Professor Chua Nam Hai joins Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory as NRF’s Returning Singaporean Scientist
08 January 2016, Singapore –Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is pleased to congratulate Professor Chua Nam Hai on being a recipient of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore’s Returning Singaporean Scientists Scheme. This award will enable Prof Chua to establish his research activities in TLL, which will have both strategic and economic relevance to Singapore.
TLL is an Institution of a Public Character
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is pleased to announce that it has been granted an Institution of a Public Character (IPC) status under the Charities Act by Singapore’s Charity unit. Philanthropy plays a major role in driving basic and innovative scientific research which provides the foundation for discoveries that lead to innovations critical to a…
Scientists at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Discover a Novel Fungal Biocatalyst and Regulator that Shut Down Plant Immunity
02 September 2015, Singapore – Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is pleased to announce the breakthrough discovery on understanding a plant’s natural response to a fungal infection. These findings have been published as a research article in the prestigious international journal Nature Chemical Biology.
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore and Anhui Rice Research Institute, China Collaborate on Rice Research and Manpower Training
6 March 2015, China and Singapore – Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) and Anhui Rice Research Institute (ARRI) of Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences are pleased to announce the successful joint development of an improved rice variety, TS4, which has desirable traits such as shorter plant height and growth duration, low amylase content as well…
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Appoints Prof Yu Hao as Executive Director
31 December 2014, Singapore – Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is pleased to announce that Professor Yu Hao has been appointed the Executive Director of TLL with effect from 1st January 2015. He will succeed Professor Chan Soh Ha to oversee the research and development activities at TLL and will continue with his appointment as…
Discovering a new mechanism for sex control in zebrafish
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Hokkaido University and Ehime University are pleased to announce that their researchers have discovered that the reduction of gonadal stem cells will yield more male zebrafish. The article reporting this finding has been published online in Stem Cell Reports today.
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Appoints New NRF Fellow to Study Diabetes and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is pleased to congratulate Dr Koh Tong Wey for being awarded the 7th Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship. Dr Koh joined TLL as a Principal Investigator in September this year and he brings along his experience and expertise in the area of neurobiology and genetics where he will be…
DNA Compaction And Its Association With Diseases
Scientists at TLL have identified a specific type of protein which is responsible for the compaction of DNA. This compaction affects the way information flows from genomic DNA and has an impact on evolution, life and certain diseases. Irregular compaction of DNA plays a role in disease and is commonly associated with cancer. In a…
TLL Scientists Discover “Bio-Timer” That Controls Growth Rate In Flowering Plants
A team led by Dr Toshiro Ito, Senior Principal Investigator at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), has discovered a timing mechanism that controls the growth rate in flowering plants. This molecular circuit acts as a “bio-timer” that controls the diverse growth and differentiation pathways in plants and animals.
TLL Scientist Receives President’s Science Award
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) would like to congratulate Prof Yu Hao for receiving the prestigious 2013 President’s Science Award. This award is in recognition of his outstanding contribution to scientific research in the field of plant functional genomics and its biotechnological applications to economically important crops.
Scientists at TLL Identify an Important Mechanism That Terminates Protein Folding Failures
Scientists at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have identified an important mechanism that neutralizes the detrimental effects of unfolded proteins by removing the potentially harmful proteins from the system. This discovery may provide a new avenue of therapeutic intervention and is applicable to a diverse range of diseases.
TLL Young Scientists Receive Prestigious Awards For Outstanding Academic Accomplishment
Two young scientists at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have each received a significant award in recognition of their outstanding academic accomplishment. Ms Zhang Dan, a Junior Research Fellow at TLL, has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad by China Scholarship Council and Dr Guillaume Thibault, a postdoctoral…