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Mabel Zhi Qi Foo

Mabel Zhi Qi Foo

Epidemiologist
Singapore

Summary

Accomplished public health epidemiologist with expertise in surveillance, outbreak response, and advanced statistical analysis. Proven ability to deliver high-impact insights through time-series modelling, data visualization, and evidence synthesis. Skilled in technical writing and stakeholder engagement with clinicians, IPC teams, and regulatory bodies. Results-oriented, proactive, and resourceful, with a strong record of translating complex data into strategies that drive infection control and improve population health outcomes.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Epidemiologist

Singapore General Hospital
01.2024 - Current
  • Lead epidemiological surveillance for respiratory viruses, dengue, and hepatitis, enabling early detection of clusters and timely outbreak response.
  • Contributed to outbreak investigations of adenovirus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CP-CRE), and Hepatitis C, coordinating with Infection Prevention and clinical teams to assess transmission patterns and implement control measures.
  • Developed and streamlined real-time cluster detection workflows, sharing daily alerts from laboratory data with Infection Prevention, enhancing timeliness and completeness of surveillance.
  • Conducted statistical analyses of health data, identifying trends and risk factors for disease.
  • Identified trends in infectious diseases by analyzing data and conducting thorough research.
  • Improved public health policies by providing expert advice and recommendations on disease prevention strategies.
  • Led training sessions for healthcare workers on disease prevention methods, enhancing community resilience.

Clinical Research Coordinator

Singapore General Hospital
05.2020 - 12.2023
  • Collect data and follow research protocols, operations manuals and case report form requirements
  • Analyze cost-effectiveness of accelerated discharge protocol incorporating Heart Rate N-variability Versus Traditional Chest Pain Diagnostic Protocol
  • Collect physiological parameters and use clinical-based algorithm to accurately and reliably triage cardiac risk, specifically differentiating Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) from other less urgent medical conditions
  • Monitor unit budget to meet financial objectives for spend rate and funding
  • Proficient in designing study protocols
  • Screen patient records, databases and physician referrals to identify prospective candidates for research studies
  • Maintain compliance with protocols covering patient care and clinical trial operations (Good Clinical Practice and Human Biomedical Research)
  • Proficient in data cleaning and data analysis (Microsoft Office and STATA)
  • Work with principal investigator and sponsors to facilitate daily trial activities and comply with research protocols
  • Follow informed consent processes and maintain records

Research Assistant

Cancer Science Institute Of Singapore
05.2018 - 08.2019
  • Collaborated with principal investigators at NUS, Singapore, to facilitate qualitative research in metastatic breast cancer studies, resulting in 30% increase in participant enrolment and retention rates.
  • Maintained meticulous documentation of procedures and findings, achieving 98% accuracy rate in data recording and analysis.
  • Developed and implemented research techniques, procedures, and tests, leading to 25% improvement in efficiency and productivity in data collection.
  • Conducted meticulous research to identify information and answer multifaceted questions
  • Validated incoming data to check information accuracy and integrity while independently locating and correcting concerns
  • Prepared literature for reports, presentations or submission to peer-review journals
  • Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations

Education

Master of Public Health - Public Health (Epidemiology, Programme Evaluation)

National University of Singapore
07.2023

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The University of Western Australia
Perth, WA
05.2018

Skills

Charting and clinical documentation

Self-motivated

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Data extraction and synchronization

Data and Statistical analysis (STATA)

Analyzing trends

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Websites

Accomplishments

  • Best Poster Award for SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress September 2021, Singapore (Health Services and Systems Research) https://www.singhealthacademy.edu.sg/sites/sdc/Abstracts/Pages/Abstract-Winners.aspx
  • Best Orator in Translational Science Research in the 5th NCIS Annual Research Meeting 2019, Singapore. https://www.ncam.com.sg/2023/past-ncam-winners/ncam-2019-winners/

Publications

  • Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Foo MZQ, Sim JXY, Cheong HY, Ko KKK, Chan DYW, Aung MK, Aung MO, Arora S, Yang Y, Lee LC, Wong CSL, Ling ML, Venkatachalam I. Trends in health care-associated non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viral infections in conjunction with masking policies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A time-series analysis. Am J Infect Control. 2025 Jul;53(7):773-777. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.04.009. Epub 2025 Apr 24. PMID: 40287016.
  • Venkatachalam, I., Aung, M. K., Lai, D. C. M., Foo, M. Z. Q., Sim, J. X. Y., Arora, S., Oo, A. M., Fong, Y. T., Tan, K. Y., Lee, L. C., & Ling, M. L. (2025). Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus: Emergence to endemicity in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Journal of Hospital Infection, 162, 253–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.02.017
  • Yang, Y., Venkatachalam, I., Low, C. T., Foo, M. Z., Aung, M. K., See, S. W., Aung, M. O., Chan, D. Y., Arora, S., Sim, J. X., Fong, Y. T., Ho, V. K., Ng, Y. S., Low, L. L., Sridharan, S., Ling, M. L., & Soh, C. R. (2025). Transforming healthcare system: Outcomes of Healthier-SG from a large tertiary-care hospital in Singapore. Health Policy and Technology, 14(1), 100968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2024.100968
  • Liu, N., Chee, M. L., Qi Foo, M. Z., Pong, J. Z., Guo, D., Koh, Z. X., Wah Ho, A. F., Niu, C., Chong, S.-L., & Hock Ong, M. E. (2021). Heart Rate N-Variability (HrnV) Measures for Prediction of Mortality in Sepsis Patients Presenting at the Emergency Department. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.26.20248866
  • Chin YH, Yaow CYL, Teoh SE, Foo MZQ, Luo N, Graves N, Ong MEH, Ho AFW. Long-term outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation. 2022 Feb;171:15-29. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.12.026. Epub 2021 Dec 29. PMID: 34971720.
  • Lee, S.-C., Shimasaki, N., Lim, J. S. J., Wong, A., Yadav, K., Yong, W. P., Tan, L. K., Koh, L. P., Poon, M. L. M., Tan, S. H., Ow, S. G. W., Bharwani, L., Yap, Y. S., Foo, M. Z. Q., Coustan-Smith, E., Sundar, R., Tan, H. L., Chong, W. Q., Kumarakulasinghe, N. B., … Campana, D. (2023). Data from Phase I Trial of Expanded, Activated Autologous NK-Cell Infusions with Trastuzumab in Patients with HER2-Positive Cancers. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.c.6529842

Timeline

Epidemiologist

Singapore General Hospital
01.2024 - Current

Clinical Research Coordinator

Singapore General Hospital
05.2020 - 12.2023

Research Assistant

Cancer Science Institute Of Singapore
05.2018 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The University of Western Australia

Master of Public Health - Public Health (Epidemiology, Programme Evaluation)

National University of Singapore

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