Wei Lun Wong

Research Officer at A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs

Singapore

About

Experience

  • Research Officer at A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs - ID Labs
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Student at National University of Singapore
    Aug 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs

    Life Sciences Minor in Forensic Science 2019/2020 Treasurer for NUS Guitar Ensemble (GENUS) 2019/2020 Head (Costumes) for Science Rag and Flag

  • Student Intern at National Parks Board
    Dec 2021 - May 2022 · 6 mos

    Investigating the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Salmonella species and Escherichia coli in local poultry and ruminant farms, using broth microdilution and disc diffusion methods. Maintainance, checking, and updating of AMR and AST database.

  • Research Intern at Genome Institute of Singapore
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

    Involved in planning and carrying out experiments to extract microbial DNA from complex food matrices, using chemical and biochemical methods to deplete host DNA to amplify the reads for microbial DNA. Performed metagenomic sequencing and analysed results to optimise methods and approaches.