Lisa Ng

Lisa Ng is a viral immunologist. In 2008, she became the first Singaporean and the first woman to win the ASEAN Young Scientist and Technologist Award.

Biography

Lisa Ng earned a doctorate in molecular virology from the National University of Singapore and later worked in the Genome Institute of Singapore.[1] She is working at the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) where she is a researcher in infection and immunity, undertaking research on immunology of viral infections that are epidemic or highly endemic in the tropical region. These include chikungunya virus, dengue virus, Zika virus and other related alpha- and flavi-viruses. She has previously developed diagnostic kits for detecting Avian Influenza and Sars.[2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. "A cell surface protein known to regulate innate immune responses also affects the adaptive immune system". medicalxpress.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. "The Ultimate List Of 15 Asian Scientists To Watch – Lisa Ng". Juliana Chan. www.asianscientist.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. "Fast and simple detection of tropical diseases". medicalxpress.com. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. "Lisa Fong Poh NG". star.edu.sg. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. Framelia V. Anonas (2008). "Filipino physicist, Singaporean virologist win ASEAN Scientist and Technologist Awards". Science and Technology Post. XXVI, 3rd Quarter. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  6. "A*STAR and Veredus Laboratories Create Market's First Lab-on-Chip for the Detection of Multiple Tropical Infectious Diseases". ACN Newswire – via HighBeam (subscription required) . April 25, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2015.


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