace Elements Teoh Swee Hin (Prof) SCBE Ng Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
138Therapeutic Medical
DevicesBiomechanics of novel bioadhesive thin films Terry Steele (Asst Prof) MSE
Hayden Kingsley Taylor
(Asst Prof)MAE Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
139Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Smart theranostic robotic navigational catheters with micro-optical
coherence tomography (µOCT) and Raman spectroscopy cellular
imaging and tissue ablation functions
Chenjie Xu (Asst Prof) SCBE Linbo Liu (Asst Prof) EEE National University Health System
140Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Neurorehabilitation of hand functional deficits with haptic
interventionZhang Yilei (Asst Prof) MAE
Guan Cuntai (Adjunct
Assoc Prof) EEE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
141Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Modeling and innovating biodegradable cancellous screws for
patients with hip fractureZhou Kun (Asst Prof) MAE
Subbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
142Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Design, Computational Modeling and Measurements of an Axial
Heart Pump
Chua Leok Poh (Assoc
Prof)MAE Su Haibin (Assoc Prof) MSE
Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo
(Asst Prof)MAE National Heart Centre
143Therapeutic Medical
DevicesMotor Adaptation and Learning in Virtual and Real Environment
Domenico Campolo (Asst
Prof)MAE Xiang Liming (Asst Prof) SPMS Etienne Burdet (Prof)
Imperial
College
London
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
144Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Development of integrated non-contact acoustic suspension and
active damping for Ventricular Assist Device
Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo
(Asst Prof)MAE Su Haibin (Assoc Prof) MSE
Chua Leok Poh (Assoc
Prof)MAE National Heart Centre
145Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Investigation and real-time monitoring of bubble cavitation in HIFU
ablationZhou Yufeng (Asst Prof) MAE
Claus-Dieter Ohl (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Singapore General Hospital
146Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Scaffold-mediated RNA interference to enhance nerve regeneration
in traumatic nerve injuries
Chew Sing Yian (Assoc
Prof)SCBE Albert I. Chen (Asst Prof) SBS National University Hospital
147Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Application of Graphene-based materials as Skirting for Corneal Inlay
and Artificial CorneaKhor Khiam Aik (Prof) MAE Chen Peng (Assoc Prof) SCBE Li Hua (Assoc Prof) MAE Singapore Eye Research Institute
148Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Design optimization of the mechanical strength and stability of
biodegradable stent Based on computational modeling simulation
with experimental validation
Li Hua (Assoc Prof) MAE Cui Fangsen (Dr) A*Star Kang Yuejun (Asst Prof) SCBE National University Health System
149Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Direct Modulation of Brain Plasticity after Stroke by the synergistic
action of Robot Aided Rehabilitation and Non-Invasive Brain
Stimulation
Lorenzo Masia (Asst Prof) MAEAnnabel Chen (Assoc
Prof)HSS National University Hospital
150Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Convergence of video and games system for automated
rehabilitative exerciseTheng Yin Leng (Prof) WKWSCI
Yau Wei Yun (Adjunct
Asst Prof)EEE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
151Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Mobile Applications for Delivering Self-Help Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapy for Emotional Distress
Xing Zhenchang (Asst
Prof)SCE
Shen Biing Jiun (Assoc
Prof)HSS
152Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Biodegradable PLA staple with self-tightening function for minimally
invasive surgery
Huang Weimin (Assoc
Prof)MAE Hu Xiao (Prof) MSE
153Therapeutic Medical
DevicesDelivery Systems for Managing Diabetes
Loo Say Chye Joachim
(Assoc Prof)MSE Per-Olof Berggren (Prof) LKCMed
154Therapeutic Medical
Devices
Noninvasive ablation of breast cancer by cylindrical phased array
HIFU under sonography guidance Zhou Yufeng (Asst Prof) MAE Zheng Yuanjin (Asst Prof) EEE KK Women's and Children's Hospital
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155Therapeutic Medical
Devices
3D microlens array system Huang Weimin (Assoc
Prof)
MAE Zheng Jianmin (Assoc
Prof)
SCE
156Therapeutic Medical
Devices
SoC-based Testing and Verification of Implantable Biomedical
instruments
Nachiket Kapre (Asst
Prof)
SCE Arindam Basu (Asst Prof) EEE
157 Tissue Engineering Development of biohybrid scaffolds for biomedical applicationsCleo Choong Swee Neo
(Asst Prof)MSE Teoh Swee Hin (Prof) SCBE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
158 Tissue Engineering
Modifying physical properties of the tumour microenvironment can
inhibit the propagation, migration and metastasis of breast cancer
cells
Cleo Choong Swee Neo
(Asst Prof)MSE
Andrew Tan Nguan Soon
(Asst Prof)SBS National University Health System
159 Tissue EngineeringEngineering an autologous “living” heart valve replacement for
pediatric patientsMayasari Lim (Asst Prof) SCBE
Yeo Joon Hock (Assoc
Prof)MAE KK Women's and Children's Hospital
160 Tissue EngineeringGraphene reinforced nano-hydroxyapatite composite for bone
substitution and repairSam Zhang (Prof) MAE Tan Lay Poh (Assoc Prof) MSE
National University Health
System/National University of
Singapore
161 Tissue Engineering Chemical Strategies to Promote 3D Liver ArchitectureNam-Joon Cho (Assoc
Prof)MSE
Tan Choon Hong (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Stanford University School of Medicine
162 Tissue Engineering Skin Disease Model Tan Lay Poh (Assoc Prof) MSEAndrew Tan Nguan Soon
(Asst Prof)SBS National Skin Centre
163 Tissue EngineeringNanofiber and miRNA-induced cellular transdifferentiation for
fibrosis treatment
Chew Sing Yian (Assoc
Prof)SCBE
Fong Wen Mei Eileen
(Asst Prof)MSE Duke University Medical Center
164 Tissue Engineering Fully Biocompatible nanocomposites for bone engineering Dong Zhili (Assoc Prof) MSE Khor Khiam Aik (Prof) MAE Singapore Eye Research Institute
165 Tissue Engineering
Model development with experimental validation for characterizing
electromechanical constitutive relation of cardiac hydrogel for
cardiac tissue regeneration
Li Hua (Assoc Prof) MAEEileen Fong Wen Mei
(Asst Prof)MSE National Heart Centre Singapore
166 Tissue Engineering Microfluidics modeling of interstitial flow through a tumor Marcos (Asst Prof) MAE Li Hoi Yeung (Assoc Prof) SBS Singapore General Hospital
167 Tissue EngineeringMicrofluidics Fabrication of Vascularized Bone Organoids for Next-
Generation Bone Tissue EngineeringKang Yuejun (Asst Prof) SCBE Zhang Yilei (Asst Prof) MAE National University Health System
168 Tissue EngineeringDevelop 3D platform for neuroregenerative therapy of Parkinson’s
diseaseZhang Yilei (Asst Prof) MAE Zeng Li (Dr) NNI Kang Yuejun (Asst Prof) SCBE National Neuroscience Institute
169 Tissue EngineeringInvestigation and real-time monitoring of therapeutic outcome
cavitation in HIFU ablationZhou Yufeng (Asst Prof) MAE
Claus-Dieter Ohl (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Singapore General Hospital
170 Skin ResearchNanofiber and miRNA-induced cellular transdifferentiation for
fibrosis treatment
Chew Sing Yian (Assoc
Prof)SCBE
Fong Wen Mei, Eileen
(Asst Prof)MSE Duke University Medical Center
171 Skin Research Bioactivation of Scaffold for Drug Delivery of Antisense David Becker (Prof) LKCMed Eileen Fong (Asst Prof) MSE
172 Skin Research Cx26 as a Novel Target in Wound Healing David Becker (Prof) LKCMed Esther Wong (Asst Prof) SBS
173 Skin Research Drug Delivery of Antisense through the Skin David Becker (Prof) LKCMed Chenjie Xu (Asst Prof) SCBE
174 Skin Research Macroautophagy, Connexins and Wound Healing David Becker (Prof) LKCMed Esther Wong (Asst Prof) SBS
175 Skin Research Wnts and Connexins in Wound Healing David Becker (Prof) LKCMed Esther Wong (Asst Prof) SBS
176 Skin ResearchStudy of molecular pathways of immune cell mediation in psoriasis
through novel computational methodsJagath Rajapakse (Prof) SCE
Navin Kumar Verma (Asst
Prof)LKCMed National Skin Centre
177 Skin ResearchSub-cellular imaging of skin disease using micro-optical coherence
tomographyLiu Linbo (Asst Prof) EEE Xu Chenjie (Asst Prof) SCBE National Skin Centre
178 Skin ResearchInvestigation of depth sensitive Raman spectroscopy in skin wound
healing assessment for optimal treatmentLiu Quan (Asst Prof) SCBE
David Laurence Becker
(Prof)LKCMed National Skin Centre
179 Skin Research Microneedles for Keloid TreatmentMichael Alan Ferenczi
(Prof)LKCMed Xu Chenjie (Asst Prof) SCBE National Skin Centre
180 Skin ResearchCorrelating Physical Skin Barrier Dysfunction with Nanomaterial
Induced ToxicityNg Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE Birgit Lane (Prof)
IMB,
A*StarNational Skin Centre
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181 Skin ResearchTopical delivery of systemic therapeutic agents for use in skin
inflammatory disorders
Subbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE Sierin Lim (Asst Prof) SCBE National Skin Centre
182 Skin Research Role of the Transcription Factor PPARβ/δ in Skin Health and Disease Walter Wahli (Prof) LKCMedTan Nguan Soon (Asst
Prof)SBS
183 Skin Research LRG1 in diabetic wound healing and its therapeutic potentialXiaomeng Wang (Asst
Prof)LKCMed Chenjie Xu (Asst Prof) SCBE
Tavintharan
Subramaniam (Assoc Prof)
LKCMed /
KTPHLee Kong Chian School of Medicine
184 Skin ResearchDevelopment of Multifunctional Nanoparticle-Based Carriers for
Targeted Photodynamic Skin Cancer TherapyZhao Yanli (Asst Prof) SPMS
Subbu Venkatraman
(Prof)MSE Ng Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE National Skin Centre
185 Skin Research Carbon Nanotubes Based Electronic Skin Zhang Qing (Prof) EEE Zhang Hua (Prof) MSE National Skin Centre
186 Skin Research Nanocage formulation for cutaneous delivery of active compounds Sierin Lim (Asst Prof) SCBE Ng Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE National Skin Centre
187 Skin ResearchTo determine whether Ezh2-regulated DC functions are critical for
skin immunityI-Hsin Su (Asst Prof) SBS
Florent Ginhoux (Adjunct
Asst Prof)LKCMed Nagoya City University
188 Skin Research The regulation of angiogenesis in skin wound healingKoh Cheng Gee (Assoc
Prof)SBS
Kathy Luo Qian (Assoc
Prof)SCBE Tan Tock Seng Hospital
189 Skin ResearchMediating macrophage behavior by substrate topography and
sustained microRNA delivery
Chew Sing Yian (Assoc
Prof)SCBE Ng Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE Duke University Medical Center
190 Skin ResearchUnderstanding the Influence of Hair Keratins on Cell and Tissue
PhysiologyNg Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE
Tan Nguan Soon Andrew
(Asst Prof)SBS National Skin Centre
191 Skin Research Role of N-WASP in Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)Thirumaran Thanabalu
(Assoc Prof)SBS Chen Wei Ning (Prof) SCBE
Tan Nguan Soon (Asst
Prof)SBS National Skin Centre
192 Skin Research Developing Molecular Tags for Transcutaneous StudiesLeong Weng Kee (Assoc
Prof)SPMS Ng Siu Choon (Prof) SCBE Malini Olivo (Prof) SBIC, A*Star IMB, A*Star
193 Skin ResearchDeciphering signal transduction processes involved in T-cell
migration implicated in inflammatory skin diseases
Navin Kumar Verma (Asst
Prof)LKCMed
Tan Suet Mien (Assoc
Prof)SBS Dermot Kelleher (Prof) LKCMed National Skin Centre
194 Skin ResearchDeveloping a Smart Wound Dressing Based on Hair Keratins and
Designer PeptidesNg Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE Artur Schmidtchen (Prof) LKCMed
195 Skin ResearchNovel aspects of keratins and associated proteins and peptides in
hair
Arthur Schmidtchen
(Prof)LKCMed Ng Kee Woei (Asst Prof) MSE
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