Senior Research Fellow Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Biomaterials, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
M.Sc. in Material Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
B.Sc. in Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Awards and Prizes
The Second Oral Presentation Prize, The International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2008.
The second-Prize from the 9th National Challenge Cup Competition, a national competition of university students in extra-curricular academic, scientific and technological achievements, jointly organized by the communist Youth Leauge of China, The China Association for Science & Technology, the Ministry of Education, National students association, and Shanghai Municipality.
Research Areas of Interests
Nerve root compression and neuropathic pain
Scaffold and biomaterial surface modification
Selected Research Projects
Peptide as therapeutic agents for arthritis and bone disease
Shoulder biomechanics in massive rotator cuff tears
The role of intramuscular innervation in the functional recovery of lacerated muscles after repair – investigating morphological and molecular changes after repairing the intramuscular nerve branch
