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Duke-NUS Medical School: Singapore, SG

2024-02-03 to present | Assistant Professor (Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme)
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Wai Hon Chooi

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology: Singapore, SG

2020-02-03 to 2024-02-02 | Research Fellow
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Wai Hon Chooi

Nanyang Technological University: Singapore, SG

2016-05-01 to 2020-01-31 | Research Fellow (School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering)
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Wai Hon Chooi

National University of Singapore: Singapore, SG

2010-01-09 to 2011-08-31 | Research assistant (Otolaryngology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

The University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, HK

2011-09-01 to 2016-11-26 | Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering)
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Wai Hon Chooi

Nanyang Technological University: Singapore, SG

2006-08-01 to 2010-06-30 | Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering)
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American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, US

2020-07-01 to present
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Works (26)

Enterovirus-A71 preferentially infects and replicates in human motor neurons, inducing neurodegeneration by ferroptosis

Emerging Microbes & Infections
2024-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2382235
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; Winanto; Yingying Zeng; Cheryl Yi-Pin Lee; Ze Qin Lim; Pradeep Gautam; Justin Jang Hann Chu; Yuin-Han Loh; Sylvie Alonso; Shi-Yan Ng
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Defined hydrogels for spinal cord organoids: challenges and potential applications

Neural Regeneration Research
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-23-01665
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; Yuewen Wu; Shi-Yan Ng
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Polystyrene nanoplastics promote neurodegeneration by catalyzing TDP43 hyperphosphorylation

2024-11-11 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.11.622894
Contributors: Winanto; Li-Yi Tan; Wai Hon Chooi; Cheryl Yi-Pin Lee; Wan Yun Ho; Yong Shan Lim; Boon Seng Soh; Emma Sanford; Chong-Lun Tan; Yih-Cherng Liou et al.
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Label-Free and High-Throughput Removal of Residual Undifferentiated Cells From iPSC-Derived Spinal Cord Progenitor Cells

Stem Cells Translational Medicine
2024-04-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/stcltm/szae002
Contributors: Tan Dai Nguyen; Wai Hon Chooi; Hyungkook Jeon; Jiahui Chen; Jerome Tan; Daniel N Roxby; Cheryl Yi-Pin Lee; Shi-Yan Ng; Sing Yian Chew; Jongyoon Han
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Self-healing polymer design from dynamic B–O bonds to their emerging applications

Materials Chemistry Frontiers
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D2QM01128J
Contributors: Jie Zheng; Xin Yi Oh; Enyi Ye; Wai Hon Chooi; Qiang Zhu; Xian Jun Loh; Zibiao Li
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Encapsulation of Human Spinal Cord Progenitor Cells in Hyaluronan-Gelatin Hydrogel for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2023-11-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07419
Contributors: Christy Kwokdinata; Vaibavi Ramanujam; Jiahui Chen; Paula Nunes de Oliveira; Mui Hoon Nai; Wai Hon Chooi; Chwee Teck Lim; Shi Yan Ng; Laurent David; Sing Yian Chew
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Defined Alginate Hydrogels Support Spinal Cord Organoid Derivation, Maturation, and Modeling of Spinal Cord Diseases

Advanced Healthcare Materials
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202342
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; Chong Yi Ng; Valerie Ow; Jasmine Harley; Winanto Ng; Jin‐Hui Hor; Kay En Low; Benoit Malleret; Kun Xue; Shi‐Yan Ng
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Modulating neuroinflammation through molecular, cellular and biomaterial‐based approaches to treat spinal cord injury

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
2023-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10389
Contributors: Cheryl Yi‐Pin Lee; Wai Hon Chooi; Shi‐Yan Ng; Sing Yian Chew
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Orthogonally crosslinked alginate conjugate thermogels with potential for cell encapsulation

Carbohydrate Polymers
2023-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120308
Part of ISSN: 0144-8617
Contributors: Valerie Ow; Jun Jie Chang; Wai Hon Chooi; Yi Jian Boo; Rebekah P.T. Tan; Joey H.M. Wong; Bhav Harshad Parikh; Xinyi Su; Shi Yan Ng; Xian Jun Loh et al.
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Label-free and high-throughput removal of residual undifferentiated cells from iPSC-derived spinal-cord progenitor cells

2022-12-19 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2022.12.16.520699
Contributors: Tan Dai Nguyen; Wai Hon Chooi; Hyungkook Jeon; Jiahui Chen; Daniel Ninio Roxby; Jerome Tan; Cheryl Yi-Pin Lee; Shi-Yan Ng; Jongyoon Han; Sing Yian Chew
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Oriented and sustained protein expression on biomimicking electrospun fibers for evaluating functionality of cells

Materials Science and Engineering C
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111407
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2-s2.0-85090024792

Part of ISSN: 18730191 09284931
Contributors: Lin, J.; Chooi, W.H.; Ong, W.; Zhang, N.; Bechler, M.E.; ffrench-Constant, C.; Chew, S.Y.
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Scaffold-Based Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoproteins for Genome Editing

Methods in Molecular Biology
2021 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0943-9_13
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2-s2.0-85097998639

Part of ISSN: 19406029 10643745
Contributors: Chooi, W.H.; Chin, J.S.; Chew, S.Y.
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Cell Membrane-Coated Electrospun Fibers Enhance Keratinocyte Growth through Cell-Type Specific Interactions

ACS Applied Bio Materials
2021-05-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00303
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; Quanbin Dong; Jeremy Zhi Yan Low; Clement Yuen; Jiah Shin Chin; Junquan Lin; William Ong; Quan Liu; Sing Yian Chew
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Localized delivery of CRISPR/dCas9 via layer-by-layer self-assembling peptide coating on nanofibers for neural tissue engineering

Biomaterials
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120225
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2-s2.0-85088641775

Part of ISSN: 18785905 01429612
Contributors: Zhang, K.; Chooi, W.H.; Liu, S.; Chin, J.S.; Murray, A.; Nizetic, D.; Cheng, D.; Chew, S.Y.
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Correction: Scaffold mediated gene knockdown for neuronal differentiation of human neural progenitor cells (Biomaterials Science (2018) 6 (3019-3029) DOI: 10.1039/c8bm01034j)

Biomaterials Science
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c9bm90028d
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2-s2.0-85066602305

Part of ISSN: 20474849 20474830
Contributors: Chooi, W.H.; Ong, W.; Murray, A.; Lin, J.; Nizetic, D.; Chew, S.Y.
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Modulation of cell-cell interactions for neural tissue engineering: Potential therapeutic applications of cell adhesion molecules in nerve regeneration

Biomaterials
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.01.030
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2-s2.0-85060953907
Contributors: Chooi, W.H.; Chew, S.Y.
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Scaffold-mediated non-viral delivery platform for CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing

Acta Biomaterialia
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.04.020
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2-s2.0-85064263494
Contributors: Chin, J.S.; Chooi, W.H.; Wang, H.; Ong, W.; Leong, K.W.; Chew, S.Y.
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Scaffold mediated gene knockdown for neuronal differentiation of human neural progenitor cells

Biomaterials Science
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8BM01034J
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; William Ong; Aoife Murray; Junquan Lin; Dean Nizetic; Sing Yian Chew
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Maturation of human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) in 3D collagen matrix: Effects of niche cell supplementation and mechanical stimulation

Acta Biomaterialia
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.11.058
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2-s2.0-85007482766
Contributors: Zhang, W.; Kong, C.W.; Tong, M.H.; Chooi, W.H.; Huang, N.; Li, R.A.; Chan, B.P.
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Loading-Induced Heat-Shock Response in Bovine Intervertebral Disc Organ Culture

PLOS ONE
2016-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161615
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; Samantha Chun Wai Chan; Benjamin Gantenbein; Barbara Pui Chan; Marc Muller
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Compression loading-induced stress responses in intervertebral disc cells encapsulated in 3D collagen constructs

Scientific Reports
2016-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/srep26449
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; Barbara Pui Chan
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Bioengineering a Multicomponent Spinal Motion Segment Construct-A 3D Model for Complex Tissue Engineering

Advanced Healthcare Materials
2014-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400192
Part of ISSN: 2192-2640
Contributors: Tsz Kit Chik; Wai Hon Chooi; Yuk Yin Li; Fu Chak Ho; Hiu Wa Cheng; Tsz Hang Choy; Kam Yim Sze; Keith Kei Dip Luk; Kenneth Man Chi Cheung; Barbara Pui Chan
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Reconstitution of bone-like matrix in osteogenically differentiated mesenchymal stem cell-collagen constructs: A three-dimensional in vitro model to study hematopoietic stem cell niche

Journal of Tissue Engineering
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/2041731413508668
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2-s2.0-84890156355
Contributors: Lai, W.Y.; Li, Y.Y.; Mak, S.K.; Ho, F.C.; Chow, S.T.; Chooi, W.H.; Chow, C.H.; Leung, A.Y.; Chan, B.P.
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Development of a novel biodegradable drug-eluting Ventilation tube for chronic otitis media with effusion

The Laryngoscope
2013-05-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/lary.23895
Part of ISSN: 0023-852X
Contributors: Chee Wee Gan; Wai Hon Chooi; Herr Cheun Anthony Ng; Yee Shan Wong; Subbu S. Venkatraman; Lynne Hsueh Yee Lim
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Determination and Validation of Reference Gene Stability for qPCR Analysis in Polysaccharide Hydrogel-Based 3D Chondrocytes and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Cultural Models

Molecular Biotechnology
2012-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9604-x
Part of ISSN: 1073-6085
Contributors: Wai Hon Chooi; Ruijie Zhou; Suan Siong Yeo; Feng Zhang; Dong-An Wang
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Chondrogenesis of synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells in gene-transferred co-culture system

Biomaterials
2010-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.05.038
Part of ISSN: 0142-9612
Contributors: Rohan R. Varshney; Ruijie Zhou; Jinghua Hao; Suan Siong Yeo; Wai Hon Chooi; Jiabing Fan; Dong-An Wang
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Peer review (11 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied materials & interfaces. (5)
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