A team of scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS), has developed a new DNA sequence alignment algorithm that is faster and more accurate than existing methods....
CoS Day 2025
The College recently celebrated its College of Science (CoS) Day 2025 on 21 January. An annual tradition that started more than a decade ago, CoS Day brings together students from the College’s four Schools: Asian School of the Environment (ASE), School of Biological...
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Singapore 2024
Congratulations to Nanyang Assistant Professor Xiao Tianshu for receiving the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Singapore award! She has been recognised for her work in structure-based and artificial intelligence (AI)-facilitated drug development. She...
Future Playbook for Fighting Multiple Myeloma
Researchers from the NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) have demonstrated for the first time in multiple myeloma that a protein, p52, produced from the hyperactivation of a genetic signalling pathway known as NF-κB, reprogrammes DNA regions to express genes that...
CoS Researchers Named Among Most Highly Influential in 2024
Researchers from the College have been recognised as being some of the most influential scientists globally in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list. Clarivate, a United Kingdom-based data company, compiles an annual list that identifies and celebrates...
College of Science Innovation Day 2024
The College of Science’s inaugural CoS Innovation Day was held on 23 October. The event showcased the myriads of scientific research and innovations from the College’s four Schools: Asian School of the Environment (ASE), School of Biological Sciences (SBS), School of...
Project Sci-nergise: Campus Science Trail
Project Sci-nergise, once known as the College of Science Community Project, organised their first community service project, the Campus Science Trail (CST) in June. Held over the course of two days, 10th and 11th June, and taking place on NTU’s campus, the CST...
A New Discovery In The Fight Against Breast Cancer
Scientists from the NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) have discovered how a protein, Fn14, is behind the aggressive nature of triple negative breast cancer, and how understanding the genetic signalling pathways of this protein can open potential areas for...
Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award 2024 – Tang Yi Qwan, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
The Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award, once known as the University Scholars Award, recognise the accomplishments of students who have demonstrated excellent academic performance, leadership abilities, and great potential for societal contribution. The award also allows...
Get to know the 2024 SPMS Award Winners
We had a chance to speak to several of the School’s award winners. They shared about their final year project, talked about a turning point for them in their undergraduate journey, recounted an experience in NTU that had a profound impact upon them. Khor Sze Chong,...