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With a legacy as Pioneers of the Past, Innovators of the Present, and Trailblazers for the Future, A*STAR IMCB has built a strong track record of developing high-impact and innovative solutions. Not only do we place a strong emphasis on building collaborative science across Singapore's ecosystem, we are also committed to nurturing the next generation of scientific talents.

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Understanding How Enterovirus-A71 Causes Neurodegeneration in Human Motor Neurons

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Upcoming Events

16

Jul

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] Singapore Cell and Gene Therapy (SCGT) Pan Asia Summit 2025

Biopolis Matrix, Level 2 and 2M, Theatrette 1 Auditorium 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] Singapore Cell and Gene Therapy (SCGT) Pan Asia Summit 2025

https://www.scgt.sg/
2025-07-16 8:00 AM SGT to 2025-07-18 5:00 PM SGT
Biopolis Matrix, Level 2 and 2M, Theatrette 1 Auditorium 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671

From Wednesday- Friday , (16-18 July 2025)Pre-conference workshop: 16 July 2025, Main conference: 17 – 18 July 2025 8.00AM – 5.00PM

18

Jul

[IMCB SEMINAR] The lateral hypothalamus: from physiological to social homeostasis in animal

IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673

Friday, 18 July 2025

[IMCB SEMINAR] The lateral hypothalamus: from physiological to social homeostasis in animal

2025-07-18 10:00 AM SGT to 2025-07-18 11:00 AM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673

Speaker: Dr. Xiao-Bing Gao (Yale University)Friday, 18 July 2025, 10.00AM – 11.00AM

19

Sep

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM]Inaugural IMCB post-doc symposium 2025

Infuse Theater@FP1 Connexis South (Level 14)

Friday, 19 September 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM]Inaugural IMCB post-doc symposium 2025

https://form.gov.sg/683025f18a7931dfc4073ef0
2025-09-19 10:30 AM SGT to 2025-09-19 4:00 PM SGT
Infuse Theater@FP1 Connexis South (Level 14)

Friday, 19 September 2025, 10.30AM – 4.30PM 

23

Oct

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] Singapore Symposium on Brain-Body Interactions (SSBBI)

Venue to be confirmed

Thursday, 23 October 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] Singapore Symposium on Brain-Body Interactions (SSBBI)

2025-10-23 8:00 AM SGT to 2025-10-24 5:00 PM SGT
Venue to be confirmed

From Thursday- Friday, 23–24 October 2025 

5

Nov

[IMCB CONFERENCE] Frontiers in Cancer Science (FCS) Conference 2025

NUS University Cultural Centre. 50 Kent Ridge Cres, Singapore 119279

Wednesday, 05 November 2025

[IMCB CONFERENCE] Frontiers in Cancer Science (FCS) Conference 2025

https://csi.nus.edu.sg/FCS/
2025-11-05 9:00 AM SGT to 2025-11-07 5:30 PM SGT
NUS University Cultural Centre. 50 Kent Ridge Cres, Singapore 119279

From Wednesday- Friday, 5–7 November 2025

Friday, 19 September 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM]Inaugural IMCB post-doc symposium 2025

https://form.gov.sg/683025f18a7931dfc4073ef0
2025-09-19 10:30 AM SGT to 2025-09-19 4:00 PM SGT
Infuse Theater@FP1 Connexis South (Level 14)

Friday, 19 September 2025, 10.30AM – 4.30PM 

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] 17th Stem Cell Society Singapore (SCSS) Symposium 2025

https://www.stemcell.org.sg/
2025-11-12 8:00 AM SGT to 2025-11-14 5:00 PM SGT
Biopolis Matrix, Level 2 and 2M, Theatrette 1 Auditorium 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671

From Wednesday- Friday, 12–14 November 2025

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

[IMCB CONFERENCE] 11th Strategic Conference of Zebrafish Investigators 2026

2026-01-14 8:00 AM SGT to 2026-01-17 5:00 PM SGT
Venue to be confirmed

From Wednesday- Saturday, 14-17 Jan 2026

Thursday, 23 October 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] Singapore Symposium on Brain-Body Interactions (SSBBI)

2025-10-23 8:00 AM SGT to 2025-10-24 5:00 PM SGT
Venue to be confirmed

From Thursday- Friday, 23–24 October 2025 

Wednesday, 05 November 2025

[IMCB CONFERENCE] Frontiers in Cancer Science (FCS) Conference 2025

https://csi.nus.edu.sg/FCS/
2025-11-05 9:00 AM SGT to 2025-11-07 5:30 PM SGT
NUS University Cultural Centre. 50 Kent Ridge Cres, Singapore 119279

From Wednesday- Friday, 5–7 November 2025

Wednesday, 02 July 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] The Singapore Sarcoma and Skin Cancer Symposium 2025

https://www.sarcomaskin.org/1st-sarcoma-and-skin-symposium#:~:text=The%20Singapore%20Sarcoma%20and%20Skin%20Symposium%202025%20is,for%20the%20case%20of%20sarcomas%20and%20skin%20cancers.
2025-07-02 8:00 AM SGT to 2025-07-03 5:30 PM SGT
National Cancer Centre Singapore, Lecture Theatre

Wednesday - Thursday2-3 July 2025   8 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] Singapore Cell and Gene Therapy (SCGT) Pan Asia Summit 2025

https://www.scgt.sg/
2025-07-16 8:00 AM SGT to 2025-07-18 5:00 PM SGT
Biopolis Matrix, Level 2 and 2M, Theatrette 1 Auditorium 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671

From Wednesday- Friday , (16-18 July 2025)Pre-conference workshop: 16 July 2025, Main conference: 17 – 18 July 2025 8.00AM – 5.00PM

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] 11th IMCB-Miltenyi Joint Symposium

2025-06-10 9:00 AM SGT to 2025-06-10 5:00 PM SGT
Biopolis Matrix, Level 2, Theatrette 1 Auditorium 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 9.00AM – 5.00PM 

Friday, 18 July 2025

[IMCB SEMINAR] The lateral hypothalamus: from physiological to social homeostasis in animal

2025-07-18 10:00 AM SGT to 2025-07-18 11:00 AM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673

Speaker: Dr. Xiao-Bing Gao (Yale University)Friday, 18 July 2025, 10.00AM – 11.00AM

Tuesday, 10 December 2024

[IMCB Seminar] Recruiting NF-κB-RelA to promoter requires a teamwork of clustered low-affinity κB sites and supporting proteins

2024-12-10 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-12-10 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof Ghosh, Gourisanka, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California San DiegoTuesday, 10 December 24, 10AM – 11AMHost: Dr Vinay Tergaonkar (IMCB)

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Chromatin-Associated Degradation (CHROMAD) in genome stability and cancer therapy

2024-11-27 10:30 AM SGT to 2024-11-27 11:30 AM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room, #07-19, Level 7 Proteos Building, Singapore 138673

Speaker: Prof Kristijan Ramadan, Asst Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Toh Kian Chui Distinguished Professor in Cancer and Stem Cell BiologyProfessor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, National Technological University of SingaporeWednesday, 27 November 2024, 10.30AM – 11.30AMHost: Dr Wee Wei Tee (IMCB)

Monday, 04 November 2024

[IMCB SYMPOSIUM] Singapore Symposium on Brain-Body Interactions (SSBBI) & Neuroscience Singapore 2024

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/imcb/ssbbi-and-neuroscience-singapore-2024
2024-11-04 9:00 AM SGT to 2024-11-06 6:00 PM SGT
Matrix Auditorium, L2 (4-5 November) and Matrix Theatrette, L2M (6 November) 30 Biopolis St, Singapore 138671

From Monday, 4th November to Wednesday, 6th November 2024. Host: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB, A*STAR) and the Society for Neuroscience Singapore Chapter (SfN.SG) 

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Tales of a Tiny Cellular Signalling Antenna

2024-10-15 3:30 PM SGT to 2024-10-15 4:30 PM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room, #07-19, Level 7 Proteos Building, Singapore 138673

Speaker: Dr Swapnil Shinde, Asst Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, BombayThursday, 15 October 2024, 3.30PM – 4.30PMHost: Dr Sudipto Roy (IMCB)

Thursday, 12 September 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Metabolic and Neural Regulations of Immunity and Cancer

2024-09-12 2:00 PM SGT to 2024-09-12 3:00 PM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room 07-19, Level 7 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr Tak Wah Mak, University of TorontoMonday, 12 September 2024, 2.00PM – 3.00PMHost: Dr Li Qi-Jing (IMCB)

Monday, 02 September 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Genetic and developmental control of skeletal lineages and progenitors in health and disease

2024-09-02 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-09-02 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room 07-19, Level 7 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof. Kathryn Cheah, Emerita Chair Professor of Biochemistry, University of Hong KongMonday, 2 September 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Dr. Jonathan Loh (IMCB)

Wednesday, 25 September 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Disentangling the immune-vascular interface in the prenatal human brain

2024-09-25 2:00 PM SGT to 2024-09-25 3:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof. Eric J. Huang, Professor of Pathology, Vice Chair of Research University of California-San Francisco, USA.Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 2.00PM – 3.00PMHost: Dr. Sarah Luo (IMCB)

Thursday, 25 July 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Un-FASN-ing cancer’s seat belt: targeting cancer immune evasion and metabolism

2024-07-25 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-07-25 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker:Prof. Chen Liming, Professor, Nanjing Normal UniversityThursday, 25 July 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Prof. Haiwei Song (IMCB)

Friday, 26 July 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Pain & Itch: The good, the bad, & the ugly

2024-07-26 2:00 PM SGT to 2024-07-26 3:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker:Dr. Arnab Barik, Principal Investigator, Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science, BangaloreFriday, 26 July 2024, 2.00PM – 3.00PMHost: Dr. Fu Yu (IMCB)

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Lessons Learned from Hunting for Small Molecule Drugs and R&D site Building in China

2024-07-23 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-07-23 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker:Dr. Zheng Huang, Senior Partner, NorthEagle Drug Hunting Consulting GroupTuesday, 23 July 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Dr. Hai Yan (IMCB)

Monday, 01 July 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] NGS for Adaptome Analysis: How to turn analyte into analytics for diagnosing diseases and guiding treatment

2024-07-01 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-07-01 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Jian Han & Prof. Michael LotzeMonday, 1 July 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Dr. John Connolly (IMCB)

Friday, 07 June 2024

[IMCB Mentorship Fireside Chat] Gender Equity in Science and Medicine

https://t984-p547-blue-admin.prd.cwp2.sg/docs/librariesprovider19/events/imcb-event/imcb-fireside-talk-7jun2024.pdf
2024-06-07 3:00 PM SGT to 2024-06-07 4:00 PM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room 07-19, Level 7 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof Jennifer R. GrandisFriday, 7 June 2024, 3.00 PM – 4.00 PM

Friday, 07 June 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Head and Neck Cancer Translational Medicine

2024-06-07 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-06-07 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Grandis, Distinguished Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San FranciscoFriday, 7 June 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Prof. Hong Wanjin (IMCB)

Monday, 03 June 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Expansion of Ventral Foregut Primes Enhancer Landscape for Organ-Specific Differentiation

2024-06-03 10:30 AM SGT to 2024-06-03 11:30 AM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room 07-19, Level 7 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Yan Fung Wong, Postdoc Fellow, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (ReNEW), University of CopenhagenFriday, Monday, 3 June 2024, 10.30AM – 11.30AMHost: Prof. Jonathan Loh (IMCB)

Friday, 14 June 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] HFpEF: Metabolism and Meta-Inflammation

2024-06-14 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-06-14 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Joseph A. Hill, Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFriday, 14 June 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Prof. Han Weiping (IMCB)

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Neuron-glia metabolic coupling : role in neuronal plasticity and neuropsychiatric disorders

2024-05-15 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-05-15 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof Pierre J. Magistretti, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaWednesday, 15 May 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Prof Han Weiping (IMCB)

Friday, 14 March 2025

[IMCB Virtual Seminar]  Building Tumor Specific Antigens: Leveraging Synthetic Biology for Precision Oncology

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/imcb/imcb-event---14march2025-1
2025-03-14 9:00 AM SGT to 2025-03-14 10:00 AM SGT
Zoom Session (virtual)

Speaker: Dr Muthukumar RamanathanFriday, 14 March 2025, 9.00AM – 10.00AM

Thursday, 25 April 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] ATLATL Scientific: Igniting Biotech Innovation

2024-04-25 10:00 AM SGT to 2024-04-25 11:00 AM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Zhu Peng Cheng, Founder and CEO, ATLATL Innovation CenterThursday, 25 April 2024, 10.00AM – 11.00AMHost: Prof. Han Weiping (IMCB)

Thursday, 18 April 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] gRNAde: Geometric Deep Learning for 3D RNA inverse design

2024-04-18 10:00 AM SGT to 2024-04-18 11:00 AM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Mr. Chaitanya K. Joshi, PhD Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge Monday, 18 April 2024, 10.00 AM – 11.00 PMHost: Dr. Sherry Aw (IMCB)

Monday, 22 April 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Chromatin Proteomics

2024-04-22 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-04-22 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof. Axel Imhof, LMU MunichMonday, 22 April 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Dr. Wee Wei Tee (IMCB)

Friday, 05 April 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Gene Regulation through N6-methyladenosine Demethylation and Suppression

2024-04-05 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-04-05 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr Jiangbo Wei, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of SingaporeFriday, 5 April 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Prof Vinay Tergaonkar (IMCB)

Friday, 05 April 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Gene Regulation through N6-methyladenosine Demethylation and Suppression

2024-04-05 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-04-05 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr Jiangbo Wei, Department of Chemistry, National University of SingaporeMonday, Friday, 5 April 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Prof Vinay Tergaonkar (IMCB)

Wednesday, 08 May 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Pancreatic endocrine cell development from Rodent to Human; a business trip

2024-05-08 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-05-08 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof Raphael Scharfmann, Research Director, INSERM, Cochin Institute, University Paris-Cité, FranceMonday, 8 May 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Dr Adrian Teo (IMCB)

Monday, 11 March 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] DCS: from Reading Genome to Understanding Life

2024-03-11 10:30 AM SGT to 2024-03-11 11:30 AM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room 07-19, Level 7 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr Xu Xun, Director of BGI-Research, Executive Director of BGI Group, Doctoral supervisor of University of Chinese Academy of ScienceMonday, 11 March 2024, 10.30AM – 11.30AMHost: Prof Jonathan Loh (IMCB) 

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Never-ending Story of “Embryonic Organiser”

2024-03-20 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-03-20 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof Vladimir Korzh， Senior Researcher, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB), WarsawWednesday, 20 March 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Prof Vinay Tergaonkar (IMCB)

Friday, 08 March 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] A scientific journey from industry to academia…. and back

2024-03-08 2:45 PM SGT to 2024-03-08 3:45 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr Sergio Peisajovich, Vice President, DR&D, Head of Protein Engineering & Molecular Sciences, IlluminaFriday, 8 March 2024, 2.45PM – 3.45PMHost: Dr Leslie Beh (IMCB)

Thursday, 14 March 2024

[IMCB Minisymposium] Minisymposium on Neurodegeneration

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/imcb/imcb-event-14March2024-1
2024-03-14 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-03-14 5:00 PM SGT
Innovis Tower A, Multi-Purpose Hall (Physical)

Keynote Speaker: Suzanne Pfeffer (Stanford University)Featured Speakers: Nagaendran Kandiah (Nanyang Technological University, LKC Medicine) Su-Chun Zhang (DUKE-NUS Medical School)

Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11.00AM – 5.00PMHost: Dr. Sarah Luo (IMCB)

Monday, 04 March 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Ceramides and the Two Phases of Lipotoxicity

2024-03-04 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-03-04 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof Scott A. Summers, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Co-Director, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center, University of Utah

Monday, 4 March 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Prof Han Weiping (IMCB)

Monday, 08 April 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Cancer aneuploidy: From evolutionary pressures to cellular vulnerabilities

2024-04-08 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-04-08 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof. Uri Ben-David, Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Safra Center for Bioinformatics, Tel Aviv University

Tuesday, 8 April 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Prof. Nick Barker (IMCB)

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Rejuvenate ovarian follicles for human reproductive longevity

2024-02-27 3:00 PM SGT to 2024-02-27 4:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Haiyang Wang, Senior Research Fellow, Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore

Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 3.00 PM – 4.00 PMHost: Dr. Wee Wei Tee (IMCB)

Tuesday, 19 March 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Ketamine modulates a norepinephrine-astroglial circuit to persistently suppress futility-induced passivity

2024-03-19 2:00 PM SGT to 2024-03-19 3:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Hybrid)

Speaker: Prof. Florian Engert (Harvard University)

Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 2.00PM – 3.00PMHost: Dr. Caroline Wee (IMCB)

Tuesday, 05 March 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Whole brain and body understanding of sleep functions in normal health and pathologies

2024-03-05 2:00 PM SGT to 2024-03-05 3:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Hybrid)

Speaker: A/Prof. Philippe Mourrain (Stanford University)

Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 2.00PM – 3.00PMHost: Dr. Caroline Wee (IMCB)

Friday, 23 February 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Epigenetic memoirs of a parasite

2024-02-23 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-02-23 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: A/Prof. Richard Bartfai, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Netherlands

Friday, 23 February 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Dr. Leslie Beh (IMCB)

Friday, 02 February 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Introducing the Cysteine Acetylome, A Novel Post-Translational Modification of Cysteine

2024-02-02 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-02-02 12:00 PM SGT
Seminar Room, Level 2 Helios Building, 11 Biopolis Way, Biopolis (Physical) (Please enter via Level 1 entrance #01-02 and take the internal stairs up to Level 2)

Speaker: Mr E. Keith Keenan, Graduating PhD Student, Duke University

Friday, 2 February 2024, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PMHost: Prof Han Weiping (IMCB)

Friday, 26 January 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Commercial aspects of Drug Discovery

2024-01-26 10:30 AM SGT to 2024-01-26 11:00 AM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Zhi-Wei Tan, Business Development, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB)

Friday, 26  January 2024, 10.30AM – 11.30AMHost: Dr. Wee Wei Tee (IMCB)

Monday, 05 February 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Roles of the unfolded protein response in health and disease

2024-02-05 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-02-05 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: A/Prof Fred Bunz, Cancer Biologist, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Monday, 5 February 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PM Host: Prof. Hai Yan (IMCB)

Friday, 12 January 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Nuclear nutrient sensing signaling of Class 3 PI3K in metabolic homeostasis

2024-01-12 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-01-12 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Ganna Panasyuk, Principal Investigator, Head of the Laboratory of Nutrient Sensing Mechanisms, Institute Necker Enfants Malades (INEM), Paris

Friday, 12 January 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Prof. Han Weiping (IMCB)

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Protein ‘Mixology’: Requirements and Mechanisms of Precise Protein Synthesis

2024-01-24 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-01-24 12:00 PM SGT
Seminar Room, Level 2 Helios Building, 11 Biopolis Way, Biopolis (Physical) (Please enter via Level 1 entrance #01-02 and take the internal stairs up to Level 2)

Speaker: Dr. Gene-Wei Li, Associate Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Prof. Han Weiping (IMCB)

Monday, 15 January 2024

[IMCB SEMINAR] Modulation of pre-mRNA splicing for therapeutic purposes

2024-01-15 11:00 AM SGT to 2024-01-15 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. May Aung-Htut, Senior Research Fellow, entre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University

Monday, 15 January 2024, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Dr. Tommaso Tabaglio (IMCB)

Wednesday, 06 December 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Branched-chain keto acids function as signaling molecules in human diseases

2023-12-06 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-12-06 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof. Qun-Ying Lei School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University

Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Dr. Feng Xu, IMCB

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] The Intrinsic Geometry Of Data and What It Can Tell Us

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/imcb/imcb-event-29Nov2023-1
2023-11-29 10:00 AM SGT to 2023-11-29 11:00 AM SGT
FRANKLIN, L11 Connexis South, Fusionpolis

Speaker: Dr. Gerald Pao, Assistant Professor from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10.00AM – 11.00AMHost: A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)

Friday, 01 December 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] From Decay to Renewal: Harnessing the Potential of Human Totipotent and Pluripotent Cells for Rejuvenation

2023-12-01 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-12-01 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Prof. Md. Abdul Mazid (Laboratory of Integrative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health)

Friday, 1 December 2023, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Prof. Jonathan Loh (IMCB)

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Exploring molecular pathways associated with autism using cell-based models and genomics approaches

2023-11-28 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-11-28 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Staff Event Room 7-19, Level 7 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Lawrence W. Stanton (Scientific Director, Neurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute)

Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Prof. Jonathan Loh (IMCB)

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Live Longer and Healthier with precision medicine technologies: Human Longevity Inc.’s 10 year Journey

2023-11-22 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-11-22 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Wei-Wu He, Executive Chairman, Human Longevity, Inc.

Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 2.00PM – 3.00PMHost: Prof. Hai Yan (IMCB)

Friday, 22 December 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] YAP/TAZ coordinates adipocyte plasticity, leptin, and systemic energy homeostasis

2023-12-22 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-12-22 12:00 AM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: A/Prof. Jae Myoung Suh, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Friday, 22 December 2023, 11.00AM – 12.00PMHost: Dr. Shigeki Sugii (IMCB)

Friday, 15 December 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] The Heart and the Mind: The role of the Central Nervous System in modulating Cardiac Homeostasis

2023-12-15 2:00 PM SGT to 2023-12-15 3:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Hybrid)

Speaker: Prof. Florian Engert (Harvard University, USA)

Friday, 15 December 2023, 2.00PM – 3.00PMHost: Dr. Caroline Wee (IMCB)

Monday, 27 November 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Flagellar assembly, organisation and function: insights from trypanosomes as a divergent model system

2023-11-27 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-11-27 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Samuel Dean, Assistant Professor, Warwick Medical School, UK Monday, 27 November 2023, 11.00AM – 12.00PM

Host: Dr Sudipto Roy

Friday, 27 October 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Anchorage Plasticity Reconstructs the Metastatic Cascade

2023-10-27 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-10-27 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Friday, 27 October 2023, 11.00AM – 12.00PMSpeaker: Dr. Hyun Woo Park Department of Biochemistry, Yonsei University,Host: Prof. Hong Wanjin

Monday, 30 October 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Hippo in Heart and Head

2023-10-30 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-10-30 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Dr. Jun Wang, Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTH)

Monday, 30 October 2023, 2.30PM – 3.30PM

Host: Prof Hong Wanjin

Friday, 10 November 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Deciphering how diet and aging impact neutrophil biology and their role in disease

2023-11-10 11:00 AM SGT to 2023-11-10 12:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Speaker: Asst. Prof. Sofia de Oliveira, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Department of Medicine (Hepatology), Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Friday, 10 November 2023, 11.00AM – 12.00PM

Host: Dr. Yan Chuan

Wednesday, 01 November 2023

[IMCB EVENT] Neurobiology of Sleep & Mental Health Disorders Mini symposium 2023

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/imcb/imcb-event-1Nov2023-2
2023-11-01 10:45 AM SGT to 2023-11-01 5:00 PM SGT
CeLS Auditorium, 28 Medical Dr, Singapore 117456

Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 10.45AM – 5PM

Wednesday, 01 November 2023

[IMCB EVENT] 9th International Conference on Hippo Signalling in Development, Disease and New Therapies

2023-11-01 9:00 AM SGT to 2023-11-03 6:00 PM SGT
Matrix, Biopolis, Singapore

Wednesday, 1-3 November 2023

 

Thursday, 26 October 2023

[IMCB SEMINAR] Reconstructing the Complex Human Airway Niche: Interplay of Epithelial Progenitors, Fibroblasts, and Immune Cells

2023-10-26 3:00 PM SGT to 2023-10-26 4:00 PM SGT
IMCB Seminar Room 03-46, Level 3 Proteos, Biopolis, Singapore 138673 (Physical)

Thursday, 26 October 2023, 3.00PM – 4.00PM

Speaker: Dr. Mu He, HKU Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hongkong

Host: Dr Sudipto Roy

 

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