About Us

The joint steering committee consisting the heads of NIMBELS units, and representatives from NTU President’s Office will identify and predict the needs of NTU’s life sciences community, and refine research strategies to accelerate scientific advancements. We will leverage on and further develop both state-of-the-art technology research platforms, excellent technical and leadership capacities in areas such as phenomics, genomics, bioinformatics, imaging and drug discovery, among others. We truly believe that such technology platforms, when easily accessible to all NTU researchers, can play a crucial role in fostering collaboration and driving research outcomes University wide and beyond.

 

NIMBELS can provide our researchers with seed funding (through thematic grant calls) for projects of an interdisciplinary nature, which would allow teams to apply for and secure extramural funding and industry collaboration. In addition, NIMBELS will support NTU’s strong commitment to education, by building partnerships with renowned universities and institutions worldwide to develop joint research and training programmes.

 

Our People

NIMBELS Steering Committee

 
Joseph Sung

Prof Joseph Sung

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)

Professor Joseph J.Y. Sung received his medical degree (MB BS) from The University of Hong Kong in 1983, and was conferred PhD in biomedical sciences by the University of Calgary and MD by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in subsequent year ...

Appointments:
Distinguished University Professor; Senior Vice President (Health and Life Sciences) and Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Coordinating Director of the NTU Integrated Medical, Biological & Environmental Sciences (NIMBELS)

Keywords: Cancer Research

Lim Kah Leong

Prof Lim Kah Leong

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)

Professor Lim Kah Leong is Associate Vice President of Research (Biomedical and Life Sciences) at the NTU President's office. He is also a President’s Chair in Translational Neuroscience. Professor Lim works closely with the Vice President of Researc ...

Appointments:
Associate Vice President (Biomedical & Life Sciences), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine President's Chair in Translational Neuroscience Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Keywords: Ageing | Healthy Brain Ageing | Mental Health | Neuroscience

Alain Ange Marie Filloux

Prof Alain Ange Marie Filloux

School of Biological Sciences

Professor Alain Filloux completed his master’s degree in cellular and molecular biology, and PhD in molecular biology and microbiology from Aix-Marseille University, France. He is centre director of the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Science ...

Appointments:
Director, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) Professor, School of Biological Sciences Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Keywords: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Microbiology and Immunology | Respiratory and Infectious Diseases

Chiba Shunsuke

Prof Chiba Shunsuke

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Professor Shunsuke Chiba is Chair in School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB), a newly launched interdisciplinary school under College of Engineering and College of Science at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapor ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Guillermo Carlos Bazan

Prof Guillermo Carlos Bazan

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Professor Bazan obtained his B.Sc. (Honors) from the University of Ottawa and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the advisement of Professor Richard R. Schrock. After working at the California Institute of Technology as a ...

Appointments:
Director, Institute For Digital Molecular Analytics and Science Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Director, Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science (IDMxS)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Physics

Janelle Thompson

Assoc Prof Janelle Thompson

Asian School of the Environment

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Academic) Associate Professor, Asian School of the Environment Associate Professor, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering

Keywords: Oceanography

Julien Lescar

Prof Julien Lescar

School of Biological Sciences

1.1 CURRICULUM VITAE Lescar Julien Born June 17th, 1966 in Paris French citizenship Married, 2 children EDUCATION 1990-1993 Ph.D. (December 1993) Université Paris XI, Orsay Thesis work performed at the Institut Pasteur, Paris 1989 ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Biological Sciences Director, Nanyang Institute of Structural Biology (NISB)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Structural Biology

Kanaga Sabapathy

Prof Kanaga Sabapathy

School of Biological Sciences

Professor Sabapathy is the Chair of the School of Biological Sciences (SBS). He is also the President’s Chair in Biological Sciences. Prof Sabapathy recently joined NTU from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), where he headed the Division ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Biological Sciences Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Keywords: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Cancer Research | Proteomics and Protein

Phan Anh Tuan

Prof Phan Anh Tuan

School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Professor Phan received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) in 1995, Master’s degree in Biophysics from University of Paris-Sud (France) in 1996, and PhD in Biophysics from Éc ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) Lee Soo Ying Professorship in Biological Physics Professor, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences - Division of Physics & Applied Physics Professor, School of Biological Sciences (Courtesy Appointment) Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (Courtesy Appointment)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Physics

Steve Yim

Assoc Prof Steve Yim

Asian School of the Environment

Appointments:
Assistant Chair (Faculty), Asian School of the Environment Associate Professor, Asian School of the Environment Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Director, Center for Climate Change and Environmental Health (CCEH)

Keywords: Cancer Research | Climate and Environment | Population Health

Research Programme Coordinators

Health and Environment

Prof Staffan Kjellerberg

SINGAPORE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE SCIENCES ENGINEERING las[email protected]

Prof Staffan Kjelleberg is the Emeritus Distinguished University Professor at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He was the founding Director of the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering ...

 

Food Science

Peter Preiser

Prof Peter Preiser

School of Biological Sciences

Prof Peter Preiser is the Associate Vice President (Biomedical & Life Sciences) and a Professor of Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Before this he was Chair of the School of Biological Sciences ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Biological Sciences President's Chair in Biological Sciences

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Infectious Diseases

Laurent Renia

Prof Laurent Renia

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)

Academic Qualifications 1988-1991 Ph. D. in Public Health, University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris, France) Current Position Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Joint appointment with School of Biological Sciences, NTU, Singapore Aw ...

Appointments:
Professor of Infectious Diseases, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine President's Chair in Infectious Diseases Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Professor, School of Biological Sciences (Courtesy Appointment)

Keywords: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Microbiology and Immunology | Respiratory and Infectious Diseases | Zoonotic Disease Medicines