Bio
Eng Eong trained in medicine at the University of Nottingham and then completed his PhD studies at the Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore. He is a Professor in the Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases and Associate Dean (Early Research Career Development) in the Office of Academic Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School. He holds a joint Professorship at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, at the National University of Singapore.
He received the Clinician-Scientist (Senior Investigator) Award by the National Medical Research Council of Singapore, in 2010, 2014 and 2019 and the Singapore Translational Research (STaR) Award in 2023. He was one of six to be named Straits Times Asians of the Year and a member of the team that was named Straits Times Singaporean of the Year, both in 2020. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Science Translational Medicine and an editorial board member of PLoS Biology
Education
Master of Science
University of London, United Kingdom
Doctor of Philosophy
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom