Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD in Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, 2019–2022
- Bachelor (Hons.) in Psychology, National University of Singapore, 2013
Professional Experience
- Mar 2025 – Present: Race Against Dementia Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA
- Aug 2022 – Mar 2024: Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK
- Oct 2019 – Jul 2022: PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge, UK
- Oct 2018 – Aug 2019: Visiting Researcher, University of Cambridge, UK
- Oct 2017 – Sep 2018: Clinical Research Coordinator, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
- Jun 2013 – Sep 2017: Senior Manager, Behavioural Insights, Ministry of Communication and Information, Singapore
Invited Talks
- "Traumatic brain injury in a community-based cohort" – Karolinska Institutet Morning Coffee Meeting. 19 Mar 2025
- "Managing feedback from peer review" – Dementia Researcher Salon Series. 10 Jul 2024
- "Shaping Our Future" – Cambridge Alumni Reception with PM Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore. 8 Jan 2024
- "Inflammation and cerebral small vessel disease" – UK DRI Seminar Series. 14 Jun 2022
- "Small vessel disease and its progression" – Brain Health Symposium, Brain & Brain PET. 1 Jun 2022
- "Cerebral small vessel disease and dementia" – MGH J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Meeting. 5 Oct 2021
- "Deconstructing dementia" – Fitzwilliam College Postgraduate Talks. 12 Jun 2021
- "A glimpse into research as a career" – Catholic Junior College Fireside Chats. 24 Nov 2020
Conference Presentations
- 2025 – AAIC: Oral Presentation
- 2024 – PREVENT General Assembly (SVD & Neighbourhood Deprivation): Oral
- 2024 – PREVENT General Assembly (SVD & TBI): Oral
- 2023 – DPUK Translation: Oral (Best Talk)
- 2023 – UK DRI Vascular ECR Workshop: Oral
- 2023 – Cambridge Imaging Festival: Oral
- 2022 – ARUK Conference: Oral
- 2022 – World Stroke Congress: Short Communications
- 2022 – PREVENT General Assembly: Oral
- 2021 – Vas-Cog Conference: Oral
- 2021 – ARUK Conference: Oral
- 2021 – Preclinical Stroke Symposium: Data Blitz
- 2021 – Cambridge Imaging Festival: Data Blitz
- 2021 – UK-DRI Vascular ECR Meeting: Data Blitz
- 2020 – AAIC: Oral
- 2020 – PREVENT General Assembly: Oral
- 2020 – ARUK Conference: Oral
- 2018 – NNRIS Research Day: Oral (Best Junior Researcher Award)
Leadership & Volunteer Activities
- VasCog Society ECI Representative: Executive committee member for ECR support
- Summer CAMP Mentor: Mentoring under-represented students in mental health & psychology
- Trinity College Mentorship: Neuroscience PhD mentor
- Fitzwilliam College Welcome Week: Lead organiser for new postgrad activities
- Diamonds & the Ruff: Volunteer with children’s cancer therapy
- NNI Dementia Support Group: CARe Programme volunteer
- iRemember: Community dementia screening volunteer
Public Engagement
- Cambridge Festival (2023): Volunteer exhibitor with CamBRAIN
- Pint of Science (2022): Organiser of 3-day public engagement event
- Big Biology Day (2022): Dementia education outreach
- Studio Lilliput: Founder of pottery shop supporting dementia research
Professional Memberships
- ISTAART: Alzheimer's Association
- VasCog: International Society of Vascular Cognitive Disorders
- DEMON Network: Deep Dementia Phenotyping Network
Skills & Expertise
- Analysis: R, Markdown, SPSS, AMOS, FreeSurfer, MATLAB, SPM, FSL, PALM
- Languages: English (native), Mandarin (second language)
