Education

Professional Experience

end-2024 - Q1 2029: Research Fellow @ Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA
Feb 2024 - end-2024: Research Fellow @ University of Cambridge, UK
Aug 2022 - Feb 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

Grants

Scholarships

Awards/Prizes

Rising Star Award 2023, Alzheimer’s Society UK
Best Talk, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Translation 2023
Fitzwilliam College Senior Scholarship Award 2022, University of Cambridge, UK
Fitzwilliam College Senior Scholarship Award 2021, University of Cambridge, UK
Best Junior Researcher Award (2nd), National Neuroscience Research Institute Singapore Research Day 2018
i-Project Award: For innovating research capabilities in the Singapore Gov’t (awarded 4 years; 2014-‘17)

2023: Oral presentation - Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Translation 2023 (Awarded best talk)
2023: Oral presentation - UK Dementia Research Institute Vascular ECR Workshop
2023: Oral presentation - Cambridge Imaging Festival
2022: Oral presentation - Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2022
2022: Oral presentation - World Stroke Congress (WSC 2022), Short Communications
2022: Oral presentation - Brain & Brain PET, Glasgow 2022
2022: Oral presentation - UK DRI Neuro-Glia-Vascular Unit ECR Series - Glia
2022: Oral presentation - PREVENT General Assembly 2022
2021: Oral presentation - Vas-Cog Conference 2021
2021: Oral presentation - Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference (ARUK 2021)
2021: Oral presentation - Fitzwilliam College Postgraduate Talks 2021
2021: Data blitz - 5th Preclinical Stroke Symposium 2021
2021: Data blitz - Cambridge Imaging Festival 2021
2021: Data blitz - UK-DRI Vascular Theme Early Career Researcher Meeting 2021
2021: Poster presentation - PREVENT General Assembly 2021
2020: Oral presentation - Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2020)
2020: Oral presentation - PREVENT General Assembly 2020
2020: Oral presentation - Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference (ARUK 2020)
2018: Oral presentation - National Neuroscience Research Institute Singapore (NNRIS) Research Day 2018 (Best Junior Researcher Award)

Graduate: Co-supervising one MSc student from the University of Sheffield on MSc research project
Undergraduate: Co-supervised three medical students from University of Cambridge on research projects
Others: Supervising undergrads in program to improve access to academia for under-represented groups

VasCog Society ECI representative: Elected to the executive committee to elevate early-stage researchers in the field of vascular cognitive impairment
Cambridge Access to Mental health and Psychology (Summer CAMP): Mentoring under-represented students to improve diversity & access to academia as part of the Cambridge Access to Mental health and Psychology program (Summer CAMP)
Trinity College Pdoc/PhD mentoring scheme: Mentor to neuroscience PhD student as part of the college mentorship programme
Fitzwilliam College Welcome Week Committee (University of Cambridge) (Organizer): Spearhead and coordinate activities planned for incoming postgraduate students
Diamonds & the Ruff (Volunteer): Engaged children with cancer with pet therapy, befriending, facilitated activities
NNI Dementia Support Group (CARe Programme) (Volunteer): Assisted clinicians in conducting support group sessions, monitored safety, facilitated activities
iRemember (Volunteer): Conducted free dementia screening within the local community

LKY100 Fitzwilliam College Reception (Speaker, 2024): Delivered speech to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong & distinguished Cambridge alumni
Cambridge Festival (Volunteer, 2023): Hosted hands-on interactive exhibit with CamBRAIN to promote brain awareness amongst children and young adults
Pint of Science Festival (Organizer, 2022): Planned and coordinated a 3-day public engagement event for researchers to share their work with the public
Big Biology Day (Volunteer, 2022): Engaged with children and families to educate them about dementia with activities and models
Studio Lilliput (Founder): Personal online pottery shop raising funds for dementia research charities
Career Fair, Catholic Junior College, Singapore (Speaker, 2020): Career talk to promote research as a career

ISTAART: Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimers Research & Treatment
VasCog: The International Society of Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders
DEMON Network: ARUK Deep Dementia Phenotyping (DEMON) Network

Analysis: Proficient in R, Markdown, SPSS, AMOS, FreeSurfer, MATLAB, SPM, FSL, PALM
Languages: English (native speaker), Mandarin (second language)