Wai Ling is currently employed as a Lecturer in Oral Sciences at the Peninsula Dental School, University of Plymouth. She was awarded the Darwin Trust of Edinburgh scholarship to further her PhD at the University of Edinburgh. After her PhD, Wai Ling continued her postdoctoral training at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford.  She went on to secure her first academic position at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.

Jan 2024 - present      Lecturer in Oral Sciences (University of Plymouth)
Nov 2017- Dec 2023   Research Fellow in Stem Cell and Cancer Biology (University of Plymouth)
Mar 2015-May 2017    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Parkinson (University of Plymouth)
Jan 2014-Sept 2014    Associate Professor (School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Malaysia)
Nov 2010-Jan 2014     Assistant Professor (School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Malaysia)
Nov 2006-Sept 2010   Postdoctoral Research Assistant (University of Oxford)

International Association of Dental Research

British Society for Oral and Dental Research

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Wai Ling is contributing to teaching of dental sciences in BDS and DTH programmes. She is also acting as academic tutor to year 1 and foundation students. 

Qualifications:

2006 PhD in Molecular Virology (University of Edinburgh, UK)

2001 MSc in Molecular Biology (University of Putra, Malaysia)

1999 BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and Microbiology (University of Putra, Malaysia)