Stanford, California, United States
3D human biology for AI-native therapeutic discovery
The No Patient Left Behind (NPLB) Biotech Fellowship Program in partnership with RA Capital Management is a selective virtual fellowship focused on affordable innovation, biotech investing, and healthcare policy. Fellows engage in expert-led sessions and collaborative projects exploring the intersection of drug development, access, and commercialization. For more details: https://www.nopatientleftbehind.org/nplb-fellowship
PhD Pathways is an all-day career exploration experience designed for Stanford PhD students and postdocs. The event provides an opportunity to explore a range of careers beyond academia, connect with alumni and peers, and gain insights into how PhD skills translate to non-faculty roles. - Worked alongside Stanford CareerEd to manage event planning, organization, and execution of the day-long event (287 student participants, with 79 moderators, presenters, and panelists) https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/phd-pathways-2025
Supervisors: Dr Min Hao Wong, Ms Kimberly Tan • Conducted independent market research on the global oleochemicals and lipids market, with a focus on applications in F&B and consumer goods • Developed and presented strategic recommendations to the upper management team for grant proposals and institutional ventures, highlighting promising high-value molecules for further synbio R&D in the research institute
[1-year research attachment as part of scholarship bond requirements] Advisors: Professor Loh Xian Jun, Dr Rubayn Goh Project 1 Title: Switching It Up: Heat-operated Reversible Thermogel Adhesives • Synthesized adhesive double network thermogels via polyaddition and click reaction • Characterised material properties using methods such as NMR, GPC, XPS, SEM-EDX, static contact angle and vial inversion • Built and programmed a working Arduino-based probe tack adhesion machine using CAD, 3D printing and laser cutting • Independently designed and carried out experiments to quantify the reversible adhesive properties of the fabricated material via probe tack testing • Presented project at the institute's annual showcase conference (IMRE Scientific Conference: https://www.a-star.edu.sg/imre/events/imre-scientific-conference-2024) as well as at scholarship research attachment poster session (awarded Best Poster Prize) Project 2 Title: Highly Sustained Protein Cargo Delivery with Thermogels: • Evaluated the protein cargo release kinetics of thermogels with BCA protein assays and quantified release kinetics