MBI welcomes 2021 graduate students

Six new students begin their journey with us in January despite COVID challenges

MBI SciComms | JAN 2021

MBI is happy to welcome the newest intake of students for the MBI graduate programme. The six students profiled below will be starting their PhD journey in mechanobiology in January 2021.

Despite the travel restrictions and challenges posed by COVID-19, MBI and NUS understand the need to continue training the next generation of scientists in mechanobiology. Currently, the border health control measures for entry into Singapore include COVID-19 swab testing and if required, a mandatory 14-day Stay-Home Notice period. Therefore, MBI will be providing financial and administrative support to all incoming international students for any costs associated with these necessary health control measures, and would like to thank the latest intake of students for undergoing these inconveniences during their travel and immigration.

This new intake of students come from a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate training in biotechnology, genetics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, and imaging. They also bring diverse experiences from their previous research projects ranging from cancer science to molecular biology, and even robotics! The research community at MBI looks forward to welcoming these new students in January 2021, when they will be starting their lab rotations, and hopefully planting the seeds for many exciting collaborative interdisciplinary research projects during their PhD.

Please join us in welcoming…

SUN YuzeChina, BSc Biomedical Sciences, Southern University of Science & Technology

Through his PhD training at MBI, Sun Yuze hopes to gain a deeper understanding of biomedicine from an interdisciplinary perspective, and acquire quantitative research skills.

MENG YueChina, MSc Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences

With a research background focusing on the molecular mechanism underlying gap junction formation in C.elegans, Yue Meng learnt about genetics and molecular biology. At MBI, she is excited about researching dynamic cellular mechanical events through a cross disciplinary perspective.

SEAH Sock HongSingapore, BSc Life Sciences, National University of Singapore

Seah Sock Hong completed her B.Sc. in Life Sciences (Hons) from the National University of Singapore in 2020. Sock Hong is open-minded and aims to explore alternative and creative solutions to modern problems.

Jashan Preet SINGHIndia, MSc Medical Imaging, University of Dundee, UK

Jashan Singh is a recent Biotechnology graduate from IIT Roorkee, India with a Master’s in Medical Imaging from the University of Dundee, UK. Having a background in robotics and diagnostic devices, he believes that a PhD from MBI would aid in bringing him a step closer in pursuit of universal, affordable, non-invasive cancer diagnostics.

PAN YupingChina, MSc Physiology, South China University of Technology

During her Master’s programme, Pan Yuping was involved in a project about how force regulated the neutrophil inflammation response, and the interaction of neutrophils and platelets under flow. This strong interest in mechanobiology led her to the MBI PhD programme, where she is keenly hoping to build strong theoretical knowledge and master advance techniques in mechanobiology to improve her research ability and power future scientific accomplishments.

SHEN XingyuChina, MSc Biomedical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

Before joining MBI, Shen Xingyu previously worked on human chondrocyte biomechanics and senescence. He hopes to further investigate the interaction between cell ECM and senescence during his PhD at MBI.