WU Wei

Associate Professor WU Wei is affiliated with the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the National University of Singapore (NUS), under the Faculty of Science. He holds a BSc with Honours in Life Sciences and a PhD in Biochemistry from NUS. His research focuses on immunotherapy target discovery, personalized antigen prioritization, tumor microenvironment modulation, and novel click-chemistry tools for affinity purification. He also investigates mechanisms of peptide hormone processing. His work spans interdisciplinary areas between pharmaceutical sciences and materials science, particularly in developing advanced materials for biomedical applications.

Key research directions include:

• Immunotherapy and cancer antigen discovery
• Development of therapeutic vaccines and personalized medicine approaches
• Design of high-entropy alloys and complex-concentrated materials for structural and biomedical applications
• Advanced manufacturing techniques such as laser powder bed fusion and chemical vapor deposition

His recent publications (2023–2025) emphasize breakthroughs in lightweight refractory alloys, additive manufacturing process optimization, and microstructure-property relationships in high-performance materials. Notable contributions include overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off in alloys and improving material purity via novel processing methods.

WU Wei’s research integrates experimental investigations with computational modeling, addressing challenges in both fundamental materials science and translational pharmaceutical applications.