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Why did you choose to do a PhD?
My field of clinical work is pediatric oncology. The treatment of cancer is a rapidly evolving field.
In order to best benefit my patients, progress in science is needed, and the ability to translate it from the lab to the bedside is important.
Hence, doing a PhD provides me with the training and skills to be a clinician-scientist, to be able to further advancements in the field and with the overall aim of curing children with cancer.
Why did you choose to do graduate education at NUS? If you received offers from other universities, why did you pick NUS?
NUS is one of the top universities in the world, with some of the most renowned researchers in various fields. My mentor A/P Allen Yeoh is one of the giants in the field of pediatric leukemia, and hence doing a PhD in NUSMed under him was the most logical decision.
Briefly share about your research or thesis (i.e. dissertation topic for Masters by Coursework students).
The immune system plays a crucial role in the development, response as well as outcomes in leukemia. I am interested in examining the immune response in children with leukemia, with the eventual aim of looking to see how we can modulate these responses to improve overall outcomes and other phenotypes such as toxicities.
Share something fun from your graduate journey at NUS.
Being able to move to USA to do my research work here
Briefly share a highlight from your graduate school journey.
Being able to move to USA to do my research work here
Share a challenge you faced in graduate school and how you overcame it.
Self-direction is a double-edged sword. It is also challenging being thrown into the deep end and learning how to swim