Soon Keong Wee

Microbiologist | Research Fellow | Entrepreneur

Singapore

About

Experience

  • Research Fellow at IDMxS
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    + Selected as a Mentor in the ASM Future Leaders Mentorship Fellowship (FLMF) program by American Society of Microbiology (ASM) + Invited Peer Reviewer for BMC Genomics and Scientific Reports (Springer Nature)

  • Nullspace Robotics (18 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director
      2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

      Nullspace is a technology education agency in Singapore, providing quality training and competition mentoring for Singapore schools and educational institutions. In addition to robotics trainings, we also provide corporate teambuilding events. We currently have three Centre for Robotics Learning (C4RL) enrichment centres in the East (SAFRA Tampines), Kallang (Kallang Wave Mall) and West (Rochester Mall) of Singapore. Website: https://sg.nullspace.co/

    • Curriculum Director
      2008 - 2017 · 9 yrs

      + Co-founded Centre for Robotics Learning (C4RL) to provide enrichment services to private clients + Designed customised robotics training and cross-disciplinary science learning curriculum for local and international educational institutes + Liaised with educators to provide bespoked robotics training curriculum solutions + Mentored and coached students from varied age and background (primary and tertiary) for competitive robotics training

  • Co-Founder at FullHealth.asia
    2020 - 2025 · 5 yrs

    + Top 10 teams of ideasinc 2020 by NTUitive + Website: http://fullhealth.me

  • Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Research Fellow
      2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      + Best Poster Presentation, LEARN Symposium 2023 + Nominated and selected as a Young Scientist to participate in 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2023 + Member of LKCMedicine BSL-3 Facility Emergency Response Team (ERT)

    • PhD Candidate
      2018 - 2022 · 4 yrs

      PhD Thesis: Genomic epidemiology and resistome of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (Acb) complex in the host and non-hospital environment

    • Pioneer Team, NTU Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory
      Apr 2020 - Dec 2020 · 9 mos

      + Developed PCR diagnostics SOP, workflow and validation reports for SARS-CoV-2 testing as part of Licensing and Operationalisation Team + Trained staff in PCR and data analysis for clinical diagnostics + Performed SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing and data analysis

  • Platoon Commander at Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
    Jun 2012 - Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    + NS ICT Bn: OC of 929 SIR, 2 PDF + NS ICT Bn: PC of 920th Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment, 2nd People's Defence Force (920 SIR, 2 PDF) + Awarded 2PDF Division Coin in 2023 + Awarded 2PDF Formation NSmen of the Year Commendation in 2020 + Awarded National Service (NS) Excellence Award for Year 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 + 9th Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment, 2nd People's Defence Force (9 SIR, 2 PDF)