On December 15, 2024, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Chinese Medicine successfully hosted the 2024 Singapore International TCM Clinical Heritage Lecture Series. Themed “Inheritance of Lingnan Luo’s Gynecology and Advances in Gynecological Disease Treatment,”...
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...
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...
Visit from King’s College London
On 27 August 2024, CoS welcomed a delegation from King's College London, including the Vice Chancellor and President Prof Shitij Kapur. The intention of the visit was to identify key areas where we can develop research collaboration and student exchange. Members of...
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...
New MOU with BUCM
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has deepened its collaboration with Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) with a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed on 31 July 2024. Key initiatives under the MOU include: 1) Faculty Exchange: Both...
Get to know the 2024 CoS Valedictorians: Lee Bo Sern, Bronson (SBS)
In this series, Science@NTU gets to know the 2024 CoS valedictorians. They give a quick overview of their time in CoS, and also offer a few words of advice on transitioning into a new phase of life. Next up, we have Bronson Lee from the School of Biological Sciences....
Improving the Disease Resistance of Coffee Plants
Assistant Professor Jarkko Salojarvi from the NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS), together with an international team of scientists, have assembled high-quality genomes of Coffea arabica, Arabica coffee, and its parental species Coffea canephora, Robusta coffee,...
Understanding a Protein’s Relationship with Our Telomeres
Scientists from the NTU School of Biological Sciences, led by Professor Lars Nordenskiöld, recently published their study in The Embo Journal on an essential protein, telomere repeat binding factor 2 (TRF2), that plays a critical role in stabilising and maintaining...