Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2022 Recipient: Ku Chee Wai (SBS)

Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2022 Recipient: Ku Chee Wai (SBS)

by | Nov 14, 2022

Dr Ku Chee Wai, one of the proud and deserving recipients of the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award this year, graduated from NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) in 2009 with a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences (Accelerated). He is now an Associate Consultant in the Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and is also pursuing a PhD in Clinical And Translational Sciences with Duke-NUS Medical School.

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NTU Singapore scientists genetically engineer plants to yield more vegetable oil

NTU Singapore scientists genetically engineer plants to yield more vegetable oil

by | Nov 9, 2022

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), led by Associate Professor Gao Yonggui and Assistant Professor Ma Wei, have successfully bioengineered and improved a plant protein that is responsible for oil accumulation in plant seeds and edible nuts. Using their patent-pending method, plants which have the modified protein can accumulate up to 15 – 18% more oil in their seeds.

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Global Undergraduate Awards 2022: Highly Commended Entrants from NTU SBS

Global Undergraduate Awards 2022: Highly Commended Entrants from NTU SBS

by | Sep 27, 2022

This year, we are proud to share that there are six undergraduates from the School of Biological Sciences at Nanyang Technological University who rank in the top 10% among all submissions in their category for the Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) 2022! UA is cited as the ultimate championship of high-potential undergraduates and often referred to as a “junior Nobel Prize”.

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More Fun & Helpful Activities with the SBS Alumni Association

More Fun & Helpful Activities with the SBS Alumni Association

by | Sep 1, 2022

Driven to bring the SBS alumni community together, the newly elected AA committee has successfully recruited more members on board the AA, who will be helping in 3 different pillars – Events, Business Development and Publicity & Publications consisting of 3 Chief Exco & 10 Exco members. We can look forward to see more fun and helpful events for alumni and students that involve collaborations with the Career Advancement Office, Biological Sciences Undergraduate Club (BS Club) and the Biology Graduate Students Club (BGSC).

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