
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, State-Key Lab. of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, University of Macau (Jan. 2016 – present)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, State-Key Lab. of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, University of Macau (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015)
- Research Scientist, Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Brandeis University, USA (May 2006 – Dec. 2011)
- Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (Jan. 2006 – Apr. 2006)
Research
Research Interests
- Automated point-of-care device for disease diagnostics
- Digital microfluidics for biomedical applications
- Novel PCR technology development
Teaching Experience
B.Sc. Courses
- Fundamental Bio-Electricity (ECEN3004)
M.Sc. Courses
- Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (Session I)
- Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (Session II)
Funded Projects:
- Co-PI, FDCT 047/A1/2014, Electronic-automated Digital Microfluidic System for Disease diagnostics, MOP 3,290,000, 2015 – 2018.
- PI, FDCT 110/A3/2016, Integration of Digital & Channel Microfluidic Systems for High-throughput Drug Screening, MOP 1,923,000, 2017 – 2020.
- PI, SRG 2016-00072-AMSV, Digital Microfluidics for Disease Diagnostics, MOP 150,000, 2016 – 2019.
- PI, MYRG 2017-00022-AMSV, Intelligent-controlled Point-of-Care Fast Infectious Disease Diagnostic System, MOP 900,000, 2018 – 2020.
- PI, MYRG 2018-00114-AMSV, 3D Micro-structured Digital Microfluidic System with Closed-Loop Image Analysis for Cell Recognition in Precision Medicine Investigations, MOP 1,455,000, 2019 – 2021.
- PI, Guangzhou Science and Technology Innovation and Development of Special Funds, EF009/AMSV-JYW/2018/GSTIC, Development and Industrialization of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Detection Kit and Equipment Based on Digital Microfluidic PCR and HRM Platform, RMB 700,000, Collaborating with DaAn Gene Ltd., 2018 – 2021.
- PI, FDCT 0053/2019/A1, Pico-pipette in Digital Microfluidic System for Precise Sample Delivery with Wide Range, MOP 2,243,000, 2019-2022
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Innovation Award
The 9th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Optofluidics
Jun-2019 -
Innovation Prize
International Organization for Biological Crystallization (2008)
Jan-2008 -
Outstanding Mentor Award
Ministry of Education of Singapore (2004)
Jan-2004
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Manipulation of fluids, fluid components and reactions in microfluidic systems
No. 10357772
US PATENT
Oct-2019 -
Electrode-voltage Waveform for Droplet-velocity and Chip-lifetime Improvements of Digital Microfluidic Systems
Granted Number: 9,808,800
US PATENT
Nov-2017 -
Electronic Module for Real-time Droplet-position Sensing and Driving in Digital Microfluidic System
Granted Number: 9,751,083,
US PATENT
Sep-2017 -
Detecting Nucleic Acid Variations within Populations of Genomes
Granted Number: 9169514
US Patent
Oct-2015 -
Methods and Kits for Detecting Nucleic Acid Mutants in Wild-Type Populations
Granted Number: 20160040242
US Patent
Oct-2015 -
Methods and Kits for Detecting Nucleic Acid Mutants in Wild-Type Populations
Reference No. 20160040242
US PATENT
Oct-2015 -
Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems
Granted Number: 9068699
US Patent
Jun-2015 -
Cooperative-electrode Driving Technique for Droplet-velocity Improvement of Digital Microfluidic Systems
Application Number: 14/683,316
US Patent
Apr-2015 -
Electrode-voltage Waveform for Droplet-velocity and Chip-lifetime Improvements of Digital Microfluidic Systems
Application Number: 14/683,402
US Patent
Apr-2015 -
Electronic Module for Real-time Droplet-position Sensing and Driving in Digital Microfluidic System
Application Number: 14/680,671
US Patent
Apr-2015 -
Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems
Granted Number: 8592221
US Patent
Nov-2013 -
Combination of dsDNA Binding Dye and Probes for Characterization of ssDNA Sequences
Granted Number: 61/702,019
US Patent
Sep-2012 -
Methods for Making Embryonic Cells, Embryos, and Animals Sensitized to Strees
Granted Number: PCT/US10/40701
US Patent
Jul-2010 -
Method for Prediction de nove Biomacromolecule Crystallization Conditions and for Crystallization of the Same
Granted Number: 124995 (WO2005/080422)
Singapore Patent
Sep-2007 -
Reagents and Methods for PCR
Granted, No. 9758813
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems
Granted, No. 9588025
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Detecting Nucleic Acid Variations within Populations of Genomes
Granted, No. 9169514
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems
Granted, No. 9068699
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Reagents and Methods for PCR
Granted, No. 9034605
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems
Granted, No. 8592221
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Method for Prediction de novo Biomacromolecule Crystallization Conditions and for Crystallization of the Same
No. 124995 (WO2005/080422)
SINGAPORE PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Cooperative-electrode Driving Technique for Droplet-velocity Improvement of Digital Microfluidic Systems
Reference No. US 14/683,316
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Combination of dsDNA Binding Dye and Probes for Characterization of ssDNA Sequences
Reference No. 61/702,019
US PATENT
Jan-1970 -
Methods for Making Embryonic Cells, Embryos, and Animals Sensitized to Stress
Reference No. PCT/US10/40701
US PATENT
Jan-1970
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Cell-based drug screening on microfluidics, Keynote Speaker
The second symposium for cell analysis on micro/nanofluidics, Beijing
Sep-2019 -
Digital microfluidics for disease diagnostics, Invited Speaker
IMCO 2019, Hong Kong
Jun-2019 -
Digital microfluidic system for single cell culture and drug screening, Poster presentation
IMCO 2019, Hong Kong
Jun-2019 -
Intelligent Digital Microfluidics, Keynote Speaker
APCOT 2018, Hong Kong
Jun-2018 -
In-minutes Polymerase Chain Reaction With Specific Dna Amplification On Digital Microfluidics With Sloppy Temperature Control
APCOT 2018, Hong Kong
Poster presentation Jun-2018 -
Development of Digital Microfluidic Systems for Disease Diagnostics
Oral Presentation BIT’s 8th World Convention
Macau Nov-2017 -
Digital Microfluidic Platform for False-Positive-Free Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS)
paper M167g Oct-2017 -
A Thermal Digital Microfluidic Device and Its Application to Disease Diagnostics
Lab on a Chip International Symposium: Droplet-based Microfluidics
Hang Zhou, China Nov-2016 -
Digital microfluidic system for LAMP-based detection of Trypanosoma brucei using molecular beacon probes
Lab on a Chip International Symposium: Droplet-based Microfluidics
Hang Zhou, China Nov-2016 -
Precise Droplet Splitting on Digital Microfluidic Chip with Blade Structures”,
MicroTAS
Dublin, Ireland Oct-2016 -
A Calibration-free Thermal Digital Microfluidic Device for Ultrafast DNA Melting Curve Analysis
MicroTAS
Dublin, Ireland Oct-2016 -
Digital Microfluidic Chip with Blade Structures for Precise Droplet Splitting
International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS)
paper W108f Jul-2016 -
Digital Microfluidic System with Intelligent Control for Ultrafast DNA Analysis
Oral Presentation at the 8th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM)
Hong Kong May-2016 -
Detection of cellular drug response on microfluidic chip for personalized cancer therapy
The 8th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM)
Hong Kong May-2016 -
Dried-down Reagents on a Microfluidic Chip for LATE-PCR Amplification and Detection of Single-stranded DNA
SELECTBIO Lab-on-a-Chip Asia, Track A Poster Session, Singapore
Nov-2013