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

  • Exploring virtual reality to improve chemical engineering learning outcomes
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    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

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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)
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