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Prof Dean Ho was featured in the July 2019 edition of Singapore Tatler magazine. The article stemmed from an earlier report in Generation T – a content and events platform from Asia Tatler – which features young leaders shaping Asia’s Future. Prof Ho’s feature was in the sub-categories of (a) Sciences & Mathematics and (b)

Congratulation to Dr Toh Yi-Chin and her team on their latest publication in RSC, Lab on a Chip. The paper – “Self-aligning Tetris-Like (TILE) modular microfluidic platform for mimicking multi-organ interactions” – describes a backward compatible modular microfluidic platform that addresses a weakness in existing multi-organ culture platforms. It was used in emulating liver-mediated bioactivation

Dr Shao Huilin and her team were interviewed by TODAY for their work on the Amplified Plasmonic Exosome (Apex) system. The system is the world’s first blood-based test for Alzheimer’s disease and it is expected to be rolled out to hospitals and clinics within the next five years. Its results are comparable with the current

With effect from 01 July 2019, Professor Zhang Yong will be passing the position of BME Deputy-Head (Research & Enterprises) to Assoc/Prof Qiu Anqi.

Prof Trau’s last day with NUS is on 30 Jun 2019. He will be taking on the position of the new Dean of AIT School of Engineering and Technology (SET) in Pathum Thani, Thailand. We would like to thank him for all his effort in BME and wish him all the best in his next

Provost Chair Professor Dean Ho, Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), has been appointed Head of BME with effect from 1 July 2019.  Professor Ho takes over the headship of BME from Professor James Goh who has led the Department for 9 years.

Multiple PhD scholarship opportunities are now available for research projects that are associated with the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies (ARC CMIT) www.cmit.arc.edu.au . A scholarship is available to successful PhD candidates for 3 years, with a possible 6-month extension. Each research project will be undertaken with an industry and/or hospital partner.

BME Start-up: Abyss Processing – Commercial launch of the first 3D AI solutions for glaucoma management at ARVO The NUS start-up company Abyss Processing that was founded by Dr Michael JA Girard, Dr Alexandre Thiery, and Dr Dieter Trau will launch its commercial product at ARVO (biggest Ophthalmology meeting worldwide) in Vancouver on the 28th

Photo: Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Professor David Weitz from Harvard University was appointed as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering on 16 April 2019. Professor Weitz is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Applied Physic at Harvard University, where he has joint appointment at both the Physics Department