William Ngo
Biography
Dr. William Ngo received his OD (2011) and PhD (2016) from the University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (2017-2019). Dr. Ngo then served as the Head of Biosciences at the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (2019-2021). Dr. Ngo aims to advance the understanding of human ocular surface disease using a combination of computational, wet-lab, and clinical techniques.
Currently accepting applications for PhDs and postdocs with backgrounds in cell or molecular biology.
Currently accepting applications for PhDs and postdocs with backgrounds in cell or molecular biology.
Research Interests
- Human clinical testing related to the diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction
- Cellular physiology and their response to stress and damage
- Discovery of drugs and biologics for modulating inflammation
- Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery
- Disease Detection and Modelling
- Bioinformatics, Systematics and Evolution
- Physiology, Cell and Developmental Biology
- Ocular Biology
Education
- OD (Waterloo)
- PhD (Waterloo)
Teaching*
- OPTOM 103 - Pathophysiology
- Taught in 2023, 2024
- OPTOM 105 - Medical Microbiology
- Taught in 2023
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Graduate studies
- Currently considering applications from graduate students. A completed online application is required for admission; start the application process now.
- Has Approved Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor (ADDS) status