Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator

10/08/2023

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/10/global-rice-prices-soar-close-to-12-year-highs-according-to-un-fao-.html



Global rice prices surged close to 12-year highs, no thanks to the potential impacts of El Niño on production.

What if growing rice in arid conditions became feasible?

Wouldn’t it be nice if our favourite hawker dishes like Chicken Rice, Nasi Lemak and Lamb Biryani remained affordable and delicious?

Rice prices surged to their highest in almost 12 years, said the United Nations' food agency.

04/08/2023

TLL was started in 2002 to become a research institution with a focus to understand and harness the power of life sciences, addressing anticipated challenges in food security, environmental sustainability and well-being - 21st century challenges that directly impact societal needs.

This was a time before green terms like “Sustainability” and “Nature-based solutions” became buzz words today.

Visit https://anniversary.tll.org.sg/ for more information on our scientific milestones and impact!

17/07/2023

Dr Shen Qing’s research focuses on how a fungal pathogen, causal agent of rice blast disease, initiates changes in metabolism and morphogenesis leading to regulated cell death, named Ferroptosis, that allows it to successfully enter and adapt to the host environment.

“This provides novel metabolic insights into how plant defence responses undergo changes in the face of detrimental biotic interactions in a changing environment,” she explains.

“I am excited to present unpublished data, which represent novel findings and a first look into how naturally occurring developmental cell death, also known as Ferroptosis, play a role in fungal pathogenesis,” adds Sheng Qing.

For more information, please visit https://tll20.tll.org.sg/.

13/07/2023

Dr Chen Cheng-Yen is a post-doctoral fellow exploring beneficial mycobiota-plant interactions, such as growth-promoting molecular mechanisms, at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory.

“We are facing a transition in agriculture,” he says. “Our findings may change the way that agriculture evolve from traditional to sustainable practices.”

Looking into host-associated microbes in plant health and disease, Cheng-Yen’s research found that fungal agents provide nutrients to host plants and protect crops against pathogens, which can be used to improve knowledge of potential biofertilizers, and increase opportunities for future applications.

“This is my first time sharing my work with the public since I graduated,” adds Cheng-Yen. “I am glad to have the chance to introduce the power of fungi on plants to more people,” says the young scientist enthusiastically.

For more information, please visit https://tll20.tll.org.sg/.

05/07/2023

A Junior Research Fellow at TLL, Ms Mu Baicong currently focuses her research on the molecular mechanism of yeast cells adjusting to micro-environmental change.

Using the most basic mechanism of an ancient yeast cell, her findings could provide the theoretical foundation for the optimization of crop yield in the global warming era.

TLA: Tell us more about the cellular mechanisms during stress responses.
Baicong: The yeast cell actively maintains its plasma membrane integrity to accommodate a changing environment. This may apply to plants, as heat stress threatens the membrane integrity in plants.

TLA: What are you most excited about the symposium?
Baicong: We have quantitatively monitored the plasma membrane expansion during the hypoosmotic shock of the fission yeast spheroplasts. I look forward to sharing these findings and gathering audience feedback at the symposium.

For more information, please visit https://tll20.tll.org.sg/.

27/06/2023

In addition to our speakers from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the National Environment Agency (NEA), we are pleased to welcome guest speakers from around the world to the too!

Join us to gain insights on the topics of aquaculture, antimicrobials, gut microbiome, and more.

🔗 Hurry, registration ends 30 June.

Visit https://tll20.tll.org.sg/ for more info.

19/06/2023

Dr Chan Seow Neng’s presentation topic at the upcoming symposium introduces a new layer of gene autoregulation, which is important for host protein homeostasis.

“Not all introns are intermediates or junk sequences,” he begins. “sisRNAs, derived from introns, are stable RNA with molecular functions and are involved in autoregulatory pathway,” explains Seow Neng.

“I am looking forward to the exchange of ideas regarding my research topic at the event, and to listen to interesting findings from other researchers.”

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20 July 2023 (Thu) 8:30am – 7:30pm
21 July 2023 (Fri) 9:15am – 6:25pm

📍 Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604

🔗 Register by 30 June 2023 at https://tll20.tll.org.sg/.

Abstract & Poster Submissions end 23 June 2023.

📧 For more information, please contact [email protected].

13/06/2023

A changing environment brings with it biodiversity loss. One way to help protect is to understand host-microbe interactions that can be associated with fish health. By investigating wild fish gut microbiota, we can also broaden our knowledge and protect both macro and micro-fauna.

With research interests in microbiota and host well-being, final year PhD student Melissa Soh will be sharing about wild fish gut microbiota host selection and enrichment, as well as the host innate parameters that influence wild fish microbiota.

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20 July 2023 (Thu) 8:30am – 7:30pm
21 July 2023 (Fri) 9:15am – 6:25pm

📍 Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604

🔗 Register by 30 June 2023 at https://tll20.tll.org.sg/.

Abstract & Poster Submissions end 23 June 2023.

📧 For more information, please contact [email protected].

09/06/2023

In celebration of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory’s 20th Anniversary, we are delighted to welcome audiences interested in the life sciences to our two-day symposium, Life in a Changing Environment.

Please join us to find out fresh possibilities in the areas of cellular mechanisms, plants, animals, health, disease prevention and control.

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20 July 2023 (Thu) 8:30am – 7:30pm
21 July 2023 (Fri) 9:15am – 6:25pm

📍 Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604

🔗 Register by 30 June 2023 at https://tll20.tll.org.sg/.

Abstract & Poster Submissions end 23 June 2023.

📧 For more information, please contact [email protected].

07/06/2023

https://blog.smu.edu.sg/academic/schools-libraries/smulkcsb/collaborating-for-success-smu-and-tla-partnership-offers-entrepreneurship-students-real-world-experience/

TLA is pleased to announce that we are an industry collaborator of the new Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEI) programme by Singapore Management University.

Students can choose to engage with life sciences ventures for the unique Venture Building Experience (VBE) component, and work with subject matter experts at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory.

Find out what it takes to help meaningful life sciences ventures take flight here: https://lnkd.in/dWbaeZQr

More information about the programme by Professor David Gomulya can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dk7tAecU

22/05/2023

How might disruptive innovations help our population (who are healthy, at risk, or with illness), healthcare and social service providers build sustainable, relationship-based person-centric care models, by allowing better ownership of good health?

The Centre for Healthcare Innovation at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) is extending the call for market-ready proposals for Reshaping Preventive Care for A Healthier Population to 29 May 2023, 2359H (SGT).

TLA is delighted to support this initiative alongside Ministry of Health, Singapore, Temasek Foundation, Vertex Ventures, Singapore Biodesign and more.

Full info here: https://chisel.2023.iottribe.org/

12/05/2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/sustainable-aviation-fresher-produce-7-ways-our-lives-could-change-in-the-future

It’s morning in 2030.

Sustainable scenarios, driven by transformational and innovative technologies, are in the works.

Read on to find out more about nutritious, fresh and affordable solutions for food.

Emerging green technologies have the potential to not just help tackle the ongoing climate emergency, but also transform how we eat, live and play. Read more at straitstimes.com.