And the winners from College of Science are…
Congratulations to the 2019 Global Undergraduate Awards winners!
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The partnership for the double major degree programme was inked by the NTU Provost and Vice President (Academic) Prof Ling San and Copenhagen Business School President Nikolaj Malchow-Møller
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.
Congratulations to Ankur Sharma for winning the runner-up position in the Present Around the World (PATW) – Asia Pacific Finals 2019!
An SBS PhD student from Asst Prof Amartya Sanyal’s lab, Ankur represented Singapore to compete against the other representatives from Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Brunei, Myanmar and Taiwan. His presentation on his research relating to explore the gene regulatory mechanisms of liver in different physiological and pathological conditions using mouse liver as a model eventually won him the honour.
Global study of world’s most abundant creatures published today in Nature
What is the most abundant animal on the planet? Some may guess mice, or perhaps ants. A simple Google search will give you the answer – it’s nematodes, small worms also called eelworms. There are 440 billion of them and they exist in all of the Earth’s ecosystems (notably in soil, but also in water and as parasites in animal bodies). Still, because of their microscopic size most of us have never seen, and will never see, one. But they play a critical role in the cycling of carbon and nutrients in ecosystems, and are essential to understanding biological activity in soil. Read more
A Curious DNA Structure and its Potential Applications
DNA, the molecule responsible for storing genetic information, consists of two strands of nucleotide bases coiling around each other. On these strands, different arrangements of the four sub-molecules known as “nucleotide bases” (labelled A, T, G and C) form sequences called genes. Read more
8th Asia-Pacific NMR Symposium
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
NTU Singapore scientists uncover binding secret behind protein ‘superglue’
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have pinpointed how a special class of plant-derived enzymes, known as peptide ligases, work to join proteins together. Such binding is an important process in the development of drugs, for example in specifically attaching a chemotherapy drug to an antibody that recognises tumour markers to target cancer cells. Read more
Antibodies developed could halve damage from condition that’s now untreatable: Study
NTU scientists discover sustainable way to increase seed oil yield in crops
Scientists have developed a sustainable way to demonstrate a new genetic modification that can increase the yield of natural oil in seeds by up to 15 per cent in laboratory conditions. The new method can be applied to crops such as canola, soybean and sunflower, which are in a multi-billion dollar industry that continues to see increasing global demand. Read more
Congratulations to our SBS faculty members, who have been named President’s Chair Professors in their various disciplines!
Congratulations 🎉 to our #NTUSBS faculties, Prof Peter Preiser and Prof Daniela Rhodes, who have been named President’s Chair Professors in their various disciplines! 👏