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Major Academic Achievements
These awards highlight the top-level research we are pursuing in the lab and the impact our science is making.
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Early Career Collaborative Grant Award, International Alliance of Research Universities
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Young Investigator Award and Lectureship, Micro and Nano Engineering (Elsevier)
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International Short Visit Fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation
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Young Investigator Travel Grant, NEURO2024
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Short Term Grant, International Excellence “Alexander von Humbold"
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Rising Star Travel Award, Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation
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2023 World's Top 2% Scientist, Stanford University (link)
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Travel Fellowship, World Laureate Forum
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Travel Fellowship, Hong Kong Laureate Forum
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Asia Pacific Young Investigator Travel Award, International Brain Research Organisation
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Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award, Terasaki Institute of Biomedical Innovation (link, link)
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MERLION project award, Franco-Singaporean Hubert Curien Partnership (link)
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Tony B. Academic Travel Award, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (link)
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CDE Outstanding Young Alumni, National University of Singapore (link)
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2022 World's Top 2% Scientist, Stanford University (link)
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Finalist, ASEAN-ROK STI Next ASEAN Innovator Award
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Gold - Young Investigator Award, Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (link)
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Short Term Fellowship, National Centre for Infectious Diseases (link)
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Early Career Researcher Board, Materials Today Bio (link)
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Early Career Conference Grant, The Association of Commonwealth Universities
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Christopher Hewitt Outstanding Young Investigator Award, Engineering Conference International 'Advancing Manufacture of Cell and Gene Therapies VII' (link)
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Feature Story, Zaobao (link)
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Victor Rabinowitch Memorial Award for Young Leaders in International Scientific Cooperation, CRDF Global (link)
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Outstanding Young Alumni Award, NUS (link)
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Best Oral Paper Presentation, SingHealth Duke NUS Scientific Congress (link)
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Highlight Feature, The Brilliant (link)
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Finalist, Tan Kah Kee Foundation Young Inventors' Award
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40 Under 40, Prestige Singapore (link)
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Asia's Rising Scientists, Asian Scientist Magazine (link)
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1st Place, Regenerative Rehabilitation Lightning Talks (link)
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30 and Under Young Singaporeans to Watch, The Straits Times (link) * Out of 30 Singaporeans selected
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Presidential Young Professorship, National University of Singapore (link)
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Finalist, ASEAN-ROK STI Next ASEAN Innovator Award (link)
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Early-Career Faculty Award ($20K USD), Interstellar Initiative (link)
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Winner, Future Science Future Star, Biotechniques (link)
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Keynote Speaker, World Laureates Forum
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Alessandro Chiabrera Award for Excellence in Bioelectromagnetics (BEM), BEM Society
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Young Scientist Class of 2020, World Economic Forum (link) * Out of 25 scientists selected worldwide
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President's Award for Research Excellence: Oustanding Early Career Researcher, Imperial College London (link) * Out of 4 recipients
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BrightSpark Top 30 Engineers in UK, Electronics Weekly (link)
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NUS Development Grant, National University of Singapore
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Yamaguchi Medal, Asian Pacific Association of Biomechanics (link) * Only recipient in the Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics category
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The III Siena Think-Tank ‘A Vision of Immuno-Oncology’ Travel Fellowship, NIBIT Foundation
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Singapore Commonwealth Fellowship in Innovation, Royal Commonwealth Society of Singapore (link) * One of two recipients
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Brunel Fellow, 1851 Commission (link) * Highest honour of all 1851 Fellows; Only one recipient per year (learn more about Isambard Brunel)
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1851 Research Fellowship in Science or Engineering ($156K £), 1851 Royal Commission (link)
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Travel Fellowship, Summer School of Primate Neurobiology, IBRO-ICPBR
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Travel Fellowship, North American Pain School (link)
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The International Young Scholars Forum, Sun Yet-Sen University
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BioX Travel Award, Stanford University (link)
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International Forum of Excellent Young Talents in Engineering Science, Peking University
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Travel Award, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Winter School (link, link) * 1 of 5 inaugural awardees
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30 Under 30 (Science, U.S./Canada), Forbes (link) * 4% acceptance rate
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Tony B. Academic Travel Award, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (link)
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Travel Fellowship, International Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation (link)
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8th Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar, University of Washington (link)
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Fellowship, 68th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting (Physiology and Medicine, link) * 1 of 4 representatives from Singapore
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National University of Singapore Overseas Postdoc Fellowship ($150K USD), NUS (link)
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Harry M Showman Prize (Commencement Award), UCLA (link) * Only recipient of all engineering graduate students
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Travel Fellowship, Junior Scientist Workshop on Protein Engineering (Janelia Farm)
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MRS Bulletin Postdoc Publication Prize, Materials Research Society (link) * Only recipient out of >120 applicants (my interview here)
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Travel Fellowship for Journey through Science Day, New York Academy of Sciences
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Springer Thesis Prize, Springer (link) * Collection of best theses internationally
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Toshihiko Tokizane Memorial Award for Excellent Graduate Study in Neuroscience ($100K ¥), Toshihiko Tokizane Memorial Brain Research Promotion Fund (link) * 1 of 5 awardees internationally
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IBRO-APRC Travel and Short Stay Fellowship ($2.3K USD), International Brain Research Organization-Asia Pacific Regional Committee
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SciFinder® Future Leaders Program, American Chemical Society (link) * <6% selection rate
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Summer Internship Scholarship, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (link)
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Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship ($19K AUD), Department of Education
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University Fellowship ($35K USD), UCLA Graduate Division
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Research grant ($10K €), Bavaria California Technology Center (link)
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Helmsley Fellowship ($5K USD), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (link)
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Travel Award, Global Young Scientist Summit (National Research Foundation, link)
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Travel Fellowship, Biology of Ageing Conference (Singapore Immunology Network)
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Travel Fellowship, Tropical School of Biophotonics
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Non-Resident Graduate Academic Doctoral Award ($5K USD), UCLA Graduate Division
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Graduate Student Research Fellowship ($50K USD), UCLA Graduate Division
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National University of Singapore Overseas Graduate Scholarship ($300K SGD), NUS
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A*STAR Honour List, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
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Asian-Pacific Medical Device Design Competition First Prize ($1.5K USD), IFMBE (link)
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Gold Award, 8th Scientific Meeting Biomedical Engineering Society Singapore (link)
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ST Engineering Prize for Top Global Engineering Program Student, ST Engineering
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Dean’s List (3 out of 5 semesters), Faculty of Engineering NUS
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Singapore-MIT Alliance Undergraduate Research Fellowship ($3K SGD), MIT
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Global Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering NUS
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A*STAR Undergraduate Scholarship, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (link)
Science Communications & Advocacy
These awards demonstrate our commitment and recognition in public engagement.
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Young Change Maker Grant, National Youth Council (link)
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Global Engagement Seed Grant, International Brain Research Organisation (link)
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ASEAN Science Diplomat, US Agency for International Development
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Poster presenter to Members of Parliament, STEM for Britain
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Correspondent Scholarship, Pain Research Forum-North American Pain School (link)
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Creativity in Research Scholar Program, Stanford University Design School * Created a toy kit to explain cancer immunotherapy
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Winner of Blog Writing Competition, Micro Control Instruments
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Visiting Research Fellowship, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Sydney (link) * Investigated the effects of sensory stimuli for learning
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Fellow, ASEAN Science Leadership Program
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Travel Fellowship for the Week of International Scientific Young Talents, Universcience Paris
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Top 5 Finalist, Biochemical Society Science Communication Competition
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Winner of Naturejobs Career Expo Journalism Competition, Naturejobs (link)
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Tony Award (2nd Place) Electron Microscopy Image Contest, FEI
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Undergraduate Research Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (link)
Community Service & Volunteerism
These awards showcase our civic-mindedness and community leadership.
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Feature on !mpact, National Youth Council Singapore (link)
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One Young World Scholarship, Gilead Sciences * 1 of 12 scholars selected internationally
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Delegate, One Young World (link)
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Associate Fellow, The Royal Commonwealth Society
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Queen’s Young Leader Award, Highly Commended Runner Up (link) * Selected out of 6000 applications from Commonwealth countries
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Special Project Award-Project Inclusive, People’s Association Youth Movement
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Engineering Colours Award Bronze, Faculty of Engineering NUS
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Student Achievement Award (Individual & Group), NUS Office of Student Affairs
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