Wai Ling is a Lecturer of Oral Sciences at the Peninsula Dental School. She also co-lead the dental foundation programme. Prior to Plymouth, she was teaching on the MPharm 2+2 programme at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. With ten years of postdoctoral experience between Oxford (MRC Human Immunology Unit) and Plymouth, Wai Ling has worked on various research theme related to virology, immunology, neurodegeneration and tooth stem cell regeneration. Her more recent research interest is in the area of oral microbiome and link with systemic diseases.

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 with a focus in physiology, embryology and pharmacology. She is also acting as academic tutor to year 1 and foundation students. 

Qualifications:

PhD in Molecular Virology (University of Edinburgh, UK)

MSc in Molecular Biology (University of Putra, Malaysia)

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