Sean Ng
BSTC General Member
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Biozentrum, Basel, Switzerland
Biography
Sean Ng is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Christoph Handschinā€™s laboratory at the University of Basel, where his research focuses on exercise-induced neuromuscular plasticity. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow under the mentorship of Drs. Mark Tarnopolsky and Joshua Nederveen, investigating the repurposing of therapies for muscular dystrophies and mitochondrial diseases at McMaster Childrenā€™s Hospital. Sean completed his MSc and PhD at McMaster University under the supervision of Dr. Vladimir Ljubicic, where he studied the role of AMPK in neuromuscular health and disease. His recent findings have been published in several journals, includingĀ The Journal of PhysiologyĀ andĀ Molecular Metabolism. His work has been recognized by several national organizations, including NSERC, NMD4C, and MDC, which have collectively supported his scientific training.