About us

Principal Investigator

Dr. Jiong-Wei Wang obtained his PhD in Medicine from Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands, in 2013. He completed his postdoctoral training at University Medical Center Utrecht and the National University of Singapore. In 2019, he established his independent research group as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Surgery, with a joint appointment in the Dept. of Physiology at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr. Wang is also a PI in the Cardiovascular-Metabolic Disease Translational Research Programme and the Nanomedicine Translational Research Programme. His research has been supported by the National Medical Research Council, the Ministry of Education, National Research Foundation, and NUS/NUHS, among others. His contributions to research and mentorship have been recognised with the Young Investigator Award from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (three times); two travel awards from the European Society of Cardiology; the Wong Hock Boon Society–Singapore Medical Association Charity Fund Outstanding Mentor Award in 2019; the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Young Researcher of the Year Award in 2023; and the Research Excellence Award in 2026. In addition to his research and teaching, Dr. Wang contributes actively to institutional service. He currently serves as NUS IACUC committee member, Deputy Chair of Safety and Health at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and as Chair for Safety and Health in the Dept. of Surgery.

Professional service and membership

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

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Staffs

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Students

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Visiting Scholar

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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

• Dr Chong Suet Yuen (former Research Assistant, PhD student, and Research Fellow; currently working Senior Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific)
• Vaarsha Nair (former Research Assistant and MSc student; currently Research Associate at NTU LKC School of Medicine)
• Dr. Wang Siyu (former 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 (former PhD student; Currently working as Principal Scientist at Wuxi Apptec)
• Dr. Syeda Nilofer Sayed (former PhD student; currently postdoc at Sanford Burnham Prebys)
• Dr. Lai Yanqiu (former Research Fellow; currently working at Chongqing Medical University）
• Dr. Yang Liqiang (former Research Fellow)
• Dr. Sun Qijuan (former visiting scientist; currently working at Shandong Second Medical University)
• Dr. Yin Jie (former visiting scientist; currently working at Shandong First Medical University)
• Charles Lou Kang Liang (former Research Assistant and Master student)
• Dr. Hao Haining (former visiting PhD student; currently working as a researcher in Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
• Dr. Yu Xiaodong (former PhD Student; currently working at working as Senior Scientist at WuXi Biologics)
• Dr. Lin Yuanzhe (former PhD student and Research Fellow; currently working as Research Consultant at ZS Consulting)
• Dr. Huang Chenyuan (former PhD student; currently Research Fellow in Nanyang Technological University)
• Dr. Olga Zharkova (Former Research Fellow; currently working as scientist at Hummingbird Bioscience)
• Dr. Bo Lou (Former Research Fellow; currently working in a startup company in Shanghai, China)
• Dr. Tong Lingjun (former visiting PhD student; currently working as Associate Professor at Shandong First Medical University)
• MSc. Wang Xiaoyuan (former Research Assistant; currently working as Data Analyst)
• MSc. Rawan Shekhani (former visiting MSc student; currently PhD Student at Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
• MSc. Yvonne Jongejan (former visiting MSc student; currently PhD Student at Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands)