In the last instalment of Making a Mark for Women in Science, we meet NTU School of Biological Sciences immunology scientist Chen Qi, who is a recipient of the 2020 Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WiEST) Conference Grant. Chen Qi sheds some light on her research, and her thoughts on women in science.
Jonathan Ng is a second-year Nanyang Research Scholar at the NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS), where he is currently working on his Ph.D. project, involving the development of machine learning models to identify the functions of plant genes, such as those involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.
Making a mark for Women in Science: In the spirit of International Women’s Day held recently in March, we meet some of the recipients of the 2020 Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WiEST) Conference Grant. First up is NTU School of Biological Sciences PhD student Chinmayi Prasanna. She shares with us how she got to where she is now, and her views on women in science.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Miao Yansong for being one of the first of nine life scientists to join the inaugural Global Investigator Programme at the European Molecular Biology Organisation!
The NTU School of Biological Sciences is offering a double major degree programme in biomedical sciences and biobusiness jointly with Copenhagen Business School to cross-train students in biomedicine, biotechnology and business. Students can look forward to a semester at the Copenhagen Business School.
The SBS Youth Expedition Project team spent 2 weeks of their summer break on a fulfilling and enriching youth expedition project to Myanmar. Within the short time span, our students educated the Burmese students from Parami Nunnery School on practical and useful knowledge applicable to their daily lives through engaging games, and concurrently helped with the construction of a toilet and kitchen walkway for the school. Read more
The 8th Asia-Pacific NMR Symposium (APNMR) was held successfully at the School of Biological Sciences (SBS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) from 3 to 6 July 2019. The APNMR symposium is a signature scientific platform to bring Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) research community together in the Asia-Pacific region for promoting scientific exchange and international collaboration. Read more
Congratulations 🎉 to our #NTUSBS faculties, Prof Peter Preiser and Prof Daniela Rhodes, who have been named President’s Chair Professors in their various disciplines! 👏