Mark Chong

Mark obtained his PhD in Bioengineering from the National University of Singapore in 2010. He then joined the National University Health System as a Research Fellow, where he was part of the team working on translational regenerative medicine projects, including clinical trials for stem cell therapeutics. He is currently a senior lecturer in the National University of Singapore, where he shares his time between the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Innovation and Design Program. In 2017, Mark undertook the Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Fellowship while on sabbatical, and now contributes time as the Faculty Fellowship Head for Singapore Biodesign, where he devotes time towards efforts in building the local MedTech Ecosystem.

Mark particularly enjoys working with students who are passionate about their projects, and strongly believes that he should always put in just as much effort as his students do. Aside from teaching, Mark maintains a keen interest in innovation and enterprise activities, ranging from start-ups to community engineering projects.

Educational Background

• 2010 Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore
• 2003 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), National University of Singapore

Employment History

• Dec 2020 to present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUS
• Aug 2012 to Dec 2020: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, NTU
• Mar 2010 to Jul 2012: Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NUS
• Jan 2017 to Dec 2017: Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Fellow

Research Interests

• Biodesign, Medical Devices, Regenerative Medicine, Biomedical Engineering Education

Selected Publications

Concise review: endothelial progenitor cells in regenerative medicine: applications and challenges, MSK Chong, WK Ng, JKY Chan, Stem cells translational medicine 5 (4), 530-538, 2016

Experimental models of bone metastasis: opportunities for the study of cancer dormancy, MSK Chong, Advanced drug delivery reviews 94, 141-150, 2015

Patents

Bioresorbable-magnesium composite, S Teoh, J Lim, MSK Chong, WIPO. WO2016076800A1

A System for Respiratory Secretion Management, MSK Chong, KP Prasad, EL Tan, I Mathews, WIPO. WO2019112517