As the search for new drugs becomes increasingly difficult, Chinese Herbal Medicine is recognised as a potential source of new drugs by pharmaceutical companies. This course would give students essential knowledge for understanding the scientific fundamentals of herbal medicines. For more information click here.

On 21st January 2008, a lunch was held in honour of our founding Dean, Prof. James Tam. The School of Biological Sciences was established in 2001 and grown into a school with 43 faculty members and 1000 undergraduate students. Prof. Tam is proud to see the school has developed into a research intensive institute and oversaw the graduation of two batches of students who entered our undergraduate programme. We wish to thank Prof. Tam for his hard work in the establishment and growth of our school.

Dr Curt Davey’s recently published paper in Nature Chemical Biology has been highlighted as an important breakthrough.
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Jacky Koh (pictured at the Vatican, Italy) graduated from the School of Biological Sciences, NTU in 2007 and is a Bioprocess Development Scientist Trainee with GlaxoSmithKline, a leading global pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. Jacky and Jowyn Goh, (another School of Biological Sciences graduate from NTU) are both currently undergoing training with GSK in the UK for 18 months before returning to Singapore. Asked about his current job, Jacky says that he works hard and "really loves the working culture here in the United Kingdom. We just to went Rome and Venice for this Christmas break, it was great!!"

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Heng Yi Wen was on the Accelerated Bachelor’s Programme (ABP) and graduated one semester earlier than most of her classmates.

Our regular Biological Sciences programme takes 4 years to complete, so ABP equates to 3½ years. However, for Yi Wen, a Singapore Polytechnic graduate, this Fast Track equated to 2½ years. Why? – you may wonder. Like other outstanding polytechnic students, she was admitted directly to the 2nd year of the Biological Sciences programme, and later, ABP. You can do the maths – that’s why it is 2½ years…

Yi Wen worked on cell cycle control for her Final Year Project and decided to pursue her PhD at our School under the supervision of Dr Koh Cheng Gee