Toh Wei Seong
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Dentistry
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Biography
BSc (2003), University of Melbourne, Australia, MSc (2006), National University of Singapore, Singapore PhD (2010), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Research Interest
Tissue Biology – Investigating the role of pericellular matrix molecules in cartilage biology and homeostasis, Tissue Regeneration and Therapy – 1) Deciphering the role of stem cell paracrine factors in cartilage regeneration; 2) Investigating the role of cell-material interactions in tissue regeneration (focusing on injectable therapies). Tissue Toxicity – Developing predictive models for tissue toxicity evaluation.
Publications
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Lim TC, Rokkappanavar S, Toh WS, Wang L, Kurisawa M, Spector M (2013) Chemotactic recruitment of adult neural progenitor cells into multi-functional hydrogels providing sustained SDF-1α release and compatible structural support. FASEB J 27(3): 1023-1033.
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Foldager CB, Toh WS, Gomoll AH, Olsen BR, Spector M (2014) Distribution of basement membrane molecules, laminin and collagen type IV, in normal and degenerated cartilage tissues. Cartilage 5(2): 123-132.
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Li Y, Kandasamy K, Chuah JKC, Lam YN, Toh WS, Oo ZY, Zink D (2014) Identification of nephrotoxic compounds with embryonic stem cell-derived human renal proximal tubular-like cells. Molecular Pharmaceutics 11(7): 1982-1990. Special issue with featured topic: “Engineered Biomimetic Tissue Platforms for in Vitro Drug Evaluationâ€
