Teo Yik Ying
Programme Leader
Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Tel: 6516 4967
Email: ephtyy@nus.edu.sg

What are your present research interests?

Population and evolutionary genetics Genetics of infectious disease pathogens Health services and systems research on implementation of genetics in public health and clinical healthcare.

Do you have a distinctive viewpoint to your research?

Investigating and leverage the genetic diversity present across multiple Asian populations.

What do you see as your future research directions?

Integrating data from multiple omics platforms for multiple populations to inform health and healthcare policies.

Does your laboratory have a particularly strong research expertise?

Bioinformatics and statistical methodology developments.

Selected Publications

1. Comparisons of whole genome sequencing and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing MDR-TB and XDR-TB in Thailand; Faksri K1, Kaewprasert O2, Ong RT3, Suriyaphol P4, Prammananan T5, Teo YY6, Srilohasin P7, Chaiprasert A7. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30981926
2. Asian” Phenotype Underestimates the Genetic Diversity of Asia yet Overstates its Impact on Variability in Drug Disposition and Pharmacodynamics; Rominder Singh, Yik Ying Teo, First published: 10 February 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.1329 Link: https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cpt.1329?af=R&
3. Genomic prediction of tuberculosis drug-resistance: benchmarking existing databases and prediction algorithms; Ngo TM1, Teo YY Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30736750
4. Comparative whole-genome sequence analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from tuberculous meningitis and pulmonary tuberculosis patients; Kiatichai Faksri, Eryu Xia, Rick Twee-Hee Ong, Jun Hao Tan, Ditthawat Nonghanphithak, Nampueng Makhao, Nongnard Thamnongdee, Arirat Thanormchat, Arisa Phurattanakornkul, Somcharn Rattanarangsee, Chate Ratanajaraya, Prapat Suriyaphol, Therdsak Prammananan, Yik-Ying Teo & Angkana Chaiprasert; Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23337-y
5. Frequent transmission of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage and positive selection for the EsxW Beijing variant in Vietnam; Kathryn E. Holt, Paul McAdam, Phan Vuong Khac Thai, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong, Dang Thi Minh Ha, Nguyen Ngoc Lan, Nguyen Huu Lan, Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, Hoang Thanh Hai, Vu Thi Ngoc Ha, Guy Thwaites, David J. Edwards, Artika P. Nath, Kym Pham, David B. Ascher, Jeremy Farrar, Chiea Chuen Khor, Yik Ying Teo, Michael Inouye, Maxine Caws & Sarah J. Dunstan; Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-018-0117-9