Rapid Liposomal Assay for Beta-hemolytic Microorganisms
27 September 2017, Singapore – A team of researchers led by Dr Ian Cheong from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) has successfully created a miniaturized and cost-effective test kit for bacterial pathogen detection. The new rapid test kit can produce highly accurate results in hours, a remarkable improvement over the current conventional method using red…
Dr Yin Zhongchao named Singapore’s Outstanding Rice Scientist for 2017 ASEAN Rice Science and Technology Ambassadors Award
07 August 2017, Philippines – Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) congratulates Dr Yin Zhongchao on being conferred the Outstanding Rice Scientist of Singapore at the ASEAN Rice Science and Technology Ambassadors Award. This award recognizes Dr Yin’s outstanding scientific research in the field of understanding bacterial diseases in rice as well as his positive contribution…
Singapore’s Temasek Rice Developed by TLL Scientists for Regional Food Security
6 August 2016, Singapore – Scientists at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have successfully developed a fragrant rice variety – Temasek Rice, that possesses superior grain quality, is high in dietary fibre and imbued with traits that can mitigate threats from factors such as climate change. This will help contribute to longer-term food security for…
Plant Biology Sheds Light on the Development of Important Plant Organs
8 July 2016, Singapore – Scientists at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have successfully identified an important protein that plays a crucial role in controlling the development of the shoot apical meristem (SAM). SAM is a key part of a plant that contains stem cells which continuously differentiate and produce all the above-ground parts of…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
Registration Sponsorship for Outstanding Poster Abstract Entries to the International Conference on ‘Next Generation Technologies for Bioenergy and Biomass Utilization’
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is pleased to announce the availability of a registration sponsorship, courtesy of Dr Michael Goutama, for students and post-doctorate to attend the International Conference on “Next Generation Technologies for Bioenergy and Biomass Utilization”, which will be held at Holiday Inn Atrium, Singapore on the 2nd – 4th August 2012.