Honours
Honours Research Project LSM4199 (16 MCs)
The Honours curriculum involves an essential two semester-long research project. Qualified students will be trained in advanced research techniques and conduct scientific research along with our M.Sc. and Ph.D. students under the mentorship of full-time and adjunct faculty members from the Life Sciences departments. The research attachments in our well-equipped state-of-the-art laboratories offer our students many opportunities to develop their organising, analytical and problem-solving skills. They will participate in seminars and presentations aimed at developing communication and writing skills, and present their work via poster presentation and submission of a research Honours thesis at the end of the project.
Module Coordinator: Dr Yun Chau LONG
Contact number: +65 6601 2084
E-mail:bchlongy@nus.edu.sg
Administrative Staff: Ms Dee Pham
Contact number: +65 6516 3240
E-mail:bchdp@nus.edu.sg
Honours Award: Prof Sit’s Honours Book Prize
Sponsored by Emeritus Professor Sit Kim Ping to award cash prize of $400 to honour distinction student who had completed the honours project with the Department, with highest FYP score.
Honours Award: Singapore Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SSBMB) Award
Offers a cash prize of $150 to the best student in Life Sciences with concentration in Biomedical Science or Molecular and Cell Biology in the Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours.
Life Sciences Modules Offered by Department of Biochemistry
LSM1106 Molecular Cell Biology
Module Coordinator: Sem 1: A/P Lih Wen DENG | Sem 2: A/P Heng Phon TOO
Prerequisite: GCE ‘A’ level or H2 Biology or equivalent, or LSM1301 or LSM1301X
Workload: 26 lecture hours + 4 tutorial hours + 12 practical hours
LSM2211 Metabolism and Regulation
Module Coordinator: Sem 1: A/P Wen Shan YEW
Prerequisite: Read LSM1106
Workload: 39 lecture hours + 11 tutorial hours
Module Coordinator: Sem 1: A/P Foong May YEONG | Sem 2: A/P Thilo HAGEN
Prerequisite: Read LSM1106
Workload: 35 lecture hours + 11 tutorial hours
LSM3224 Molecular Basis of Human Diseases
Module Coordinator: Sem 2: A/P Foong May YEONG
Prerequisite: Pass in LSM2211 or LSM2233 or PR2122
Workload: 26 lecture hours + 6 tutorial hours + 18 laboratory hours
LSM3226 Medical Mycology and Drug Discovery
Module Coordinator: Sem 2: A/P Foong May YEONG
Prerequisite: Read LSM2233 or LSM2252 or LSM2291
Workload: 22 lecture hours + 6 tutorial hours + 18 practical hours incorporating self-directed study
LSM3231 Protein Structure and Function
Module Coordinator: Sem 1: A/P Maxey CHUNG
Prerequisite: LSM1106
Workload: 26 lecture hours + 6 tutorial hours + 18 laboratory hours
Module Coordinator: Sem 1: A/P Matthew CHANG
Prerequisite: LSM2211/2232/2233
Workload: 28 lecture hours + 20 tutorial hours
LSM3247 Practical Synthetic Biology
Module Coordinator: Sem 2: A/P Matthew CHANG
Prerequisite: LSM2191 / LSM3246
Workload: 8 lecture hours + 5 tutorial hours + 30 Practical hours
LSM4216 Molecular Nutrition and Metabolic Biology
Module Coordinator: Sem 1: Dr. Yun Chau LONG
Prerequisite: Read LSM2211
Workload: 22 lecture hours + 16 journal club hours + 10 hours (tutorials/student assignments/CAs)
Module Coordinator: Sem 2: A/P Yunn Hwen GAN
Prerequisite: LSM3223
Workload: 30 lecture hours + 20 tutorial hours
LSM4225 Genetic Medicine in the Post-Genomic Era
Module Coordinator: Sem 2: A/P Caroline Guat Lay LEE
Prerequisite: LSM2232
Workload: 30 lecture hours + 22 presentation/self-directed learning/preparation hours
Module Coordinator: Sem 2: A/P Maxey CHUNG
Prerequisite: LSM3231 or LSM3241
Workload: 30 lecture hours + 20 tutorial, self study and presentation hours