Lee Wei Li, Ph.D.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Lee Wei Li was a MIT-SUTD postdoctoral fellow (2014-2016) in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Engineering Product Development pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He received his Ph.D. degree (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery) from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2012 and obtained his B. Eng. (Materials Engineering), First Class Honours, under Accelerated Bachelor’s Programme from the NTU in 2008.
Before joining SUTD and MIT, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU (2012-2014). He was a project leader for particle fabrication and drug carrier formulations (2008-2014). In between, he has mentored 2 PhD students, 2 masters students, 18 undergraduate Final Year Project students and 3 internship students. He has been granted 5 international patents to his name and has published 23 peer-reviewed journal papers, including 18 first-authored papers in Small (2 papers), Journal of Controlled Release (1 paper), Acta Biomaterialia (3 papers), Advanced Healthcare Materials (1 paper), etc. He also presented his works at several prestigious international conferences held in Asia, Europe and the USA, and won several awards including fellowship and best presentation.
EDUCATION
Jan 2008 - Jan 2012 (Thesis submitted in Jul 2011)
Nanyang Technological University
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
GPA: 4.91/5.0
Thesis Title: “Controlled Drug Release from Multi-Phase Polymeric Particles”
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Say Chye Joachim LOO
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Patented a one-step fabrication technique to form multiphase and multilayered polymeric particles
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Investigated different ingenious designs of particle architectures for fine-tuning the drug release kinetics
Jul 2004 - Dec 2007
Nanyang Technological University
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Engineering)
First Class Honours, Accelerated Bachelor’s Programme
PROFESSIONAL WORKING EXPERIENCE
Oct 2018 - present
Lead Scientist
Allay Therapeutics Singapore Pte Ltd (formerly known as Orchid Medical Pte Ltd)
Oct 2016- Oct 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Digital Manufacturing and Design Center (DManD), Singapore University of Technology and Design
Oct 2014 - Oct 2016
SUTD-MIT Postdoctoral Fellow
Engineering Product Development pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
May 2012 - Sep 2014
Research Fellow
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Sustainable Chemistry
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Metal Free Hydrogen Activation
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Jul 2008 - Apr 2012
Project Officer
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015 (Term 8) & 2018 (Term 8)
Lab Instructor
Micro-Nano Projects Laboratory (undergraduate),Singapore University of Technology and Design
Activities: prepared lab modules; procurement and management of lab supplies and equipment; demonstrating and guiding lab experiments
2010 (Semester 2)
Teaching Assistant
Quality Control, Nanyang Technological University
Activities: undergraduate (year 4) tutorial teaching
2009 (Semester 1)
Teaching Assistant
Materials Science, Nanyang Technological University
Activities: undergraduate (year 1) tutorial teaching
2009 (Semester 2)
Teaching Assistant
Advanced Biomaterials, Nanyang Technological University
Activities: undergraduate (year 4) tutorial teaching
Jan - May 2004
Teacher
Mathematics and Science, SRJK(C) Foon Yew 5
Activities: designed teaching materials for primary school; class teaching
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Oct 2014 - Oct 2016
10th - 12th Dec 2012
4th - 9th Sep 2011
2008
AY 2007/08
2004 - 2007
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (as presenting author)
Oral
4. "Mechanically deformable and programmable nanoscale surface textures with tunable wetting and mechanical properties", 6th International Conference and Exhibition on Materials Science and Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 12th – 14th September, 2016.
3. “Geometry Dependent Deformation and Recovery in Micro- and Nanopatterned Polymer Surfaces”, 2015 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 29th November – 4th December 2015.
2. “Triple-layered polymeric microparticles: Degradation and drug release”, 24th European Conference on Biomaterials, Dublin, Ireland, 4th – 9th September 2011.
1. “Designing multi-layered polymeric microparticles for drug delivery”, Alexandra Health Research Forum 2011: New Frontiers, Singapore, 18th-19th February 2011.
Poster
4. “Nanoinjection molding of high resolution surface patterns on 3D objects”, 30th International Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, Jeju, South Korea, 6th-9th November 2017.
3. “Gastric-floating microcapsule as a carrier for controlled and sustained release of multiple cardiovascular drugs”, 25th European Conference on Biomaterials, Madrid, Spain, 8th-12th September 2013.
2. “Microcapsule as a carrier for dye- and drug-loaded particles for imaging and controlled release of multiple drugs”, Small Sciences Symposium: Frontiers in Nanomedicine, Singapore, 10th-12th December 2012. (Best Poster Presentation Award)
1. “Dual drug release from double-layered ternary-phase microparticles”, International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials, Singapore, 1st–6th July 2012.
SUTD-MIT Postdoctoral Fellowship
Best Poster Presentation Award, Small Sciences Symposium: Frontiers in Nanomedicine, Singapore
Top 20 Selected Papers from the 24th European Conference on Biomaterials, Ireland
NTU MSE PhD Research Scholarship
Dean’s List
Accelerated Bachelor’s Programme