University Awards
Recognising Excellence

Young Researcher Award

To develop impactful technologies that not only advance the frontiers of science and engineering, but also empower patient care. ” Asst Prof SHAO Huilin
PhD (Harvard University)
PhD (Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology)
BA (Cornell University)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute for Health Innovation & Technology
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Research Achievements

  • Invented multiple biological and physical nanotechnologies for molecular diagnostics
  • Developed enVision, molecular switches that can directly measure nucleic acids of infectious diseases as well as COVID-19 in 30 minutes at room temperature
  • Established the Amplified Plasmonic Exosome system, a highly sensitive blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease even before the onset of clinical symptoms
  • Pioneered the Sequence-Topology Assembly for Multiplexed Profiling technology to determine protein distribution in cells and evaluate cancer aggressiveness
  • Founded a biotechnology company to support the translation and commercialisation of molecular diagnostics technologies
  • Garnered over $5 million research grants from the National Medical Research Council, Ministry of Education and NUS

Publication Credits

  • Published 20 peer-reviewed papers under NUS, including publications in high impact journals such as Nature Nanotechnology,
    Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Communications and Science Advances
  • Obtained more than 5,000 total citations with a Hirsch index of 29

International Standing

  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Sensors
  • Reviewer for leading journals including Nature and Science
  • Invited speaker at international conferences and workshops

Awards and Accolades

  • Young Scientist Award, Microsystems and Nanoengineering, Springer Nature (2020)
  • President’s Young Scientist Award (2019)
  • L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship (2016)
 
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