Features
On target for the precision health era
30 December 2022Multidisciplinary efforts across A*STAR are paving the way toward Singapore’s precision medicine vision.
The mind cartographer
22 December 2022Through innovative molecular technologies, Jinyue Liu is building maps of the brain’s circuitry to better understand how these connections go awry in disease.
An eye for vision science
25 November 2022Studying the way we see the world can help us develop more accessible product and treatment designs, says A*STAR scholar Shui’er Han.
The innovation network
16 November 2022Game-changing new ideas and products are born from connecting the right minds and hands. In this cover story, we spotlight how A*STAR facilitates those connections and cultivates the culture needed for an ecosystem of innovation.
An appetite for change
11 November 2022To meet Singapore’s goal of sustainable food production, the trio behind the A*STAR spinoff Meatiply reveals their journey in building the company and developing alternative proteins.
Closing the recycling loop with chemistry
30 September 2022A*STAR scholar Edward Neo brings together chemistry and machine learning to improve plastic recycling.
Streamlining operations of life’s fundamental factories
20 September 2022Harnessing the methods of metabolic engineering, Xixian Chen is blazing a trail toward sustainable production of industrially important compounds.
Shaping a sustainable Singapore
6 September 2022Researchers at A*STAR are forming multidisciplinary teams to meet key sustainability targets in support of the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
Recognising research excellence and outstanding scientists
31 August 2022The A*STAR winners of the 2021 President’s Science and Technology Awards and Young Scientist Award are living proof of the importance of mentorship in creating science that gives back to the community.
Empowering creativity and courage: NRF’s class of 2022
16 August 2022The National Research Foundation Singapore will support the research ambition of four A*STAR researchers through two key programmes—the NRF Fellowship and the NRF Investigatorship.
Energising the carbon conversion movement
21 July 2022Harnessing her expertise in materials chemistry, Lili Zhang of ISCE2 is tapping into the power of carbon-based materials to foster sustainable development across industries.
Figuring out RNA one fold at a time
15 June 2022Understanding the mechanisms behind RNA structure and folding could pave the way for more effective medical treatments, say Yue Wan and Ashley Aw.
Nucleic acid therapeutics: Riding the wave of mRNA
7 June 2022Ushering in an era of targeted precision medicine, scientists across A*STAR are propelling the research, commercialisation and implementation of RNA-based therapeutics.
