Department of Biochemistry

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine - A member of NUHS                                                                         Leading the way in Biomedical Sciences


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Tumor Biology Cancer Biology We have active projects in cancer research, including telomerase function, cancer cell signaling, oxidative stress, micro RNAs
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Cell Signaling and Gene Regulation Cell Signaling and
Gene Regulation
Research subjects include Wnt signaling in C elegans; the STAT signaling pathway and its function; mechanisms of GDNF signals in neurons…
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Computational Biology Computational
Biology
Computer protocols, applications and standards for biological entities, nomenclature, pathways, diagramming and software tools interfacing
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Stem Cells and Epigenetics Epigenetics
Stem Cells and Development
Dr. Ee Sin Chen reveals mechanisms of epigenetically control essential chromatin function; Dr Wu Qiang is aiming at understanding of epigenetic control of stem cells, A/P Caroline Lee and Theresa Tan studies microRNAs in cancer
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Free Radicals Biology and Ageing Free Radicals
Biology and Ageing
Prof. Halliwell studies the molecular mechanisms of free radical (including nitric oxide) induced damage; A/P Clement works on superoxide dependent survival pathways in tumor cells…
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Fundamental Biochemistry Fundamental Biochemistry Deciphering enzyme specificity and Mechanistic enzymology of enzymes of pharmaceutical importance; stable isotope techniques for studying element metabolism in humans with a special focus on iron and calcium…
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Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases
and Host Defence
Physiological functions of bacterial multidrug efflux pumps of Gram-negative bacteria (A/P Chua); Innate immunity against Burkholderia pseudomallei (A/P Gan TW), the immuno-pathological processes of Chikungunya virus (Dr. Lisa Ng)….
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Lipid Research Metabolism and
Lipid Research
Application of lipid profiling ("lipidomics") as a novel and independent approach for the systems level scale analysis of biological systems…
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Molecular Cell Biology Molecular Cell
Biology
We study functions of cell membrane dynamics and protein trafficking in mammalian cells, protein turn over etc...
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Neurosciences Neurosciences Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration; Nogos and the Nogo-66 receptor which are factors inhibiting CNS neuron regeneration GDNF signaling amd expression and functions in mouse central nervous system…
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Protein Sciences Protein Sciences Oncoproteomics in cancer biomarker discovery; Structural study and mimetic design for protein-protein interactions critical for CNS neuronal development and regeneration. Enzyme evolution…
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- 23rd November 2009
- Genomic Evolution of A Biowarfare Agent
- Dr. Patrick Tan MD PhD


- 19th November 2009
- Structural and Funcational Evolution of the NF-kB Protein family: Implications on Homeostasis
- Lim Shen Jean


- 19th November 2009
- Redox Regulation of Na+/H+ Exchanger | (NHE1)
- Chua Sui Huay


- 18-20 November 2009
- 5th Meeting
- Biopolis & SICS


Check out Biochemistry event at the national zoo, "Zoomanji"

Our department celebrated our 80th anniversary on 6 September 2007 at Pioneer Spring Restaurant, SAFRA Mount Faber.



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