Insights from
Eminent PhD Alumni

Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Executive Director, A*Star, Singapore
Graduation: NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), Year 2009

Words of Wisdom: "Be humble. Always ask and learn. A career in science is a marathon, not a sprint."

Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Graduation: NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), Year 2008

Nationality: India
Current Job: Principal Investigator, Biocon-Bristol Myers Squibb R&D Center, Bangalore, India
Graduation: NGS, Year 2012

Words of Wisdom: "Doing a PhD can seem daunting, but focus on the positives."

Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Assistant Dean (Education), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Graduation: NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), Year 2009

Words of Wisdom: "Values before success."

Nationality: New Zealand
Current Job: Lecturer, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Graduation: NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), Year 2019

Advice for PhD at NUS: "PhD is a marathon not a sprint. You have to have dogged determination, and just keep going!"