Tze Ning Hiew, PhD
Assistant Professor
Introduction
Dr. Tze Ning Hiew obtained her Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) and Ph.D. degrees from the National University of Singapore. She subsequently completed her postdoctoral training at Purdue University. Prior to graduate school, Tze Ning was an inpatient pharmacist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. She is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, where her research focuses on using innovative formulation and processing strategies to address the challenges of modern day oral drug delivery.
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
Education
- BS in Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Licenses & Certifications
- Registered Pharmacist, Singapore Pharmacy Council, Singapore
Selected Awards & Honors
- Ebert Prize, American Pharmacists Association
- Outstanding Reviewer for 2024, RSC Pharmaceutics
- EPSCoR Research Fellow, U.S. National Science Foundation
- Faculty Starter Grant in Drug Delivery, PhRMA Foundation
- Stanley Faculty International Travel Award, International Programs, University of Iowa
- Patrick DeLuca Emerging Researcher Award, IPEC Foundation
- Graduate Student Award, IPEC Foundation
- Excellent Teaching Assistant (Part-Time) Award, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
- Excellent Safety Lead Award, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Research Interests
- Development of diminutive dosage forms
- Particle engineering
- Amorphous solid dispersions
- Co-processing of pharmaceutical materials