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Protein Materials Lab School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) |
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Eileen FONG
Assistant Professor
Nanyang Technological University
N4.1-02-14
50 Nanyang Avenue,
Singapore 639798
Tel: +65 6513 8139
Fax: +65 6790 9081
Email: wmfong(AT)ntu.edu.sg
Download CV hereACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 2005-2010
("Wound healing on artificial extracellular matrix (aECM) proteins"; Advisor: David A. Tirrell)
B. Eng (Hons 1) Materials Engineering, NTU, 1999-2003
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Wyss Visiting Scholar, Wyss Institute, Harvard University, USA (Oct - Dec 2011)
Host: Don Ingber & David Mooney laboratories
Project Officer, MSE, 2003-2005
("Development of drug-eluting polymeric stents", supervised by Subbu Venkatraman)
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
Tan Chin Tuan Exchange Fellowship (2011)
NTU-JSPS Travel Award (2010)
Caltech Research Fellowship (2009-2010)
Nanyang Overseas Scholarship (2005-2009)
EMBO-ESF Travel Award (2009)
Gordon Travel Award (2008)
Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network (GWIIN) Award (2004)
Nanyang Scholarship (1999-2003)
Natsteel Gold Medal (2001, 2002)
CONFERENCES PRESENTED:
NTU-CAS Bilateral Workshop on Molecular/Bio-inspired Materials and Devices (2011)
Society for Biomaterials (2010)
Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) "All Hands" Meeting (2010)
American Society for Cell Biology (2009)
EMBO-ESF Meeting "Biological Surfaces and Interface" (2009)
Gordon Research Conference "Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices" (2008)
Keystone Symposium "Cell Migration in Invasion and Inflammation" (2008)
International Conference on Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (2007)
GRANTS AWARDED:
1. Start-up Grant (Sep 2010 - 2013), SGD 100,000.00
2. MOE AcRF Tier 1 (1 Mar 2011- 28 Feb 2014), SGD 184, 307.70
"Development of multi-signaling artificial extracellular matrix (ECM) biomaterials for use as skin substitutes" -- Collaborators: Dr. Lee Seng Teik, Alvin Chua, Ma Dongrui, SGH
