Areas of Research

Theme Members

Kevin Patrick White

Programme Director

Professor

Area of Research

  •  Drug and diagnostics development using genomic and computational analysis
  • ⁠Genomic and Nucleic acids engineering
  • Using genomic diversity to improve health outcomes

Research Interests

  • Functional Genomics
  • System Biology
  • Nucleic acid-based therapeutics
  • Cellular Engineering

Hu Chunyi

Assistant Professor

Area of Research

  • CRISPRS-Cas Immunity System

Research Interests

  • Molecular Mechanisms
  • Supramolecular complexes in immunity systems
  • Adaptive immunity systems

Yang Yi Yan

Adjunct Research

Professor

Area of Research

  • Bioengineering
  • Non-viral Biopolymers / Polypeptides
  • Antimicrobial & Antiviral Biopolymers / Polypeptides
  • Microneedles Platforms
  • Metal-cluster Based Antimicrobial Coatings
  • Biomaterials for Soft Medical Implants & Coatings

Research Interests

  • Drug and Gene Delivery
  • Polymer-based Gene Delivery Nanocarriers
  • Non-viral Nanocarriers for Targeted Delivery of Mrna Vaccine

Jay Shin

Adjunct Associate

Professor

Area of Research

  • Non-coding DNA and RNA Elements

Research Interests

  • Decoding Non-coding Elements by Developing Break-through Genomic Technologies and Automations for Large-scale Assays
  • Non-coding Elements for Precision Medicine
  • Clinical Diagnosis
  • Medical Intervention