Faculty of Engineering

Department of Bioengineering

Name Evelyn YIM, PhD Qualification Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA M.A.Sc. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada B.A.Sc. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Appointment Status Assistant Professor Department Department of Bioengineering Department of Surgery and Mechanobiology Institute Contact Faculty of Engineering Department of Bioengineering, Block EA, #03-12, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575. Email:eyim@nus.edu.sg Office:E2-02-32 Phone: +65 - 6516 7322 Fax: +65 - 6872-3069 Laboratory site: http://www.bioeng.nus.edu.sg/nanomed/index.html		Research Interests 1. Application of functional synthetic and biological polymers to tissue engineering 2. Biomaterial approach to study ex-vivo embryonic stem cell expansion 3. Fabrication of nano-structure for biomedical applications 4. Interaction of adult and embryonic stem cells with nanotopography 5. Neuronal differentiation of adult and embryonic stem cells with nanotopography 6. Regulation of stem cells lineage commitment and differentiation

		Teaching BN2201 Quantitative Physiology for Bioengineers BN4301 Principles of Tissue Engineering

		Membership in Scientific/Professional Organization Tissue Engineering Society / Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society IEEE / IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Biomedical Engineering Society Singapore Society for Biomaterials Society for Neuroscience International Society for Stem Cell Research American Heart Society Biophysical Society

		Selected Publications