A/Prof Chng Shu Sin

Associate Director, SCELSE-NUS
PI, Biofilms & Health cluster, SCELSE
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, NUS

Email: chmchngs@nus.edu.sg

Associate Professor Shu-Sin Chng completed his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. Following a short postdoctoral stint at the Harvard Medical School, Shu-Sin returned to the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2011 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. He has been a principal investigator at SCELSE since 2012. In 2018, Shu-Sin was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.

His research group has established a strong reputation for elucidating the mechanisms of cell envelope biogenesis and inter-membrane lipid trafficking in Gram-negative bacteria and mycobacteria, particularly also characterising relevant protein machines in these bacteria for the development of new antibiotics. For his exceptional work, Shu-Sin received the 2018 NUS Faculty of Science Young Scientist Award and has been featured in the 2019 “Future of Biochemistry” special issue in Biochemistry. He is also the proud recipient of the 2019 Walter Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research, a recognition conferred by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Beyond research, Shu-Sin is a passionate educator who adopts an active learning classroom approach in his courses. He has won multiple NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards, including the Honour Roll. In addition, he currently serves as Vice Dean (Student Life and Alumni Relations) at the Faculty of Science, working with his team to enhance student wellness, development, and employability at NUS.