Professor Pointing obtained his doctorate in the United Kingdom (UK) before devoting his entire career to science in the Asia-Pacific region. He holds a primary appointment in the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore.

Professor Pointing engages with diverse research topics in the field of environmental microbiology.

• Environmental Microbiology

Please refer to the Google Scholar link for a full list of publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_dZ17VEAAAAJ&hl=en.