Samuel S. Chong CVApril 25, 2011

Samuel S. Chong, PhD,FACMG

Department of Pediatrics

YongLooLinSchool of Medicine

NationalUniversity of Singapore

Level 12, NUHS Tower Block

1EKent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228, SINGAPORE

65-6772-4152 (phone), 65-6779-7486 (fax),

CURRENTAPPOINTMENTS

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE. Since 2003

Director, Preimplantation Genetic DiagnosisCenter, National University Hospital, SINGAPORE. Since 2006

Scientific Advisor, Molecular DiagnosisCenter and Clinical Cytogenetics Service, National University Hospital, SINGAPORE. Since 1999

EDUCATION

BSc (Hons) in Biology/Zoology(6/82 – 6/86) National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE.

MSc in Zoology(7/86 – 12/88)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CANADA.

PhD in Molecular & Human Genetics(1/89 – 2/94) Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

FURTHER TRAINING

Postdoctoral Training in Molecular & Human Genetics(3/94 – 7/94) Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Postdoctoral Training in Human Genome Research(8/94 – 6/96) National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

Short Course in Medical & Experimental Mammalian Genetics(7/95) The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME.

Postdoctoral Training in Pediatric Genetics(7/96 – 12/96)JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchool of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Fellowship Training in Clinical Molecular Genetics & Clinical Cytogenetics(8/94 – 9/97) Metropolitan WashingtonD.C. Medical Genetics Fellowship Program (NIH/Children's National Medical Center/Georgetown University Medical Center).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

DipABMGDiplomate, American Board of Medical Genetics (Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties) 7/99

FACMGFellow, AmericanCollege of Medical Genetics (Member, Council of Medical Specialty Societies; Member, House of Delegates, the American Medical Association) 5/00

JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS

2010 – presentBMC Medical Genetics (

2009 – presentJournal of Chinese Clinical Medicine (

2009 – presentOpen Journal of Genomics (

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2010 – presentHuman Genetics Society of Australasia

2010 – presentSociety of Chinese Bioscientists in America

2008 – presentAsia Pacific Society of Human Genetics

2000 – presentAmericanCollege of Medical Genetics

1998 – presentAmerican Society of Human Genetics

2001 – 2003Singapore Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology

2000 – 2003Singapore Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

1998 – 2003American Society for Reproductive Medicine

PAST APPOINTMENTS

Teaching Assistant (6/85 – 6/86) Department of Zoology, NationalUniversity of Singapore, SINGAPORE.

Fellow, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (7/86 – 12/88)B.C.CancerResearchCenter and Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CANADA.

Research Assistant (1/89 – 2/94) Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Research Associate(3/94 – 7/94) Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Visiting Fellow(8/94 – 6/96) Diagnostic Development Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Research Instructor (1/95 – 9/97) Institute for Molecular and Human Genetics and Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. (Faculty appointment held concurrently with Visiting Fellowship above).

Director of Research and Development (9/97 – 4/99) DNA Diagnostic Laboratory, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, JohnsHopkinsHospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Co-Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Program, Institute of Genetic Medicine and Division of Reproductive Medicine, JohnsHopkinsHospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Assistant Professor (9/97 – 6/06) Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchool of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Joint Appointment, Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (full-time appointments were converted to part-time status in July 2000)

Scientific Advisor (5/99 – 12/07) Molecular DiagnosisCenter, National University Hospital, SINGAPORE.

Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor (5/99 – 12/02) Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE.

Investigator (4/00 – 12/01) Human and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Johns HopkinsSingapore, SINGAPORE.

Affiliate (7/04 – 6/06) McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchool of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Visiting Associate Professor (7/07 – 12/07) Department of Pathology, StanfordUniversity, Palo Alto, California, USA.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  1. DNA and molecular cytogenetic diagnostic development
  2. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening
  3. Genetic epidemiology of complex disease

i.pregnancy-related disorders

ii.congenital cleft lip and palate

  1. Functional analysis of putative craniofacial genesin the zebrafish

GRANTS RECEIVED

As Principal Investigator, Project Director, or Co-Principal Investigator

Current

  1. R01 DE014581-07 (NIDCR/NIH, USA). USD 179,270 (NUS site PI). (PI: Terri H Beaty). “International Genetic Epidemiology of Oral Clefts”. 1 Jun 2009 – 31 May 2014
  2. NMRC/1079/2006 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 370,000 (PI). “Development of a Homogeneous Assay Platform Generally Applicable to the Molecular Diagnosis of Dynamic Mutation Disorders”. 4/07 – 3/12
  3. HSDP 05/X01 (MOH, Singapore) extension.SGD 247,290 (Project Director). “Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis”. 1 Apr 2011 – 31 Mar 2012
  4. NMRC/1124/2007 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 358,900 (PI). “Genetic Epidemiology of Pre-Eclampsia: Maternal & Paternal Genetic Variation at the HLAG & KIR2DL4 Gene Loci & Susceptibility to Disease”. 8/07 – 9/11

Completed

  1. HSDP 05/X01 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 2,278,408 (Project Director). “Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis”. 10/05 – 3/11
  2. BMRC 03/1/21/18/222 (A*STAR, Singapore). SGD 1,440,705 (PI). “Establishment and Validation of a Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Program in Singapore”. 7/03 – 6/10
  3. BMRC 06/1/21/19/459 (A*STAR, Singapore). SGD 803,910 (PI). “Function and Regulatory Control of the Van Der Woude Syndrome Gene IRF6 in the Zebrafish Model”. 1/07 – 6/10
  4. NMRC/1027/2005 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 218,928 (Co-PI, with Daniel YT Goh as PI). “The Identification and Evaluation of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Gene Mutations and Polymorphisms in Asians with Chronic Pulmonary Disease”. 1/06 – 2/10
  5. R01 DE014581 (NIDCR/NIH, USA). USD 404,786 (NUS site PI). Overall USD 3,406,226 (PI: Terri H Beaty). “International Genetic Epidemiology of Oral Clefts”. 3/04 – 12/09
  6. HSDP 06/X03 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 459,734 (Co-PI, with PC Wong as PI). “Preimplantation Genetic Screening to Improve Pregnancy Rates in Poor Prognosis ART Patients”. 11/06 – 10/09
  7. BMRC 04/1/21/19/310 (A*STAR, Singapore). SGD 784,820 (PI). “Automated Mutation/SNP Lab-On-A-Chip Devices for Molecular Diagnostics and Genomic Research”. 2/05 – 12/08
  8. NMRC/0732/2003 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 185,873 (PI). “Molecular Basis of Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay (NMD) in Beta-Thalassemia”. Award includes supplementary grant of SGD 16,000 (NMRC/0732/2003/S1). 6/03 – 6/08
  9. NUS ARF R-178-000-104-112 (MOE, Singapore). SGD 150,000 (PI). “Genomic and In Situ Expression Analyses of the Zebrafish Homologs of TWIST, the Gene Mutated in Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome”. 2/04 – 6/07
  10. NMRC/0657/2002 (MOH, Singapore).SGD 358,560 (PI). “Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the MDR1 Gene in the Three Ethnic Groups in Singapore – Correlating Polymorphisms/Haplotypes with Drug Transport in Search of Functional SNPs”. Award includes supplemental funding of SGD 13,000 from the NMRC Research Committee, and supplementary grant of SGD 16,000 (NMRC/0657/2002/S1). 10/02 – 12/06
  11. NUS ARF R-178-000-080-112 (MOE, Singapore). SGD 176,951 (PI). “Retroviral-Mediated Strategies for In Vivo Expression Reporting and Isolation of Novel Zebrafish Genes Important in Human Development and Disease”. 10/02 – 12/06
  12. NUS ARF R-178-000-075-112 (MOE, Singapore). SGD 164,900 (Co-PI, with Daniel YT Goh as PI). “An Evaluation of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Gene Mutations in Asians with Chronic Pulmonary Disease”. 5/02 – 4/05
  13. NHG RPR/02090 (MOH, Singapore).SGD 161,158 (Co-PI, with Yap-Seng Chong as PI). “Genetic Epidemiology of Preeclampsia”. 8/02 – 7/04
  14. NMRC/0425/2000 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 249,530 (PI). “Simplified Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Fragile X Mental Retardation Syndrome”. 8/00 – 7/04
  15. NMRC/0365/1999 (MOH, Singapore).SGD 216,550 (PI). “Development of Simplified and Highly Sensitive Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Alpha Thalassemia”. 10/99 – 5/03
  16. NHG BRG/01004 (MOH, Singapore). SGD 95,375 (PI). “International Genetic Epidemiology of Oral Clefts”. 12/01 – 3/03
  17. NUS ORE D-E01-R26-178-106 (MOE, Singapore). SGD 99,372 (PI). “Fluorescence Polarization Technology for SNP Genotyping”. 2/02
  18. JHS (Johns Hopkins Singapore) intramural funding. USD 1,500,000 (Co-PI, with Ethylin W Jabs and Terri H Beaty as PIs). “Genetics of Craniofacial Malformations”. 4/00 – 3/03 (prematurely concluded in 12/01 due to institutional restructuring)
  19. NUS ARF R-178-000-013-214 (MOE, Singapore). SGD 25,000 (PI). Seed Grant for laboratory start-up. 7/99 – 6/01
  20. NUS ORE D-E01-S26-178-106 (MOE, Singapore). SGD 340,000 (PI). “Genetic Analyzer Core Facility”. 11/00

As Collaborator

  1. NUS ARF R-364-000-026-112 (MOE, Singapore).SGD 85,000.(PI: Husnain Haider). “Human Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation for Cardiac Repair: Molecular Basis of Donor Cell Survival and Improvement of Myocardial Performance”. 4/04 – 4/06
  2. BMRC 03/1/31/19/249 (A*STAR, Singapore). SGD 529,400 (PI: Caroline G. Lee). “Molecular Elucidation of the Role of FAT10 in Carcinogenesis”. 7/03 – 6/05
  3. Totalizator Board, Singapore. SGD 153,492 (PI: Guek-Im Tang). “Versatile DNA Diagnostic Strategy for Multi-Mutation Carrier Detection, Targeted Prenatal Diagnosis or Population Screening of -Thalassemia and Non-Deletional -Thalassemia”. 8/02 – 7/05
  4. Totalizator Board, Singapore. SGD 221,800 (PI: Chiew-Hun Phang). “Assessment of Retroviral-Mediated Gene Delivery, Expression, and Integration in Zebrafish for Application to Trait Modification and Enhancement in Ornamental Fish”. 2/02 – 1/05
  5. NMRC/0562/2001 (MOH, Singapore).SGD 281,450 (PI: Hui-Kim Yap). “Genetic Polymorphisms of the IL-13 Gene and IL-13 Receptor Complex Genes in Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome of Childhood”. 9/01 – 9/04
  6. NMRC/0408/2000 (MOH, Singapore).SGD 499,800. (Co-PIs: Chew-Kiat Heng and Hongyuan Yang). “Novel Genetic Variation Screening in the Newly Cloned Acyl Coenzyme A: Cholesterol Acyltransferase2 (ACAT2) Gene in the Three Ethnic Groups of Singapore and their Impact on Plasma Lipid Factors in Relation to Coronary Artery Disease”. 5/00 – 4/03
  7. R21 DE13707 (NIDCR/NIH, USA). USD 150,000 (PI: Terri H Beaty). “International Genetic Epidemiology of Oral Clefts”. 5/00 – 4/03
  8. NMRC/0410/2000 (MOH, Singapore).SGD 147,197 (PI: Lynette Pei-Chi Shek). “Genetic Susceptibility to Asthma and Atopy in Singapore Chinese – Defining Susceptibility Loci and Disease Associated Polymorphisms of Candidate Genes on Chromosome 5q31-33”. 5/00 – 4/02
  9. The ARC Foundation, USA.USD 21,505 (PI: Hugo W Moser). “Accurate Identification of Women Heterozygous for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy”. 1/99 – 12/99
  10. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, USA.USD 19,302(PI: Garry R Cutting). “GenotypingCenter”. 11/98 – 10/99

PATENTS

  1. International Patent Application No, PCT/SG2010/000396. Title: Screening Method for Trinucleotide Repeat Sequences. Inventors: Chong SS, Teo CRL, Lee CG. Filed on 15 Oct 2010.
  2. US Provisional Patent Application No, 61/252,182. Title: Simplified Methylation-Specific PCR Analysis of FMR1 CGG Repeat Expansions. (09206N-US/PRV). Inventors: Chong SS, Teo CRL, Lee CG. Filed on 16 Oct 2009.
  3. US Provisional Patent Application No, 61/107,376. Title: Identification of a Genetic Factor (HLA-G*0106) Associated with Increased Risk of Pre-Eclampsia. (CHONG SS 01-US/PRV). Inventors: Chong SS, Chong YS, Annamalai L, Lee CGL, Ho JFV, Tan CY. Filed on 22 Oct 2008.

HONORS, PRIZES & AWARDS

  1. SingaporeInstitute of Biology Book Prize (best in sophomore year biology) – National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE. ‘84
  2. Research Award (Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)– for travel to 16th International Congress of Genetics, Toronto, CANADA. 8/88
  3. Travel Award(Lee Foundation, SINGAPORE). 1/89
  4. First Place Award, 5th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium Poster Competition, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. 4/93
  5. ASHG Predoctoral Clinical Research Award, 43rd Annual Meeting of American Society of Human Genetics, New Orleans, LA. 10/93
  6. Biochemistry / Molecular Biology Award (sponsored by the Univ. of Texas Medical Branch Dept. of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics), 35th Annual National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX. 4/94
  7. Award for Research Excellence in the Area of Genetics and Birth Defects (sponsored by the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation), 35th Annual National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX. 4/94
  8. Finalist, ASHG Postdoctoral Clinical Research Award, 44th Annual Meeting of American Society of Human Genetics, Montreal, CANADA. 10/94
  9. 2nd Joint Clinical Genetics MeetingTravel Award,to attend 26th Annual March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference / AmericanCollege of Medical Genetics 2nd Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 3/95
  10. NIH Fellows' Award for Research Excellence,National Institutes of Health,Bethesda, MD. 3/96
  11. 4th Joint Clinical Genetics Meeting Travel Award, to attend 28th Annual March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference / AmericanCollege of Medical Genetics 4th Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 2/97
  12. Award for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing within Clinical Medicine (2002) (sponsored by the American Association of Publishers/Professional Scholarly Publishing), for the book Cleft Lip and Palate: From Origin to Treatment (DF Wyszynski, ed.) to which I contributed a chapter. 1/03
  13. Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2004-2005 – Marquis Who’s Who. 6/04
  14. Assessor Award (Bronze), Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme, Singapore Accreditation Council. 6/09

SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

  1. SEAMEO-BIOTROP Scholarship – South-East Asian Ministers of EducationOrganizationRegionalCenter for Tropical Biology, Bogor, INDONESIA. 3/86
  2. CIDA Fellowship – Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa, CANADA. 9/86 – 12/88
  3. Graduate Research Fellowship – Institute for Molecular and Human Genetics, BaylorCollege of Medicine, Houston, TX. 1/89 – 1/90
  4. Full Tuition Scholarship – GraduateSchool of Biomedical Sciences, BaylorCollege Medicine, Houston, TX. 1/89 – 3/94
  5. NIH Visiting Fellowship – National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. 8/94 – 9/97

COURSES TAUGHT

A. NUS YongLooLinSchool of Medicine

  1. Lecturer, Medicine (MBBS) Year 1 Structural & Cell Biology Track MD1120.2000 -2006
  2. Lecturer, Medicine (MBBS) Year 2 Pathology Course MD2141.2000 - 2006
  3. Lecturer, MBBS Year 3-4 Pediatric Genetics Course. 2001 - 2002
  4. Lecturer, Postgraduate Pediatric Trainee Core Curriculum. 2001 - 2002

B. NUS Cross Faculty Graduate Program

  1. Lecturer, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering Core Module BN5103, Advanced Molecular Biology – Faculty of Engineering and YongLooLinSchool of Medicine.2002 - 2007

C. NUS Division of Graduate Medical Studies

  1. Lecturer, Mastersin Clinical Embryology Program. 1999 - 2001
  2. Lecturer, Master of Clinical Investigation Program Module MCI5004, Molecular Biomarkers in Clinical Research. 2008 -

D. NUS Faculty of Dentistry

  1. Lecturer, Dentistry (BDS) Year 1 Biochemistry Course DY102/MD1120A.2000 -

E. NUS Life Science Curriculum

  1. Lecturer, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Year 3 ModuleBY3202/3236, Molecular Aspects of Human Disease / Molecular Biology of Diseases. 1999 - 2000
  2. Lecturer, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honors Year Module LSM4225, Genetic Medicine in the Post-Genomic Era. 2008 -

F. Other NUS Teaching

  1. Teaching Assistant, Freshman Year General Physiology Laboratory – Department of Zoology, NUS. 1985/1986
  2. Tutor, NUS Department of Zoology Honors Year Field Trip, June 1987 – Pulau Tioman, MALAYSIA. 1987

G. Non-NUS Teaching

  1. Lecturer, Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) Gene 500M Course: Introduction to Medical Genetics, – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Fall 1996
  2. Lecturer, Diploma in Biomedical Science, Ngee Ann Polytechnic – NationalUniversityHospital Joint Program on Medical Laboratory Science, SINGAPORE. 2000 – 2005

SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS/TRAINEES

A. NUS-NUH Clinician Scientists

  1. Dr Yung Seng LEE, Department of Pediatrics, YongLooLinSchool of Medicine, NUS. NMRC-BMRC Clinician Scientist Investigator Award (Category B).“Obesity Genes Study (OGS): uncovering genetic variations which predispose to human obesity and obesity-related complications”. 4/06 – 3/09
  2. Dr Lin Lin SU, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, YongLooLinSchool of Medicine, NUS. Pitch For Funds Clinician Scientist Award, NUS Leadership in Academic Medicine (NLAM) Program. “Non-invasive prenatal exclusion of haemoglobin Bart’s hydrops fetalis”. Since 4/06

B. Post-doctoral Fellows

  1. Dr Boran JIANG, “Advances in preimplantation genetic diagnostic testing technology”. 1/09 –
  2. Dr Felicia SH CHEAH, “IRF6 function and regulation in the zebrafish”. 6/07 –
  3. Dr Wen WANG, “Novel molecular diagnostic strategies and technologies”. 7/05 – 10/08
  4. Dr Dong LIANG, “Functional analysis of candidate craniofacial genes in the zebrafish, Danio rerio”. 5/00 – 12/01

C. Doctoral Students

  1. Yankun MA, Graduate student and NUS Research Scholar. Research Project:Identification of IRF6 Downstream Target Genes. Since 4/11
  2. Min CHEN, Graduate student and NUS Research Scholar. Research Project: Advanced Genomic Strategies for Preimplantation Diagnosis of Common Genetic and Reproductive Disorders. Since 8/10
  3. Clara Ru Lin TEO, PhD candidate and NUS Research Scholar. Research Project: Novel strategies for molecular and single-cell preimplantation genetic diagnosis of trinucleotide repeat disorders – Huntington disease and fragile X syndrome as examples. 1/07 – 12/10
  4. Jin BEN(Graduated August 23, 2007). NUS Research Scholar. PhD Thesis: Molecular characterization and developmental analysis of the interferon regulatory factor 6 gene in zebrafish. 7/01 – 12/06
  5. Felicia Siew-Hong CHEAH(Graduated May 21, 2007). PhD Thesis: Molecular characterization and developmental analysis of the tgf3 gene in zebrafish. 10/00 – 10/06
  6. Wen WANG (Graduated June 30, 2005). NUS Research Scholar. PhD Thesis: Molecular diagnostics and mutation characterization in thalassemia. 7/00 – 7/04

D. Masters Students

  1. Victor Hua Kuok YONG, Graduate Student. Research Project: Analysis of cis regulatory elements of the IRF6 gene in the zebrafish. 7/08 – 12/09 (withdrawn)
  2. Pooi Eng LOO, Graduate Student.MSc Thesis: Molecular mechanisms of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in beta-thalassemia. 8/05 – 12/09
  3. Gare Hoon YEO, MSc (Graduated December 31, 2009).MSc Thesis: Molecular characterization and developmental analysis of the twist gene family in zebrafish.7/07 – 11/08
  4. Dr. Ardeshir OMOUMI, MSc, (Graduated December 31, 2009).A*STAR International Scholar. MSc Thesis: A medical molecular genetics of orofacial clefting: role of ABC transporter polymorphisms in disease risk. 12/06 – 10/08
  5. Chia Yee TAN, MSc (Graduated May 19, 2009). MSc Thesis: HLA-G and KIR2DL4 alleles/haplotypes and risk of pre-eclampsia in a Malay population. 1/05 – 6/08
  6. Belinda Mei Tze LING, Graduate Student. Research Project: Cis regulatory elements of irf6 gene in zebrafish. 1/07 – 12/07 (withdrawn)
  7. Arnold Sia-Chye TAN, MSc (Graduated March 10, 2005). MSc Thesis: Molecular assays for diagnosis and single cell analysis of - and -thalassemia mutations. 1/00 – 12/03
  8. Xiaotao QIN, MSc (Graduated April 7, 2005). NUS Research Scholar. MSc Thesis: Haplotype profiles and linkage disequilibrium analyses at the ABCA2 and PXR gene loci in three ethnic Asian groups. 7/01 – 6/03
  9. Youyou ZHOU, MSc (Graduated February 19, 2004). NUS Research Scholar. MSc Thesis: Molecular genetic studies of fragile x syndrome and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2. 7/00 – 6/03

E. Undergraduates

  1. Ah Jung JEON, Adam Wei Jian SOH, Andy De-Shun SOO, 1styear students, Faculty of Science, NUS. SP2171 (Atoms to Molecules) Independent Focus project report: The diagnosis of  thalassemia: a review. 1/11 – 4/11.
  2. Wen Lin TEO, final year student, Law and Life Sciences Double Degree Programme, NUS. AY 2010/2011 Integrated Honours Project title: Determining the reliability of forensic scientific evidence using the error rate. 8/10 – 4/11
  3. Joanna Siew Ming LIM, BSc(Hons)(Life Sciences-Biomedical Science) student, Faculty of Science, NUS. LSM 4199 Final Year Project title: Potentially functional SNPs of the MYH9 gene and risk for isolated oral clefting in man. 8/09 – 4/10
  4. June Siew Hwee TAN, BSc(Hons)(Life Sciences-Biomedical Science) student, Faculty of Science, NUS. LSM 4199 Final Year Project title: Potentially functional SUMO1 polymorphisms and risk for isolated cleft lip and palate. 8/09 – 4/10
  5. Chelsia Zhi En CHANG, BSc(Hons)(Life Sciences-Biomedical Science) student, Faculty of Science, NUS. LSM 4199 Final Year Project title:Delving deeper into the study of the OSR2 gene and the 8q24.21 locus for association with NSCL/P in Asians.8/09 – 4/10
  6. Sharon Shi Hui GOH, BSc(Hons)(Life Sciences-Biomedical Science) student, Faculty of Science, NUS. LSM 4199 Final Year Project title: Role of the transcription factor gene SP8 in modifying risk for nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate. 8/09 – 4/10
  7. Shui-Shian TAN, 3rd year student,Faculty of Science, NUS. Professional placement attachment. 6/01 – 11/01
  8. June Sheau-Wei TANG, 3rd year student,Faculty of Science, NUS. Professional placement attachment. 6/01 – 11/01
  9. Susan Swee-Shan HUE, 2nd year MBBS-PhD student, NUS. Laboratory Rotation. 5/01 – 7/01
  10. Grace Beng-Hua NG, 2nd year MBBS-PhD student, NUS. Laboratory Rotation. 5/01 – 7/01

F. Non-Graduating Non-Exchange (NGNE) Students