Clearing out the dust
15 January 2024By tracing the molecular pathways affected by a key ingredient in airborne particulates, Rachel Phua is trying to understand how polluted air alters our skin.
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Itching for a cure
10 January 2024The untapped potential of stem cells can lead us to new treatment avenues for inflammatory skin diseases, says Kenneth Lay.
Beyond skin deep
4 January 2024From molecular methods to advanced optics, scientists are combining techniques and expertise from diverse disciplines to transform skin health research and fortify the body’s outermost barrier.
Making metabolic sense of microbes
10 November 2023A*STAR scholar Phyllis Phuah aims to develop better treatments for metabolic diseases by understanding how gut microbes help (or hinder) the connections between our body and brain.
I gut a feeling
6 November 2023By studying the gut-brain axis, Hwei Ee Tan hopes to unravel how dietary intake and the gut microbiome play important roles in human health and behaviour.
Brain and body, intertwined
31 October 2023Through close collaborations across scientific disciplines, A*STAR drives new discoveries in neurometabolism and its potential therapeutic applications.
A byte of culture
21 September 2023To develop artificial intelligences (AIs) with a better sense of humanity’s quirks, A*STAR Computing and Information Science scholar Sidney Suen is delving into the cross-cultural aspects of common sense and how they might be applied to AI frameworks.
Hidden code riggers
15 September 2023From advanced manufacturing to cybersecurity, software engineers like Su Myat Phyoe and Jia Yi Loo work behind the scenes to support cutting-edge computer science research across A*STAR institutes.
Talking points
13 September 2023As machines take their first full-fledged steps into the world of human language, A*STAR is paving the way through innovative work in natural language processing.
Computing at the speed of light
17 July 2023To accelerate the next generation of computers, A*STAR International Fellowship scholar Bowei Dong is building innovative photonics-based architectures based on the dynamics of light.
Building tiny bridges to connect worlds
10 July 2023At A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics, Yao Zhu, Head of the Micro Electro Multiphysical Systems (MEMS) Department, hopes to contribute in making Singapore a global centre of piezoelectric MEMS technologies.
The view beyond Moore
7 July 2023With its long-standing expertise and working partnerships, A*STAR continues pushing forward with chip technologies beyond the transistor scaling paradigm.
Training the body’s defenders
4 May 2023By tapping into the strengths of the innate immune system, Samantha Wong aims to develop safer, more potent cancer treatments.
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