Hew Choy Leong receives Alumni Award for Academic Achievement
Emeritus Professor Hew Choy Leong, Senior Advisor to MBI, is honoured with an Outstanding Alumni Award for Academic Achievement.
Appreciation evening for MBI’s Founding Director
On Friday 28 June 2019, MBI held an appreciation dinner for Prof. Michael Sheetz to mark his time as Director of MBI. Prof. Sheetz has been MBI Director since its inception, having been recruited by Prof. Hew Choy Leong to lead a new RCE in Mechanobiology in 2008.
MBI Director honoured with ASCB Senior Leadership Award
MBI Director Prof. Li Rong has been awarded the 2019 Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award from the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB). This award recognizes cell biology researchers whose “outstanding scientific achievements are coupled with a record of active leadership in mentoring both men and women in scientific careers.”
MBI Research Associate Visalatchi Thiagarajan chosen one of Singapore’s top ten techs
MBI Research Associate Visalatchi Thiagarajan has been chosen as one of the top ten laboratory technicians in Singapore, in the inaugural Lab Tech of the Year 2019 awards given out by Asian Scientist Magazine.
MBI Senior Research Fellow Rishita Changede wins Best Presentation at TOPIM
MBI Senior Research Fellow Rishita Changede wins the Best Presentation award at the TOPIM Winter Conference 2019, for her presentation on the role of integrin nanoclusters as the basis for the formation of cell-matrix adhesions that aid in sensing the mechanical properties, such as rigidity, of the underlying tissue.
MBI PI Lim Chwee Teck named one of NUS’ highly cited researchers for 2018
For the fifth year in a row, researchers at NUS have been crowned as some of the most influential in the world. MBI Principal Investigator Lim Chwee Teck is one of those honored in 2018.
Associate Professor Yusuke Toyama appointed as the Dean’s Chair
In recognition of his high impact research program, MBI Principal Investigator Yusuke Toyama has been appointed the Dean’s Chair in the Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore.
Professor Lim Chwee Teck and team awarded the Human Frontier Science Program Research Grant
MBInsights Home Science Features News Awards Outreach Events Awards Professor Lim Chwee Teck and team awarded the Human Frontier Science Program Research Grant MBI SCI COMS | MARCH 2018 An international team of scientists, led by [...]
Professor Linda Kenney elected to the American Academy of Microbiology Fellowship
The MBI proudly congratulates Prof Linda Kenney, Principal Investigator at the Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, for being elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM).
2017 National Day Honours: MBI staff member Tan Bee Lay awarded Long Service Medal
Congratulations to MBI’s own Tan Bee Lay for her award of the Long Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore in recognition of her contributions to the University.
MBI PI Lim Chwee Teck honoured with appointment to AIMBE
Prof Lim elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows
