Identified by the Mistletoe Research Fellowship (MRF) Reward Committee for her “collaborative spirit, intellectual curiosity, and resiliency”, Dr Loo Shining has been selected as a Mistletoe Research Fellow for the 2021-2022 cycle.
Congratulations to Team Benthos on winning the International Natural Sciences Tournament (INST)! The INST Grand Finals concluded on 25 July 2021.
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.
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.
Discovering the first silencers that loop to regulate its target genes in the human genome, Assistant Professor Fullwood and her team might just be one step closer to finding a method for curing cancer.
Conversion of forest to agricultural land is one of the biggest threats to wildlife in Asia. ASE PhD student Anushka Rege has investigated the potential of cashew plantations in India as habitat for wild animals, showing that though forests remain irreplaceable, cashew plantations could serve as a supplementary habitat for local animals, if well-managed.
Dr Zheng Yiying has recently launched a new chemistry module in SPMS that provides an overview of regulations in pharmaceutical drugs, biologics, and medical devices. We caught up with Dr Zheng to ask about her background, and her reasons for creating this new course.
In this interview, we speak to Kow Zi Shan, a former science communications #SGUnited Trainee with the College of Science and alumna of the Asian School of the Environment. Now embarking on a new journey as a Transmedia Science Writer with the Singapore Science Centre, she recounts her experience during her short but meaningful time as part of the communications team in CoS.
For the last several months, Associate Professor Janelle Thompson, a Principal Investigator at the Asian School of the Environment and the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, has been leading a team of scientists in conducting a survey of wastewater surveillance approaches to aid in COVID-19 epidemiology.
With the use of online advertising and news coverage, Assistant Professor Janice Lee, Dr. Hunter Doughty and co-authors bring to light the potential of strategic online advertising as a tool for promoting more sustainable consumer choices.