Management Team

Eddie Yin Kwee Ng PhD
Executive Editor
Assoc. Prof. Ng Yin Kwee joined IMR Press as Executive Editor in January 2022. He obtained a B.Eng (CL I) from Uni. of Newcastle upon Tyne; Ph.D at Cambridge Univ. with a Cambridge Commonwealth Scholarship; PG Diploma in Teaching Higher Edu., NIE-NTU.
He is elected as Academician for European Academy of Sciences (EUAS, Greece); Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (FAIMBE, USA); Academician for European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, EU); Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (FASME, USA); Fellow for the National Academy of Technology (FNAT, USA); Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Technology (FIET, United Kingdom); Fellow of International Engineering and Technology Institute (FIETI, Hong Kong), Fellow of Asia-Pacific Technological Sciences Academy (FAPTSA, Hong Kong); Distinguished Fellow for Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, (DFIDSAI, China), and Academician for Academy of Pedagogy and Learning (USA).
He co-edited 14 books in STEM areas. He is well-established in areas of research related to Biomedical engineering and Infrared physics & technology (with its application to clinical diagnosis of health abnormalities). The breadth of his activities includes AI in healthcare and infrared imaging. He is in the Stanford list of the World’s top 2% Scientists since 2019 (ranked 83 out of 64,425 as 0.001% in the field of Biomedical Engineering). He is also ranked # 6 (Worldwide) in Google Scholar under Biomedical, more than 18,700 (h-index: 71) with notable citations in BME-IRTP research.
He is the Investigator & Awardee (2021) of HealthTEC Seed Grant from Singapore Health Technologies Consortium (NUS) and Principal Investigator & Awardee (2021) of International Healthy Longevity Catalyst Global Innovator by U.S. National Academy of Medicine, J&J and NRF. He is also an academic advisor to an open fund young individual researcher grants to Singapore NMRC grant. Eddie received 2022 Alumni Highly Commended Award from the VC of Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK for his contributions to the society and achievements as academia.
Eddie was named the winner of the 2024 2nd IETI (International Engineering and Technology Institute) Ramesh Agarwal Lifetime Achievement Award in Science, Engineering or Technology. This award honors individuals with lifetime achievements in research, education, and service towards the advancement of any discipline of engineering and technology. The award committee quoted that the reason for his award is: For outstanding contributions in non-invasive, contactless, early detection of human health abnormality economically with infrared physics technology & advanced AI novel analysis (https://www.ieti.net/news/detail.aspx?id=351).

Guo-wei Tu MD, PhD
Publishing Director
Prof. Dr. Guo-Wei Tu served on the Editorial Board of Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine in 2022. He obtained his MD degree in Medicine from Fudan University, China. Currently, he holds the position of Professor in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China. In 2016, he was awarded the Chinese Young Investigator Award for research in critical care medicine. Dr. Tu was also awarded the titles of Excellent Academic Leader of Shanghai and Top Young Talent of Shanghai in 2020. He has published more than 70 articles in SCI-indexed journals and serves as a guest editor and editorial board member for many scientific journals, including BMC Medicine, Frontiers Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiology Research and Practice et al.

C. Rajasoorya MD
Publishing Director
Pro. Rajasoorya joined IMR Press in 2024. He completed his MBBS at the University of Singapore in 1980, pursued further specialization with an M Med in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore in 1986, concurrently achieving MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of London. He was honed with a FAMS from the Academy of Medicine Singapore in 1991, followed by FRCP from both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1996 and the Royal College of Physicians of London in 2000. Additionally, he gained recognition as a FACE from the American College of Endocrinology in 1998.
He served on several editorial boards and committees of various journals. He also served as President of the Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore, chaired the Specialist Training Committee in Endocrinology. He is dual-certified, with clinical practice involving both Endocrinology (with particular interest in hypothalamic-pituitary and adrenal disorders) and General Internal Medicine. Besides clinical medicine, he has special interests in clinical reasoning (including its application in pharmacotherapeutics), the doctor-patient relationship, and value-driven and meaningful medical care. He has lectured widely in the region and locally on topics related to hypothalamic-pituitary and adrenal disorders. He has published extensively and received numerous accolades and teaching awards, including the inaugural National Medical Excellence Clinician Educator Award in 2011 for outstanding contribution and exemplary passion for imparting medical knowledge to the next generation of clinicians. He received the Singapore Medical Association award in recognition of significant contributions and valuable services to the Singapore Medical Association, presented on May 16th, 2009. He has also been invited to serve as an Invited Speaker for multiple associations. He is also the recipient of the Distinguished Senior Clinician Award in 2016 (Ministry of Health) and was inducted to the Hall of Master Academic Clinicians in 2023 (Duke-NUS).

Behrooz Astaneh MD
Director of Education and Ethics Integrity
Experienced Head of Department with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Editing, Medical journalology, Public Speaking, Medical Publishing, Clinical Research, Workshop Presentation, and Copy Editing. Strong media and communication professional with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Medical Journalology degree from Westminster University, London, UK, and Health Research Methodology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Long-standing background and reputation in medical journal editorship at national and international level. Pioneer in academic medical journalology and publication by founding the first and unique Master of Science Program in medical publishing and journalology. Unique achievement by presenting more than 750 workshops on various aspects of medical jounalology, scientific writing, medical publishing, and publication ethics at national and international levels.

Hanrik (Weijian) Dong MSc
Publishing Manager
Hanrik Dong, an MSc graduate from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, joined IMR Press in 2019. He previously served as the managing editor for the 'Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark' and the 'Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine'. Hanrik has accumulated extensive experience in peer review, content acquisition, and publishing ethics. He participates in the broader academic publishing community as a member of the Council of Science Editors.

Willa (Yun) Wang MSc
Production Manager
Willa Wang, who obtained a Master of Science degree from the School of Life Sciences at Xiamen University in 2017, has over 7 years of experience in journal production. She currently serves as the Production Manager, leading the journal production team at IMR Press, overseeing tasks such as editing, format conversion, proofreading, and the output of XML and PDF versions of journals. She has handled over 2,000 papers and possesses extensive experience in production and editorial processes. Additionally, she is a member of the Council of Science Editors.

Yancey Zhang MSc
Marketing Manager
Yancey Zhang, with a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Beijing University of Technology (obtained in 2019), joined IMR Press in 2020 and currently serves as the marketing manager. She leads the marketing team in tasks such as publisher brand building and the formulation and implementation of journal promotion policies, covering social media operations, cooperation with third-party groups, and journal event planning. She is also a member of the Council of Science Editors.

Jacob Qi
Brand Promotion Manager
Assoc. Prof Jacob Qi joined the IMR Press in 2025 as Brand Promotion Manager. He obtained his PhD in Medicine from the University of Sydney, followed by postdoctoral training at the University of New South Wales. More recently, he led the Lipid Cell Biology Laboratory at the Centenary Institute. Assoc. Prof Qi currently heads the Cardiometabolic Lipidology and Lipidomics Laboratory at the Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, and School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia. His research focuses on uncovering lipid metabolic drivers of age-related diseases, developing lipid-targeted therapies, and identifying lipid-based biomarkers for personalized disease management.
In addition to his research roles, Assoc. Prof Qi serves as President of the Australian Association of Chinese Biomedical Scientists (331 members) and is a Board Member of the Australian Lipid Network. He is also a founding editorial board member of Lipidology and co-organized the 5th Australian Lipid Meeting (ALM5). His efforts continue to bridge research, collaboration, and public outreach in the biomedical field.