Xueling_Sim_20150113

Associate Professor

Tel (65) 6601 5096
Email ephsx@nus.edu.sg

SIM Xueling

Affiliation

  • NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

Research Areas

  • Statistical genetics
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Biostatistics

Academic/Professional Qualifications

  • Aug 2007 – Sept 2011: Doctor of Philosophy, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore Advisors: Kee‐Seng Chia (MD), E‐Shyong Tai (MD, Ph.D.), Yik‐Ying Teo (Ph.D.)
  • Aug 2001 – May 2005: BSc. Hons. in Statistics, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Awards/Honours

  • Best Research Publication Award Academic Year 2011 – 2012. 2nd Annual Graduate Scientific Congress 2012. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Career History

  • Jan 2015 – present: Assistant Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Oct 2011 – Dec 2014: Research fellow, Department of Biostatistics, Center for Statistical Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Advisor: Mike Boehnke (Ph.D.)
  • July 2005 – Sept 2011: Research Assistant, Centre for Molecular Epidemiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Advisors: Kee‐Seng Chia (MD), E‐Shyong Tai (MD, Ph.D.), Yik‐Ying Teo (Ph.D.)

Teaching Experience

  • Quantitative Epidemiological Methods CO5103 AY15/16. Course coordinator and lecturer
  • Community Health Project (CHP) statistical advisor, 2015. Title: Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions (KAP) Influencing the Utilization of Home-based Intermediate and Long Term Care Services in Singapore.
  • Course Instructor, Genetics and Genomics of Complex Phenotypes, April 26 – 30, 2010
  • Teaching Assistant, Quantitative Epidemiological Methods, Masters of Public Health, National University of Singapore (2007 – 2010)
  • Teaching Assistant, Advanced Quantitative Epidemiological Methods, Masters of Public Health, National University of Singapore (2008 – 2011)

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