Dr. Christine S.L. Wong obtained her Ph.D. degree in Physiology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011 under the supervision of Prof. Huang Yu, focusing on the role of cyclooxygenase-2 in endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammation. After graduation, she joined Prof. Denisa Wagner’s Laboratory in Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A. as a Postdoctoral Fellow to explore the impact of blood cells on vascular inflammation. She was later promoted to Instructor in Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Wong is the awardee of the 2018 Nanyang Assistant Professorship in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. In January 2019, she took up her position as Assistant Professor of Metabolic Disorders in Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU. Her research centres on the role and impact of immune activation in metabolic disease and its complications. She believes stamina is one of the elements of success in research career. “Everyone can run the first 100 meters, but not all can finish a marathon. Perseverance and persistence are important for doing science”.
Dr. Wong has been awarded numerous honors during her research journey, including the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Second-Class Award), Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China (2018) and Young Investigator Award of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2013). Also, she is a co-inventor of a recently licensed patent regarding the use of anti-NET compounds in facilitating diabetic wound healing.
Dr. Christine Wong
