Chow Goon
Ng
Profile
Education
- PhD (Biological Sciences)Nanyang Technological University , Singapore
- MSc (Microbiology)National University of Singapore , Singapore
Professional Memberships
- Member of Biorisk Association of Singapore (BAS)
Industry Experience
- Senior Professional Officer, Singapore Institute of TechnologyPresent
- Scientific Officer, Tuberculosis Control Unit and Singapore Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (STEP) Registry, Tan Tock Seng Hospital–
- Research Fellow and Research Assistant, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore–
Applied Research
Technical Skills
- Infectious Disease Detection and Diagnostics
- Food Microbiology and Bioremediation
- 'Omic' Technologies (Proteomics; Genomics; Metabolomics)
Research Interests
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Microbiology (Clinical and Environmental with focus on food and water)
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Agricultural Technology
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Food Waste Management
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Immunology and host-pathogen interaction
Current Projects
- Healthy snack for ageing population with balanced nutrition and superior taste– Present
SIT Donor-funded Research Grant (Co-PI)
- Formulation of beneficial microorganisms in hydroponic vegetable production– Present
(PI)
Past Projects
- Bioaugmentation of mixed bacteria culture in biodegradation of plastics–
(Co-PI)
- Determining the Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in Poultry Meat–
Teaching
Teaching Modules
Dietetics and Nutrition, BSc (Hons)
- DTN1006 - Biochemistry
- DTN1009 - Food Science
- DTN2003 - Food Systems and Food Service Management
Food Technology, BFoodTech(Hons)
- FTE1017 - Biochemistry
- FTE4012 - Food Technology Project
- FTE1026 - Industrial Microbiology
Pharmaceutical Engineering, BEng (Hons)
- PHE1015 - Biomolecular Science I
- PHE2234 - Biomolecular Science 2
- PHE4021 - Integrated Work Study Programme
- PHE4022 - Capstone Project
- PHE4032 - Capstone Project
Chemical Engineering, BEng (Hons)
- CHE2031 - Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP)
Past
- CHE1015 - Biomolecular Science 1
- DTN1001 - Biochemistry
- DTN1004 - Food Science
- FTE1016 - Biochemistry
- FTE1024 - Industrial Microbiology
- FTE2022 - Food Technology 5: Food Microbiology and Safety
- TCE1015 - Biomolecular Science
Publications
Journal Papers
Al-Maleki AR, Loke MF, Ng CG, Lui SY, Poh BH, Goh KL, Vaithilingam RD, Ho B, Vadivelu J. Helicobacter pylori Outer Inflammatory Protein A (OipA) “on” genotype contributes to Colonization, Survival, Stress Resistance, Virulence and Carcinogenesis. (Submitted)
Wong EHJ, Ng CG, Goh KL, Vadivelu J, B Ho & Loke MF. Metabolomic analysis of low and high biofilm-forming Helicobacter pylori strains. Scientific Reports 8:1409 (doi:10.1038/s41598-018-19697-0)
Al‐Maleki AR, Loke MF, Lui SY, et al. Helicobacter pylori outer inflammatory protein A (OipA) suppresses apoptosis of AGS gastric cells in vitro. Cellular Microbiology. 2017;19:e12771. (https ://doi.org/10.1111/cmi.12771)
Wong EHJ*, Ng CG*, Chua EG, Tay ACY, Peters F, Marshall BJ, Ho B, Goh KL, Vadivelu J, Loke MF. Comparative Genomics Revealed Multiple Helicobacter pylori Genes Associated with Biofilm Formation In Vitro. PLoS One. 11(11):e0166835. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166835) [*Equal contributing authors]
Loke MF, Ng CG, Vilashni Y, Lim J, Ho B. Understanding the dimorphic lifestyles of human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori using the SWATH-based proteomics approach. Scientific Reports 6:26784. (doi:10.1038/srep26784)
Ng CG, Loke MF, Goh KL, Vadivelu J, Ho B. Biofilm formation enhances Helicobacter pylori survivability in vegetables. Food Microbiology. 62:68-76. (doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2016.10.010)
Khosravi Y, Dieye Y, Poh BH, Ng CG, Loke MF, Goh KL, Vadivelu J. Culturable bacterial microbiota of the stomach of Helicobacter pylori positive and negative gastric disease patients. Scientific World Journal. Article ID 610421. 10 pages, 2014. (doi: 10.1155/2014/610421)