Department of Biological Sciences

Archives 2004 2003	2005
		December 2005
		Department Year-end party, 30 Dec 2005
		Southeast Asian Biodiversity in Crisis Series: Cambridge Tropical Biology Series A new book by A/P Navjot S. Sodhi, National University of Singapore and Barry W. Brook,Charles Darwin University, Australia The biodiversity of Southeast Asia is gravely imperilled by drivers including massive habitat modifications, forest fires and the overexploitation of wildlife. This book contains the first comprehensive determination of the current state of Southeast Asia's terrestrial biotas and highlights the primary drivers responsible for the grave threat to the region's unique and rich biodiversity...
		Department Retreat - DBS 7th Retreat was held at Furama Riverfront Hotel from 4-5 December. This year's theme was Culture, Values and Practices in DBS >> photo gallery
		November 2005
		10 Graduate Congress with the theme "Exploring the Biofrontiers" was a great success. The event was held at LT 32 from 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2005. >> photo gallery
		The 6th Sino-Singapore Symposium on Biology Fudan University, Shanghai, China 11- 12 November 2005 >> more >> photo gallery
		BioThailand 2005 To create awareness of the progress of biotechnological R&D, A/P Gong Z and team were invited to exhibit the Transgenic Zebra fish at BioThailand 2005 exhibition. BioThailand 2005 was held on 2-5 November 2005 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center , Bangkok , Thailand . The event was graciously presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Siridhorn. (picture of Yilian at the display booth, opening ceremoney) >> more on website
		Science Alumni Family Day 2005 - In conjunction with the Alumni Day, Distinguished Alumni Award and Outstanding Alumni Award were awarded to 8 role model Alumni from Biological Sciences. >> more about the awards and recipient 2005 >>photo gallery
		October 2005
		The 2nd Life Sciences Career Day 2005 was a very successful event jointly organised by Faculty of Science, Office of Life Sciences and Dept of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with EDB and BioSingapore. We had an overwhelming and good response from over 650 students, 20 companies and organizations in the Life Sciences area. The keen and enthusiastic participation of both companies and students helped us to meet our objectives; which is to create, develop and promote opportunities for both students and companies in Life Sciences to meet via an interactive platform>> photo gallery >> webcast
		Alumni Tea with Dean of Science >> photo gallery
		September 2005
		Assoc Prof Ng Kee Lin, Peter is one of the members of the Zoological Commission for Nomenclature who have set a plan in motion to move the zoological systematics front ahead for e-filing system for names and had just recently had this commentary accepted for discussion in NATURE >> commentary (pdf)
	27 Sep	Mr Yajnavalka Banerjee. a PhD student of Prof Kini has won the BEST POSTER AWARD at the recent Faculty Graduate Congress. Poster title: A novel anticoagulant protein - Hemextin A, from the venom of African Ringhals cobra that inhibits clot initiation and its synergistic interaction with a three-finger toxin, Hemextin B
		Dept bid farewell to Prof Ngiam Tong Tau and Mr Chua Whye Leng who will be retiring end of the year. The occasion was held on a Cheng Ho dinner cruise. >>Pictures
		Mozzies go for upgrade too NUS Associate Professor Rudolf Meier, Department of Biological Sciences, gives expert views on how the current breed of mosquitoes evolves and adapts to new breeding environment. The Straits Times , Mind Your Body, 21 September 2005, p4&5 >>article
	21 Sep	Ms Seah Wee Khee, graduate student of A/P Li Daiqin has been awarded the FoS Graduate Research Award at the Faculty Graduate Congress on 21 September 2005.
	August 2005
	22 Aug	Lee Wan-Jean, an MSc student of Prof Chou, has obtained Best Student Paper Award for an Oral Presentation of her research paper entitled, "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Recruitment and Population Dynamics of the Intertidal Barnacles, Chthamalus malayensis on Equatorial Southeast Asian Shores" given at a meeting of the Crustacean Society, 18-22 July 2005 in Glasgow. She is also the winner of the Students' Competition At the XXIV Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society Held in Norway, 25-28 July 2005
	20 Aug	NUS terbaik ditemuan pelajar sains possiwazah di Norway Beriata Harian, 20 Aug 2005 >> article
	18 Aug	Nalini, a student from Evolutionary Biology Lab in the News Tamil Murusa, 18 Aug 2005 >> article
	16 Aug	Department Supporting Staff Retreat 05 >> report >>photos
		Kathy Su, graduate student from Evolutionary Biology Lab is interviewed for Capital 95.8 FM. Today, Capital 95.8 FM, a Mandarin radio channel, interviewed Kathy about her winning the award for best student presentation at the Willi Hennig Conference in Fagernes, Norway. >> interview
	14 Aug	Talk to Penang Girls School by Prof Hew Choy Leong Malaysian Newspaper "Guang Hua Daily", 14 Aug 2005 >> article
	15 Aug	Awards galore for NUS students at prestigious Willi Hennig Society Meeting - A/P Rudolf Meier and five of his students from the Evolutionary Biology Laboratory attended the 24th Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society - Hennig XXIV - in Fagernes, Norway. The society is the publisher of "Cladistics" a leading journal on evolutionary biology. A/P Meier was also elected a Founding Fellow of the Willi Hennig Society>>press release
	July 2005
	28 Jul	Kathy Su Feng-Yi, a graduate student of A/P Rudolf Meier, won the FIRST PRIZE for her Oral Presentation on "Evolution of Acute Viusiona nd Complex Prey Cathing Behaviour in Basal Jumping Spiders (Spartaeomae)" held in Norway on 28 July 2005.
	26 Jul	A/P Benito Tan was elected the Vice President of The International Association of Bryologists (IAB) for a term of four years starting 2005. The IAB is a world organization of professional bryologists and researchers, and post graduate students, studying bryophytes, with a total membership of 600 representing 59 countries in all five continents.
	10 Jul	Renewal of the TRILATERAL AGREEMENT of research and education collaboration between The Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University The School of Life Sciences , Xiamen University and The Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore >> in full
	6 Jul	Hu Wenwei, a PhD graduate was awarded the ISPMB (International Society of Plant Molecular Biology) Gold Medal for his outstanding PhD thesis >>in full
	June 2005
	28 Jun	2nd Asian Conference on Plant Pathology - More than 240 participants from 29 countries and regions attended this very succesful event jointly organised by Dept of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, NUS, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore, Plant Protection Society (Singapore) and Asian Association of Societies for Plant Pathology >> photo gallery
	21 Jun	Life Sciences Career Day 2005 - The first Life Science Career Day, organizing by the Faculty of Science, the Life Sciences Coordinating Committee and Department of Biological Sciences, was held on 21 June 2005. The half day event, held at LT 31 at the Faculty of Science, NUS, drew an audience of over 200 Life Sciences students and fresh graduates at the undergraduate and graduate level to attend talks and exhibitions by 5 invited companies from the Life Sciences industry. >>in full
	21 Jun	Dr Ng Huck Hui, Biological Sciences and Genome Institute of Singapore was awared the Singapore Youth Award (Science and Technology) 2005 (Citation, quoted from Straits Times 21 June 2005: He now heads a world-class group addressing questions on gene regulation. His team uses cutting-edge technologies to dissect regulatory networks in stem cells and cancer cells.) Picture: Prof Hew Choy Leong with Dr Ng Huck Hui (Award winner 2005) and Dr Chew Fook Tim (Award winner 2004)
	April 2005
	15 Apr	First Singapore Biotech Company Creating Novel Drugs From Venoms With The Support Of BioOne Capital, ASTAR and NUS >> press release.
	11 Apr	Prof Alex Ip, Department of Biological Sciences, won the Outstanding Educator Award 2005. Here is a citation:
	11 Apr	A/P Hong Yunhan, Department of Biological Sciences, won the Outstanding Researcher Award 2005. Here is a citation:
	11 Apr	A/P Yao Shao Qin, Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Chemistry, won the Young Researcher Award 2005. Here is a citation:
	February 2005
	14 Feb	NUS President Graduate Fellowship Award Winner 2005 - Mahesh Uttamchandani, graduate student under the supervision of Dr Yao Shaoqin. >> more
	1 Feb	In the News, Stella Tan a former student of the Department. >> more
	January 2005
	28 Jan	Straits Times feature on A/P Hugh Tan - Scientists back NMP's call to protect nature >> text >> more
	25 Jan	A publication in Nature by Dr Tammi Martti! >>pdf of paper
	23 Jan	Fish Fraud - A Straits Times article on Dr Bertrand Richer de Forges, 56, a French marine biologist who specialises in deep-sea crabs. Dr Forges is a visitor to RMBR >> more
	6 Jan	In Today's Paper: Dr Chew Fook Tim on his Singapore Youth Award 2004 >>more

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