
Sze Wee TAN
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Innovation leader, focus on integration between life sciences and physical sciences. interest in medical devices, food and nutrition, telehealth, start-ups.
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Joined January 2009
RT @astar_gis: Join us at our next GIS Speaker Series seminar by Dr Pavel A. Pevzner, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Unive….
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A visual guide to welcome the Rabbit and celebrate the new lunar year via @SCMPgraphics #LunarNewYear #Rabbit #zodiac #infographic.
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A visual guide to welcome the Rabbit and celebrate the new lunar year.
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RT @astar_research: “If you can’t smell, you’re not well” 😰. This effectively summarises early findings from the Singapore Smell and Taste….
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A*STAR researchers develop a standardised, self-administered taste and smell test for detecting the early symptoms of COVID-19.
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RT @astar_research: Have you ever reached for another snack despite feeling full? 🍿. A specific network of neurons may be triggering #overe….
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Scientists have identified a network of neurons that drives overeating in response to environmental cues, rather than genuine hunger.
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RT @astar_research: Step aside C-3PO, there’s a new #robot in town 🤖. Meet Pholus, the brainchild of A*STAR researchers at the Institute fo….
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RT @astar_research: What has a head, tail, and is linked to a pressing #publichealth threat in Singapore? 🧐. That’s right—your pancreas!….
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A breakthrough discovery describes key molecular players involved in insulin secretion, paving the way for a new class of gene therapies targeting type 2 diabetes.
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RT @astar_research: From reducing carbon emissions to tackling the complex plastic waste problem, becoming a sustainable city is no easy fe….
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Researchers at A*STAR are forming multidisciplinary teams to meet key sustainability targets in support of the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
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RT @astar_research: #DidYouKnow that 9 out of 10 people are likely breathing in polluted air? 😷. To help curb the impact of #airpollution a….
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Defects are not necessarily bad; researchers have used them to improve the ability of molybdenum oxide thin films to capture CO2.
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RT @astar_research: What would you consider as the turning point of your career?. For Florent Ginhoux (@FGinhoux) of @astar_SIgN, it was hi….
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New research techniques are enabling scientists like SIgN’s Florent Ginhoux to unravel the complexities of the immune system like never before.
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RT @astar_research: Why are good yeasts going bad? 😰. To find out how a typically harmless yeast was causing fatal infections, researchers….
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Broad-acting antibiotics can disrupt the gut microbiome and create the perfect conditions for potentially life-threatening yeast infections to flourish.
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RT @astar_research: Could future computing technologies potentially mimic our ability to sense and make real-time decisions?. Unlocking the….
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A*STAR scientists pave the way for mobile supercomputing using magnetic nanostructures.
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RT @astar_research: Meet the A*STAR scientist transforming trash into treasure!. At the newly-established Institute of Sustainability for C….
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Harnessing her expertise in materials chemistry, Lili Zhang of ISCE2 is tapping into the power of carbon-based materials to foster sustainable development across industries.
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RT @astar_research: Searching for the best organic chemists in town? Look no further than cells! 🔬. 👩🏻🔬 SIFBI's Xixian Chen shares how cel….
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Harnessing the methods of metabolic engineering, Xixian Chen is blazing a trail toward sustainable production of industrially important compounds.
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RT @astar_research: #ByTheNumbers: Over 30 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.….
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By selectively switching on neurons with light, scientists can piece together crucial events in Alzheimer’s disease progression.
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RT @astar_research: With their skill at evading immune cells, malarial parasites like Plasmodium vivax are experts at hide and seek. Exact….
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A novel molecular mechanism by which a malarial parasite enters host cells may broaden possibilities in malaria vaccine development.
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RT @astar_research: From monitoring sleep quality to tracking daily step count, wearable technology has made life more convenient. For NRF….
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The National Research Foundation Singapore will support the research ambition of four A*STAR researchers through two key programmes—the NRF Fellowship and the NRF Investigatorship.
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RT @abelang: So honoured to spend some time with Dr Piers Ingram, CEO of @hummingbirdbio in the HB pantry after DPM Heng Swee Keat opened t….
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RT @astar_research: From surgical masks to syringes, plastic has played vital role in our #COVID19 response—but it's also contributed to #w….
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COVID-19 has catalyzed radical changes in our relationship with single-use plastic, according to a study by an international team of researchers.
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RT @astar_research: What do oil extraction and doing laundry have in common? 🤔. Just as detergent helps remove dirt from clothes, using #na….
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A*STAR scientists show how small amounts of nanoparticles can significantly boost crude oil extraction from rocks.
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RT @astar_research: #ByTheNumbers: Gastric cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer in the world, claiming the lives of nearly 800,000 people….
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