Wai Ling Kok

Academic profile

Dr Wai Ling Kok

Lecturer in Oral Sciences
Peninsula Dental School (Faculty of Health)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Wai Ling's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

About Wai Ling

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)

Teaching

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. 

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