Meet our Scholars
Projects listing
| Project Title | Amgen Scholar |
|---|---|
| Studying effects of patient mutation of C2CD5 on MC4R receptor trafficking and validating possible disease correlation | Aadvik Bhardwaj |
| Rewiring Resistance: Investigating p53-Influenced Regulation of PTK6 Expression in Chemoresistant Cancers | Aljon Bartolata Toledo |
| Biophysical Interaction of Human Plasmin with E-proteins of Chikungunya virus | Anushka Jain |
| Metal-Binding Self-Assembling Peptides to Modulate Antibacterial Activity | Aurell Wijaya |
| Breaking the Synapse Shield: LYN-Driven Cytoskeletal Remodeling in TNBC | Celine Yong Pui Kuan |
| Investigating the Effect of M0027 Treatment on VP-2C RNA Interaction in EV-A71 | Chen Yujia |
| Investigating the role of ECM confinement in vascular remodeling during secondary follicle development | Francesca Qilin Teo |
| Modeling Mosaic Variegated Aneuploidy (MVA) at the Cellular Level: A Quantitative Analysis of BubR1’s Role in Cell Division Fidelity | Heesung Tae |
| Development of an RNA-Based Antiviral against Chikungunya Virus | Hongsakan Chantamontree |
| Acute THZ1 Treatment Alters BRG1 Chromatin-Binding Dynamics in Live HeLa Cells | Madi Tushzhanov |
| Interaction Characterisation of HSPA5 and Zika Virus Envelope Protein | Ni Luh Nitya Sawitri |
| Investigating HSPA5 as a SARS-CoV-2 Receptor | Nguyen Tri Dung |
What do our scholars have to say about the program?
“The diverse and immersive Singaporean culture really attracted me to apply for the NUS program. I felt safe and welcome to explore my early career in Singapore, as it really welcomes international talent with full support. I enjoyed every moment in the laboratory, be it working on our experiments, discussing the future of our work, tackling why the results turned out the way they did, or even the conversations about Singaporean life and future careers.“
~ Aljon Toledo, NUS Amgen Scholar 2026, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
“NUS has good state-of-art facility, strong Faculty members and provides an ideal environment for studying abroad. I could challenge myself to independently complete my experiments and learn through mistakes, ultimately improving myself.“
~ Celine Yong, NUS Amgen Scholar 2026, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
“I think this is honestly the best thing I could do for a summer as an undergrad, getting the chance to do research at such an established institute and meet so many passionate people still feels a bit surreal to me. I chose a project completely outside what I’d normally get to try at my home university, working with GRP78/BiP and how it might let the virus enter cells in a way nobody expects. Learning the whole workflow of purifying a protein and actually getting my own pure sample after a lot of troubleshooting and talking things through with my mentor was such a rewarding process. Watching how the professionals around me identify a problem, figure out what went wrong, and decide where to go next is the part of science that inspires me the most.“
~ Nguyen Tri Dung (Daniel), NUS Amgen Scholar 2026, VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education, the University of Danang, Vietnam
“This program gives opportunity to young scientists to explore and be exposed to different aspects of science and research.“
~ Madi Tushzhanov, NUS Amgen Scholar 2026, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
“I wanted to gain exposure to research and available opportunities at NUS and have a productive summer. I particularly enjoyed meeting the people in the lab and fondly remember exploring various lunch places on campus with my fellow lab interns.“
~ Anushka Jain, Indian Institute of Science, India
Amgen Scholars Asia Symposium 2026
The Amgen Scholars Asia Symposium 2026 marked the culmination of the programme, bringing together scholars from six other host institutions to present their research, learn from renowned researchers, and foster collaborations that will shape the next generation of scientific innovation. This year, the symposium was hosted by the University of Tokyo, Japan, from 4-6 August 2026. We are also proud to share that our scholars won awards for both Oral and Poster presentation as well! Congratulations to our scholars!
(Photo credits: Amgen Scholars Asia Symposium 2026)
Social Activities
The Amgen Scholars Program is not just about the science but also establishing life long friendships with like-minded people around the world. This year, the scholars got to attend the Golden Ticket Award and met up with senior executives to learn and get inspired to continue down their journey of science research. We thank Amgen Singapore Manufacturing for the invitation. At their own time, our scholars also got to explore and learn about Singapore culture.
(Photo credits: Amgen Singapore Manufacturing and NUS Amgen Scholars)
