To provide a distinctive university
education in the Life Sciences, foster creative thinking, and uphold
international standards of excellence in research.
Core Values
Integrity
Creativity
Innovation
Teamwork
Quality science without compromise
The Life Sciences sector has been
widely acknowledged as the focus of the next major technological revolution.
New knowledge and discoveries generated from genome and molecular biology
research are having major impacts on the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare,
food and nutrition, quality of life and the environment. The
In 2004, the School moved to a
purpose-built facility on the NTU campus with 30,000 m² of total floor space,
containing 60 research laboratories, core instrumentation facilities and an
adjoining two storey animal house. The building also contains state-of-the-art
classrooms, computer suites and teaching laboratories equipped with the latest
facilities and high-speed wireless internet access providing world-class
educational support for undergraduate and graduate students alike.
The School offers intellectually
rigorous curricula that are relevant to Life Sciences, combining detailed study
of fundamentals with coverage of the most important advances in cutting-edge
research. Integral to these is the component of drug discovery and development,
such as from botanical and natural products, through student-centric research.
Graduates from the undergraduate programmes and graduate research programmes in
Biological Sciences are expected to meet the demand for talented researchers
and provide a support network in the Life Sciences industry. The route to a
medical profession is also available via further study in graduate medical
school. The double degree programme, integrating western Biomedical Sciences
and eastern traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), further prepares graduates to
be part of the growing TCM clinical and research movement steadily gaining
global momentum.
Appointment holders
Chair's Office
Faculty members
Professors
Law, Sai-Kit Alex, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Acting Chair & Associate Chair (Research)
Nordenskiold, Lars, Ph.D. (Stockholm University), Associate Chair (Academic)
Assistant Professors
Sadler, Kristen, Ph.D. (University of Melbourne), Assistant Chair (Exchange and Attachment)
Tan, Nguan Soon, Andrew, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore), Assistant Chair (Undergraduate Affairs)
Koh, Cheng Gee, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge), Assistant Chair (Research)
Division of Structural and Computational Biology
Faculty Members
Professors
Nordenskiold, Lars, Ph.D. (Stockholm University), Division Head
Associate Professors
Grüber, Gerhard, Ph.D. (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz)
Lescar, Julien, Ph.D. (University Paris XI - Institut Pasteur Paris)
Pervshin, Konstantin, Ph.D. (Moscow Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry)
Torres, Jaume, Ph.D. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Yoon, Ho Sup Joe, Ph.D. (University of Chicago)
Assistant Professors
Bhattacharyya, Surajit, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science)
Davey, Curtis Alexander, Ph.D. (University of Miami School of Medicine)
Li, Jinming, Ph.D. (Darmstadt University of Technology)
Mu, Yuguang, Ph.D. (Shandong University)
Cornvik, Tobias Carl, Ph.D. (Stockholm University)
Adjunct Professor
Lun, Kwok Chan, Ph.D. (University of Birmingham)
Adjunct Associate Professor
Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Ph.D. (University of York)
Song, Haiwei, Ph.D. (University of Leeds)
Visiting Professors
Nordlund, Par, Ph.D. (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Eshaghi, Said, Ph.D. (Stockholm University)
Division of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology
Faculty Members
Professors
Nordenskiold, Lars, Ph.D. (Stockholm University), Acting Head
Tam, James, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin)
Visiting Professor
Bose, Salil Kumar, Ph.D. (University of Rochester)
Associate Professor
Liu, Chuan Fa, Ph.D. (University of Montpellier)
Geifman Shochat, Susana, Ph.D. (Leiden University)
Assistant Professors
Liang, Zhao-Xun, Ph.D. (Northwestern University)
Lin, Chun Ling Valerie, Ph.D. (University of Reading)
Sadler, Kristen, Ph.D. (University of Melbourne)
Sze, Siu Kwan Newman, Ph.D. (University of Hong Kong)
Tang, Kai, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University)
Teaching Fellow
Yu, Chin-Wen Kenneth, Ph.D. (University of Western Australia)
Lecturers
Zhao Yan, Ph.D. (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine)
Zhong Weiling (Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Adjunct Associate Professor
Hong, Yan, Ph.D. (Peking Union Medical University)
Lim, Soon Tiong Alvin, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Sun, Tak On Eric, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Cheung, Chong Wing Edwin, Ph.D. (University of Manchester)
Lai, Siang Hui, MBBS (National University of Singapore)
Lim, Kiat Hon, MBBS (National University of Singapore)
Division of Genomics and Genetics
Faculty Members
Professors
Karjalainen, Klaus, Ph.D (Helsinki University)
Associate Professors
Dröge, Peter, Dr. rer. nat. habil. (University of Konstanz), Division Head
Chen, Ken-Shiung, Ph.D. (UT Austin)
Preiser Peter Rainer, Ph.D. (Uni. of Delaware)
Kambadur, Ravi, Ph.D.(Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research , Chandigarh
Feng, Zhiwei, Ph.D. (University of Berne)
Assistant Professors
Bozdech, Zbynek, PhD (McGill University)
Sze, Chun Chau, Ph.D. (Umeå University)
Su, I-Hsin, Ph.D.(University of Cologne)
Zhang Li-feng, Ph.D. (Baylor University Medical Center)
Adjunct Professors
Ng, Soon Chye Professor, MBBS (University of Singapore), M.Med (National University of Singapore), MRCOG (Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists), MD (National University of Singapore)
Liu, Tak-Bun Edison, MD (Stanford University)
Adjunct Associate Professors
Lufkin, Thomas , Ph.D. (Cornell University)
Naqvi, Naweed Issak, Ph.D. (Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India & International Rice Research Institute, Philippines)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Fujii, Ritsuko, Ph.D. (Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)
Visiting Associate Professor
Schoenbach, Christian, Ph.D. (Eberhard-Karls University Tubingen)
Division of Molecular and Cell Biology
Faculty Members
Professors
Featherstone, Mark Stephen, Ph.D. (McGill University)
Law, Sai-Kit Alex, Ph.D. (Harvard University)
Associate Professor
Sugrue, Richard, Ph.D. (University of Kent), Division Head
Ruedl, Christiane, Ph.D. (University of Innsbruck)
Assistant Professors
Cheung, Peter, Ph.D. (University of London)
Heese, Klaus, Ph.D. (University of Basel)
Koh, Cheng Gee, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)
Li, Hoi Yeung, Ph.D. (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Liang, Willmann, Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
Tan, Nguan Soon Andrew, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Tan, Suet Mien, Ph.D. (University of Oxford)
Thanabalu, Thirumaran, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Makeyev, Eugene, Ph.D. (University of Helsinki)
Vyas, Ajai, Ph.D. (National Centre for Biological Sciences India)
Adjunct Professors
Abastado, Jean-Pierre, Ph.D. (Paris University)
Adjunct Associate Professors
Lam, Kong Peng, Executive Director, Singapore Immunology Network, Ph.D. (Columbia University)
Liu, Ding Xiang, Associate Professor, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, M.Sc. (West China University of Medical Sciences), Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)
Thierry, Francoise, Ph.D. (University of Paris)
Ng, Huck Hui, Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh)
Chow, Kazh Hoe Pierce, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Motomi, Osato, Ph.D. (Kumamoto University)
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Jiang, Yun Jin, Senior Scientist, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Ph.D. (Fakultat fur Biologie of Eberhard-Karls Universitat)
Sampath, Karuna, Prinicpal Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Ph.D. (Indiana State University)
Visiting Professor
Konishi, Shiro, Ph.D. (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)
Degree programmes and requirements