Lisa Ng

Lisa Ng is a viral immunologist. In 2008, she became the first Singaporean and the first woman to win the ASEAN Young Scientist and Technologist Award.

Biography

Lisa Ng earned a doctorate in molecular virology from the National University of Singapore and later worked in the Genome Institute of Singapore. She is working at the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) where she is a researcher in infection and immunity, undertaking research on immunology of viral infections that are epidemic or highly endemic in the tropical region. These include chikungunya virus, dengue virus, Zika virus and other related alpha- and flavi-viruses. She has previously developed diagnostic kits for detecting Avian Influenza and Sars.