About us

Principal Investigator

Name: Jiong-Wei Wang

Title: Assistant Professor

Departments of Surgery and Physiology (joint), Cardiovascular Research Institute (joint), Nanomedicine TRP, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Email: surwang@nus.edu.sg

Address: Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609

Dr. Jiong-Wei Wang obtained his PhD degree in Medicine from the Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands, in 2013. After post-doctoral training at University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht (The Netherlands) and National University of Singapore, he started his faculty position as an Assistant Professor in July 2019 at the National University of Singapore. Besides Department of Surgery, he holds a joint appointment at the Department of Physiology for teaching. For research, he is a Principal Investigator at the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI; National University Heart Centre Singapore) and the Nanomedicine Translational Research Program (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine). His research has been supported by National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Ministry of Education (MOE) and NUS/NUHS among others. He was awarded three times the “Young Investigator Award” by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), twice travel awards by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the Outstanding Mentor Award in 2019 by Wong Hock Boon Society–Singapore Medical Association (SMA) Charity Fund (WHBS-SMACF), and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Young Researcher of the Year Award for 2023. For service, Dr. Wang is currently the Chairperson for Department Safety & Health and a committee member for Safety & Health at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Professional service and membership

  • Member of European Society of Cardiology
  • Editorial board member for Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heliyon, Biology (Basel), International Journal of Drug Discovery and Pharmacology, Journal of Laboratory and Precision Medicine; invited guest editor for Frontiers in Immunology, Biology, among others.
  • Reviewer for funding bodies (grants) and prestigious scientific journals, including Science Advances, Advanced Science, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Small, Theranostics, Matter, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Cardiovascular Research, Journal of Controlled Release, among others.

Staffs

Dr. Pei Peng

Senior Research Fellow

Dr. Yan Miao

Research Fellow

Dr. Zhang Xing

Research Fellow

Dr. Tang Xichuan

Research Fellow

Chong Suet Yen

Research Fellow

Zhang Lei

Research Assistant

Students

Hou Xiao

PhD Student

Cui Wenhui

PhD Student

Qi Xinyi

PhD Student

Ng Jin Ying Ashlyn

PhD Student

Dr. Xu Xiaoying

PhD Student

Yang Mingyuan

PhD Student

Goh Jin Hao

PhD Student

Wang Shilin

PhD Student

Lee Jia Xuan Adeline

Undergraduate Student

Jade Lam

Undergraduate Student

Thung Yee shien

Undergraduate Student

Soh Qi Ru

Undergraduate Student

Visiting Scholar

Fang Yuchen

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Li Linjie

Tianjin Medical University

High School / Attachment Students

  • Dr. Ng Cheng Han (NUS Medical student)
  • Dr. Lim Xiong Chang (NUS Medical student)
  • Chan Kai En (NUS Medical student)
  • Nicole Lim Jia Ying (NUS Medical student)
  • Adam Farid Tang Ming Yang (NUS Undergraduate)
  • Franlyn Seah (NUS Undergraduate)
  • Daniel Tan En Liang (NUS Undergraduate)
  • Gimpaya Roma Anne Louise Caday (Temasek Polytechnic)
  • Chew Lok Yee (Temasek Polytechnic)
  • Tan De En (Temasek Polytechnic)
  • Jasmine Lim Jie Min (Anglo-Chinese Junior College)
  • Ethan Lee (Hwa Chong International School)
  • Li Yuehan (Hwa Chong International School)
  • Zhang Jiawei (Hwa Chong International School)
  • Elina Cho (St. Joseph’s Institution International)
  • Vritika Sikka (NPS International School)
  • Jeanne Liu Juan (NUS High School)

Alumni

  • Vaarsha Nair (Previous Research Assistant)
  • Dr. Wang Siyu (Previous Research Fellow)
  • Dr. Lyu Youyou (Currently working at Huazhong Agricultural University)
  • Michelle Tan Siying (Currenlty working as Administration Manager at Si Ling Primary School)
  • Dr Zhang Sitong (Currently working as Principal Scientist at Wuxi Apptec)
  • Dr. Syeda Nilofer Sayed (previous PhD student)
  • Dr. Lai Yanqiu (currently working at Chongqing Medical University）
  • Dr. Yang Liqiang (previous Research Fellow)
  • Dr. Sun Qijuan (currently working at Shandong Second Medical University)
  • Dr. Yin Jie (currently working at Shandong First Medical University)
  • Charles Lou Kang Liang (previous Master student)
  • Dr. Hao Haining (currently working as a researcher in Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
  • Dr. Yu Xiaodong (previous PhD Student)
  • Dr. Lin Yuanzhe (currently working as Research Consultant at ZS Consulting)
  • Dr. Huang Chenyuan (currently working as Senior Scientist at WuXi Biologics)
  • Dr. Olga Zharkova (currently working as scientist at Hummingbird Bioscience)
  • Dr. Bo Lou (currently working in a startup company in Shanghai, China)
  • Dr. Tong Lingjun (currently working as Associate Professor at Shandong First Medical University)
  • MSc. Wang Xiaoyuan (currently working as Data Analyst)
  • MSc. Rawan Shekhani (currently PhD Student at Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
  • MSc. Yvonne Jongejan (currently PhD Student at Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands)