Steering Committee

Roles: Associate VP (Biomedical & Life Sciences), NTU; President’s Chair in Translational Neuroscience; Director of Neuroscience & Mental Health Programme
Appointment: 25 April 2022 to 25 April 2026
Education: Ph.D., Singapore Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology; postdoc at Harvard and Johns Hopkins
Research Focus: Neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson’s
Publications: 150+ papers, 26,000+ citations, Stanford top 2% cited scientists
Recognition: Singapore President’s Science Award; Fellow of Singapore National Academy of Science (2024)
Leadership: Co-chair, Singapore NMRC Open Fund Grant Review Panel

Roles: Temasek Senior Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Appointment: 25 April 2022 to 25 April 2026
Previous Positions: Founder, Center for Functional Connectomics, KIST, Korea; Director, Neuroscience & Mental Health Research Program, NTU; Faculty at Duke-NUS and Duke Medical School
Research Focus: Synaptic transmission, brain circuitry mapping in health/disease
Publications: 200+ scientific articles; co-author of Neuroscience textbook

Positions: Professor of Neurobiology, Macquarie University; Foundation Professor of Ageing & Alzheimer’s, Edith Cowan University
Appointment: 25 April 2024 to 25 April 2026
Leadership: Director, Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Research and Care; DIAN study lead for Australia
Research Focus: Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid precursor protein, oxidative stress, early diagnostics
Publications: 525+ publications
Recognition: Officer of the Order of Australia (AO); member of international Alzheimer’s boards

Position: Professor of Neurology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Research Focus: Dementia prevention, cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), Alzheimer’s pathology in post-stroke cognitive decline
Appointment: 25 April 2024 to 25 April 2026
Key Contributions: Developed Hong Kong-MoCA; AI in Alzheimer’s assessment; brain health methods using MRI and retinal imaging
Programs: Leads BEAT AD for dementia prevention in Hong Kong
Publications: 400+ publications
Recognition: China Higher Education Outstanding Research Award (2011); CUHK Outstanding Fellow (2016); seven-time Teacher of the Year at CUHK