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Associate Professor

Adison WONG

Associate Professor
Teaching & Learning (T&L) Lead, Food, Chemical & Biotechnology Cluster
PhD (Bioengineering), Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Cluster:
Food, Chemical and Biotechnology
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    SIT Appointments

    • Teaching & Learning (T&L) Lead, Food, Chemical & Biotechnology Cluster
      – Present
    • Associate Professor
      – Present
    • Assistant Professor
      –
    • Lecturer
      –

    Education

    • PhD (Bioengineering)
      Imperial College London , United Kingdom
    • BEng (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) with First Class Honors
      Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

    Achievements

    • Singapore Teaching and Academic Research Talent Award
    • 2011 Best Application Research, 5th International Meeting on Synthetic Biology
    • 2011 Top 10 Singapore Research, Singapore Straits Times
    • 2011 Best research article in Molecular Systems Biology, EMBO & NPG
    • Dean's List in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Degree Program

    Professional Memberships

    • Honorary General Secretary, Society of Synthetic Biology Singapore
      Present
    • Associate Editor, Engineering Biology Journal (Wiley)
      Present
    • ExCo Committee, International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering
      Present

    Research Interests

    • Foodwaste Valorization
    • Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering
    • Bioprocess Engineering
    • Designer Probiotics & Human Microbiome

    Current Projects

    • Next-generation bioprocess development for terpenoid production in Escherichia coli
      – Present

      Co-PI, Industrial doctorate program with ASTAR

    • Addressing fuel biocontamination through the development of highly specific neutralizing peptides and rapid bio-detection platforms
      – Present

      Co-PI, funded by MINDEF Singapore

    • Fermentation of single cell proteins as a nutritious, sustainable and affordable protein source
      – Present

      PI, funded by Lee Foundation 

    Past Projects

    • Developing a scale-up platform for adoptive cell therapy
      –

      Co-PI, funded by Ministry of Education Singapore (MOE TIF)

    • Exploring virtual reality to improve chemical engineering learning outcomes
      –

      Co-PI, funded by Ministry of Education Singapore 

    • Cell separation using microfluidics technology
      –

      PI, funded by SIT Ignition Grant

    • Development of next generation antimicrobial peptides for antimicrobial therapy and protection
      –

      Collaborator, funded by US Air force

    Teaching Modules

    Pharmaceutical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

    • PHE4012 - Plant Design and Operations
    • PHE3232 - Bioprocess Engineering
    • PHE3233 - Cell Culture Laboratory
    • PHE3239 - Unit Operations 2 (Purification and Isolation)