Rising up to the (CoS) Challenge!

Rising up to the (CoS) Challenge!

The inaugural CoS Challenge was held in January 2022, receiving a warm reception from the CoS community. Leading up to the competition, CoS staff, faculty and alumni came together in late 2021 to contribute to the pool of questions known as the “Knowledge Bank”....

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Nipping the Problem of Diabetic Wounds in the (Rose Cactus) Bud

Nipping the Problem of Diabetic Wounds in the (Rose Cactus) Bud

Scientists in Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) led by Professor James P Tam, have discovered a first-in-class, plant-derived epidermal growth factor (EGF) and an ultrastable analog for healing of chronic wounds, an unmet problem in treatment of diabetic wounds. This is the first EGF receptor agonist that is structurally different from all previous EGFs and first such growth factor found in plants – the rose cactus, used widely in Southeast Asia. Since aberrant regulation of EGF or its receptor is associated with certain type of cancers, their findings also open new avenues to develop targeted therapies for cancer.

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Congrats to Kong Weijia, taking 1st place in Singapore in the Code Jam to I/O for Women!

Congrats to Kong Weijia, taking 1st place in Singapore in the Code Jam to I/O for Women!

Kong Weijia, a PhD student in the NTU School of Biological Sciences, finished 1st in Singapore and 12th worldwide (out of more than 6600 participants) in the Code Jam to I/O for Women, a coding competition organised by Google. Science@NTU caught up with Weijia to find out more about her experience with Code Jam, and her aspirations as a woman in science.

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