Dr. Ang Wee Han
Dr. Ang Wee Han obtained a BSc with first class honours in Chemistry at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London in 1995 where he developed a passion for synthetic organometallic chemistry.
After spending 8 years with the Republic of Singapore Navy, he joined the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 2003 under the Roche Research Fellowship to pursue a PhD with Prof. Paul Dyson, looking into strategies to overcome drug resistance in metal-based anticancer compounds. He was awarded the Prix EPFL de Doctorats for best thesis and the Prix Alliance de l'Invention for his doctoral work.
Building on his deep interest in bioinorganic chemistry, he joined Prof. Stephen Lippard at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the NUS Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2007 to investigate the phenomenon of transcription inhibition by platinated DNA lesions in cells. He started his independent research career as a principal investigator at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Chemistry since 2009.
Research Profile: https://discovery.nus.edu.sg/1519-wee-han-ang
ResearcherID: L-2249-2013
ORCID: 0000-0003-2027-356X
Professional Experience
| 2024 - present | Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| 2023 - present | Associate Provost (NUS Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Masters Programme), Provost's Office |
| 2020 - present | Vice Dean (Special Duties), Faculty of Science |
| 2017 - 2020 | Deputy Head (Administration and Student Life), Department of Chemistry |
| 2017 - 2019 | Faculty Member/Investigator, Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) |
| 2015 - 2017 | Assistant Head (Graduate Affairs and Outreach), Department of Chemistry |
| 2015 - 2024 | Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| 2014 - present | Faculty Member, NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) |
| 2009 - 2015 | Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| 2007 - 2009 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 2003 - 2007 | PhD Graduate Student, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
| 1995 - 2003 | Naval Warfare Officer - Rank of Lieutenant Colonel (retired), Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) |
Academic Qualifications
| 2003 - 2007 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Lausanne, Switzerland) Awarded PhD in Chemistry, EPFL Doctorate Award. |
| 1992 - 1995 | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London, UK) Awarded BSc(Hons) in Chemistry, First Class Honors. |
Awards
| 2022 | National Day Commendation Medal (Military) |
| 2019 | NUS-USyd Collaboration Award |
| 2017 | Top Navy Graduate (NS), Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College |
| 2008 | Prix EPFL de doctorats (for best doctoral thesis) |
| 2008 | Prix Alliance de l'invention, EPFL (Paul J. Dyson and Wee Han Ang) |
| 2007 | National University of Singapore Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2007 | Swiss National Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2003 | Roche Research Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship |
| 1995 | Evan's Medal, Imperial College |
| 1992 | Singapore Armed Forces Merit Scholarship |
