Curriculum Vitae Name: TOH Wei Seong Contact Information: Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 11 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119083. Tel: (65) 6779 5555 Ext. 1619 ; Fax: (65) 6778 5742 Email: [email protected] Present Appointments:  Assistant Professor, Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry  Member, Cranio-Maxillofacial Group, Tissue Engineering Program, Life Sciences Institute Research Areas:  Stem Cell-based Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine  Stem Cell-based Platforms for Biomaterials Development Teaching Area:  Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Regeneration Academic/Professional Qualifications:  BSc (2003), University of Melbourne, Australia  MSc (2006), National University of Singapore, Singapore  PhD (2010), National University of Singapore, Singapore Career History:  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, NUS (Sep 2013 – present)  Research Scientist, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, A*STAR (2012 – 2013)  A*STAR International Fellow, VA Boston Healthcare System, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School (2010 – 2012) Honours and Awards:  Young Scientist Award (9th World Biomaterials Congress, International) in 2012.  A*STAR International Fellowship Award (A*STAR, Singapore) from 2010 to 2012.  President Graduate Fellowship Award (NUS, Singapore) from 2006 to 2010.  Dental Science Poster Award (Combined Scientific Meeting, Singapore) in 2005.  NUS Research Scholarship (NUS, Singapore) from 2004 to 2010.  Research Summer Scholarship (Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Australia) in 2003.  Singapore Association for Medical Laboratory Science Prize (Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore) in 1999. Professional Activities:  Member, Society for Biomaterials  Member, Orthopedic Research Society  Member, International Association of Dental Research  Executive Committee and Life Member, Singapore Stem Cell Society  Editorial Board Membership: JSM Dentistry, Austin Journal of Dentistry, Genes & Diseases, Progress in Stem Cell, International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Science.  Guest Editor, Stem Cells International, Special Issue: ‘Stem Cells: Microenvironment, Micro/Nanotechnology and Application’  Panel Member, External Course Review Board, Singapore Polytechnic  Reviewer for Grant Agencies: Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland  Reviewer for Journals: > 15 Journals including Stem Cells & Development, Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, Tissue Engineering and PLoS ONE. Publications and Conferences:  Refereed publications: 33  Conference presentations/papers: 29  Invited talks (research and education): 8  Book chapters: 5 H-index: 14 (ISI) 13 (Scopus) 18 (Google Scholar) Times cited: 553 (ISI) 577 (Scopus) 889 (Google Scholar) Citations per paper: 19 (ISI) Updated Jan 2015