Assistant Professor Jue Tao Lim, PhD
Harnessing Wolbachia: A Novel Approach to Controlling Dengue
Biography
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling (Primary, Tenure Track) Sep 2022 — Present National Center for Infectious Diseases, Singapore Senior Research Scientist (Joint) Jan 2024 — Present Visiting Investigator (Adjunct) Feb 2023 — Jan 2024 IDLabs, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore Visiting Investigator (Adjunct) Apr 2023 — Present Government Technology Agency, Singapore Data Scientist, Quantitative Strategy May 2022 — Sep 2022 Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore Scientist, Head, Informatics Branch Feb 2021 — May 2022 Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore Research Fellow (Visiting) Jul 2021 — Sep 2022 Research Associate Jun 2019 — Feb 2021 Research Assistant Jan 2018 — Jun 2019 LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., Singapore Data Scientist Aug 2017 – Jan 2018 EDUCATION National University of Singapore Doctor of Philosophy, Public Health Aug 2019 — Jun 2021 Masters of Science, Statistics Aug 2017 — Aug 2019 Singapore Management University Aug 2014 — Aug 2017 Bachelor of Science, Economics, Cum Laude RECENT AWARDS/HONOURS • 2025 ESCMID 2025 Top-Rated Abstract (Top 5% of submitted abstracts) • 2025 THE Awards Asia 2025, Research Project of the Year: STEM, Shortlist • 2025 U.S. Embassy, Singapore, 2025–2026 Fulbright Visiting Scholars Program, Awardee • 2024 Dean’s Award for Research, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University • 2024 International Investigator Award, IDWeek • 2023 Best Oral Presentation, Open Category, 3rd Singapore International Public Health Conference • 2023 Singapore Government, COVID-19 Resilience Medal • 2022 U.S. Embassy, Singapore, 2022–2023 Fulbright U.S.-ASEAN Visiting Scholar Award, Finalist • 2022 Ministry of Sustainability and Environment, Dare to Do Award, Team Leader, “Development of Novel Dengue Prediction Tools” • 2021 National Environment Agency Innovation Drive, Top 5, Team Leader, “Nowcasting and forecasting to mitigate dengue risk”
• 2021 National Environment Agency Analytics Drive, Best Analytics Innovation, Top 5, Team Leader, “Inte- grated dashboard for nowcasting and forecasting dengue burden
• 2021 National Environment Agency Analytics Drive, Top 5, Best Analytics Concept, Team Leader, “Modelling and simulation to advise Wolbachia policy design” • 2021 Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Graduate Research Student Award “Characterizing the transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases”