Bio
Dr. Xiaomeng Wang is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Vison Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Director of Laboratory Translational Research, Deputy Director of Education, and Head of Ocular Therapeutics and Drug delivery at Singapore Eye Research Institute, Senior Principal Investigator at IMCB, A*STAR. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Wang worked as an Associate Professor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Dr. Wang obtained her BSc. in Biology at Beijing Normal University, China and her PhD in Genetics at Newcastle University, UK. Thereafter, she undertook post-doctoral training at Manchester University and University College London, UK.
Dr. Wang's laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind fibrovascular complications in the eye. Our ultimate goals are to:
Identify reliable biomarkers for disease prediction, diagnosis, and prognosis.
Develop novel therapeutic approaches for effective disease management.
Establish disease-relevant in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models.
Create minimally invasive and sustained drug delivery systems.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Master (Science - Biotechnology & Molecular Biology)
University of Hull, United Kingdom