Features
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.
Weaving form and function in gene regulation
31 May 2022Delving deep into the fundamentals of development and the frontiers of disease therapeutics, Mei Sheng Lau unravels the roles chromatin plays in gene regulation.
Stars in the making
18 March 2022In the pursuit of scientific excellence, the current scholars of the A*STAR Graduate Academy hope to harness their education to contribute to Singapore’s scientific ecosystem.
A*STAR scholars then and now
10 March 2022Supported by A*STAR in the early days of their budding careers, scholars recount the experiences that opened the doors to bigger successes from academia to public service.
Growing research talent in Singapore
2 March 2022For twenty years, A*STAR has secured and developed a pipeline of scientific talent in Singapore through its suite of scholarship schemes.
Nurturing Singapore’s scientific talents
17 December 2021From the public sector to innovative startups and industry giants, A*STAR scholars are blazing the trail across Singapore’s research ecosystem.
