Katherine obtained her PhD degree in Biology from New York University (NYU), USA in Jan 2010. She published first-authored papers in peer-reviewed journals. She worked at A*STAR and NUS for over 6 years, where she accumulated substantial experience in research, administration, and project management. Since she joined Duke-NUS in October 2016, she has played important roles in the successful development of multiple new programmes including the PhD Programme in Clinical Sciences (PhD-CS), the Pre-hospital & Emergency Research Centre (PERC), the Graduate Certificate Programme in Health Services Innovation (GCP-HSI), and Women-in-Science (WinS) Network. 

She is currently leading the administrative functions for 3 departments i.e. the Programme in Health Services & Systems Research (HSSR), the Centre for Quantitative Medicine (CQM), and PERC. She manages about 65 research grants and core funds ($35 million) per year. She drafts, reviews, edits, and assists on the execution of about 70 research agreements every year. She also organised multiple academic events e.g. international symposiums and workshops which were well received by healthcare professionals.

Geraldine obtained her Master degree in Business Analytics from National University of Singapore (NUS), in Aug 2019. Prior to that, she worked at the research office in NIE for 3 years, where she has gained valuable experiences and skills in finance, research administration and project management. Her current portfolio involves providing support in the areas of data management and analytics as well as research and general administration for the department.

Nurul obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Business Accountancy from Singapore Institute of Management in Aug 2017. Then she worked as a Finance Executive at LBKM, a non-profit organisation that provides financial assistance to needy students. Following that, she worked in the Office of Education Research at NIE and gained further experience in research and financial administration. She joined Duke-NUS in Apr 2022 and currently focuses on the research grants management.

Amanda supports administrative functions in HSSR and coordinates logistics for events and webinars.  In addition, she also provides administrative support for PhD/MD modules and the Graduate Certificate Programme in Health Services Innovation. 

Prior to her time at Duke-NUS, Amanda had worked at National University of Singapore for 6.5 years with Office of University Communications assisting the Internal Communications team where she gained extensive experience to support the administrative functions and day-to-day office management of the department.