Mission

To create an impact on immuno-medicine through:​

• Consultation with basic scientists, clinicians and industry to understand what they need

• Collaboration with scientists and engineers to create innovative technologies

• Communicating discoveries within the scientific community and with the broader society

 

​Philosophy

• To generate scientific impact, research will be performed with high reproducibility, ethical considerations, and through competition and collaborations

• To nurture the next generation of scientific leaders, students in the lab will be engaged in high-level research, given opportunities for overseas internships and competitions, and encouraged to explore careers in academia, industry and entrepreneurship

• To engage society in science, the lab will continually communicate with members of society through articles, illustrations and lab tours

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Opportunities​

There are projects for graduate students and postdocs in nanotechnology, tissue engineering and soft robotics. Desirable skills of research trainees include​

• Immunology and regenerative medicine

• Soft robotics and bioelectronics

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We are hiring PhD students and postdocs in immune sciences, soft robotics and automation. Job descriptions can be found here. Uncertain about doing a PhD, perhaps my talk can help?

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Interested candidates should send their CV, unoffical transcript (for undergraduates) and names of 2 referees to bietkpa(at)nus.edu.sg. I make an effort to review each application carefully and if you do not hear from me, it means that you have not been shortlisted.

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Here are some scholarships for PhD students and postdocs (list from NUS):

• NUS President Graduate Fellowship 

• NUS-NGS Scholarship

• A*STAR Graduate Scholarship

• A*STAR International Graduate Award

• Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship

• Singapore Food Agency Scholarship

• ASEAN Fellowship Programme

• Marie Curie Global Fellowship

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