"I am privileged to have contributed to undergraduate medical and dental education in Singapore. I was able to accomplish what I did because I had the good fortune to be at the right places at the right time. The turning point was when I was appointed Head of NUS' Department of Anatomy in 1998. This appointment which spanned over a period of 10 years has given me a lot of opportunities to serve the NUS community in the development of medical education and research."

Prof LING Eng Ang
DSc (NUS); PhD (Cambridge University); BSc (National Taiwan University)
Department of Anatomy

• Citation for Prof LING Eng Ang
  
  

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS

SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Published several seminal papers which have defined the functional significance of microglia
• Pioneer in demonstrating that microglial cells in the brain are derived from monocytes, a finding that sparked enthusiasm in microglial research and profoundly impacted the field of neuropathology
• Devised different experimental models to study the response and functions of microglial cells in the brain, furthering understanding of microglial cells now known to be implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases and disorders
• Outstanding contributions to the field of neuroscience with over 350 publications and a sought-after reviewer and editorial board member of leading international journals

ACADEMIC AND SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS

• Distinguished scholarship, competent academic leadership and sustained service to the University spanning more than four decades since joining NUS in 1972
• Raised the level of achievement and visibility of the Department of Anatomy to new heights as Head of Department, developing it to become known for quality research and growing the Anatomy Museum into one of the world's leading learning resource centres

SERVICE TO NATION AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

• Member, National Medical Research Council Neuroscience Subcommittee, Singapore (2002 – 2006)
• Member, Advisory Editorial Board of
  
  • Current Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Anatomy
• President, Singapore Neuroscience Association (1994 – 1998)

NUS PORTFOLIO

• Member, Senate Delegacy (since 2009)
• Member, University Senate (since 1990)
• Head, Department of Anatomy (1998 – 2008)
• Member, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine's
  
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Committee
  • Electron Microscopy Committee
  • Graduate Programme Committee
  • Department Evaluation Committee
  • Panel of Research Scholarship Selection Committee
• Member, Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, Faculty of Dentistry

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

• Long Service Award, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (2013)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Singapore Neuroscience Association (2012)
• Research Excellence Award, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (2006)
• Honorary Professor, Kunming Medical University, China (2003)
• National Day Long Service Award (2009)

FUTURE ASPIRATION
"To dedicate more time to teach and teach well, so that all medical and dental undergraduate students are fully equipped with a sound knowledge in human anatomy and a solid foundation in basic medical sciences before they move on to their clinical training."