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We are the national flagship programme for the genomic sciences in Singapore! Visit us at www.a-star.edu.sg/gis

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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you to 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐮 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐏𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, for visiting GIS earlier this week to deliver an insightful seminar on 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳y.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join us for a seminar by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐨 on synthetic RNA technologies for programmable control of gene expression. Learn how AI-driven RNA design, high-throughput screening, and evolutionary engineering are being used to generate functional RNA molecules with programmable properties.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join us for the next 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐮 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚, who will share how chemical and computational proteomics are helping researchers uncover functional targets within complex proteomes.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AI can accelerate research workflows, but how do we know when to trust the results? More than 40 participants joined the Build Bioinformatics Workflows & Analyse Biomedical Data with AI workshop by A*STAR GIS and A*STAR BII to learn, build, benchmark and validate AI-assisted bioinformatics analyses.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We were pleased to host 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐚, Research Professor from the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology, CSIC–University of Valencia, Spain, for the latest 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 where she presented 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘘𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘐𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join us for the upcoming 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 on 18 September as 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐚, Research Professor from the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology, CSIC–University of Valencia, Spain, presents 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐐𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🧬 70+ secondary school students visited GIS as part of the A*STAR STEM Ignite Research Exposure Programme. Through hands-on activities and discussions with our researchers, they explored genome diagnostics, DNA and precision medicine while discovering how research translates into real-world impact.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
From whole organs to single cells, spatial technologies are opening new avenues for understanding human disease. Thanks to 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 from 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐮𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 and 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠-𝐄𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐟 for an insightful GIS seminar and valuable discussions with our scientists.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Join us for the next 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 featuring 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 from 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐮𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠-𝐄𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐟. Discover how spatial technologies are paving the way to decode human disease.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We were pleased to host 𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐊 𝐄𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 at 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, for the latest 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, where she shared insights into scientific publishing and met with researchers from GIS and across A*STAR for insightful discussions on research and publishing.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A new study by 𝐀*𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, in collaboration with 𝐀*𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, suggests that autism spectrum disorder may arise not only from which genes are affected, but also from where and how developmental changes occur in the growing brain. for.edu.sg/xuajj8
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
How is scientific publishing evolving in a more connected research landscape? Join the next 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 with 𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐊 𝐄𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, Deputy Editor at Nature.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Thank you to 𝐃𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐘𝐮, 𝐂𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, for an insightful seminar on building perturbational atlases at billion-cell scale. We were delighted to see the seminar well received by colleagues across A*STAR. Thank you to everyone who joined us.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
From mapping human cell states to exploring the mechanisms that drive cell-state transitions, yesterday's 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 featured 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐄𝐮𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫, 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐆𝐒𝐌𝐒𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐈𝐁𝐒 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞. Thank you to all who joined the session.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Join Dr Johnny Yu, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Tahoe Therapeutics as he explores the next frontier: systematically measuring how cells respond to genetic and pharmacological perturbations. This seminar is part of the 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 and is open to all.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Congratulations to the A*STAR GIS staff who have received 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 this year! Thank you for your contributions and service! #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Join Prof Park Jong-Eun, Associate Professor, KAIST GSMSE and Chief Investigator, IBS Korea Virus Research Institute, for his seminar on 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬. This seminar is part of the 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 and is open to all.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Researchers from A*STAR GIS, NCCS and Duke-NUS Medical School have developed a machine learning-based multi-omics tool that more accurately predicts recurrence risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study also uncovers two distinct pathways of HCC recurrence. Read more: for.edu.sg/w1f09x
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Grateful to the researchers, clinicians, and advisors from across the region and beyond who joined us for the NPC/EBV Southeast Asian Consortium, NPCSS and SAB meeting of the NPC LCG program to share insights, strengthen partnerships and advance NPC genomics research for better health outcomes.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Congratulations to Dr @jonathangoeke.bsky.social on being awarded the National Research Foundation (NRF) Investigatorship 2026! Presented by NRF Singapore, the award supports outstanding scientists and researchers in pursuing groundbreaking, high-risk research. @goekelab.bsky.social
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New study from A*STAR GIS reveals how gut microbes influence liver function via DNA “switches.” By evaluating over 100,000 DNA switches, researchers identified which switches operate under real physiological conditions and how microbial signals can modify their activity. Read more: for.edu.sg/ttyx5x
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Proud to share a breakthrough development led by A*STAR GIS scientists: HERRO, an AI tool that boosts the accuracy of ultra-long nanopore sequencing reads by up to 100-fold, helping researchers generate high-quality complete genomes using a single sequencing platform. Read more: for.edu.sg/herro
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Congratulations to Prof Teh Bin Tean on being awarded with the Singapore Translational Research (STaR) Investigator Award and A/Prof Johnny Ong on receiving the Clinician Scientist Award (Investigator), presented by NMRC Singapore!
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A*STAR scientists developed sm-PORE-cupine, a technique that reads individual RNA molecules to reveal how their structures vary and affect gene regulation, protein production, and disease - advancing insights for diagnostics, drug discovery and precision medicine. Read more: for.edu.sg/emz5mp
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A*Star Scientists Develop New Method to Reveal How RNA Structure Influences Health and Disease
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New Tech Reveals How Mutated Cells Influence Healthy Tissue, Unlocking More Precise Treatment Targets A*STAR GIS developed a method to study genes in intact tissue, preserving cell interactions. It shows how genetic changes affect cells and neighbours. Published in Nature Communications. #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🎉 HUGO Chen Award of Excellence 2026 🎉 A*STAR GIS ED Dr Wan Yue was awarded the HUGO Chen Award of Excellence for her outstanding contributions to the field of genomics and her work in next-generation therapeutic development. It was presented at the Human Genome Meeting 2026 in Athens. #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Dr Alexander Lezhava recognised by STCC for his dedicated contributions at its 5th Anniversary Dinner. Congratulations! #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Join us at our GIS Seminar by Dr. Daniel Schraivogel, Visiting Scientist, EMBL, Senior Director Genomics Research, BioNTech SE, EMBL, BioNTech SE on "With Technology to Biology: The Single-Cell Functional Genomics Revolution". Date: 26 March 2026, 2pm Venue: GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Genome Institute of Singapore and Illumina are advancing Singapore’s rise as a global genomics hub. Together, we’re expanding genomics & multiomics collaboration to accelerate precision health at the population level. Read more 🔗 lnkd.in/gcrgubM9 #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Join us at our GIS Seminar by Dr. Angli Xue, Postdoc Scientist & NHMRC Investigator Fellow from Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Dr. Zhen Qiao, Postdoctoral Research Officer from Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Date: 18 March 2026, 10am Venue: GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Join us at our GIS Seminar by Dr. Novalia Pishesha, Assistant Professor from Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School on "Engineered Nanobodies to Direct and Visualize Immune Tolerance". Date: 5 March 2026, 10am Venue: GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Join us at our GIS Seminar by Dr. Molly He, CEO & Co-Founder from Element Biosciences Inc. on "Multi-Dimensional Phenotyping: Integrating In Situ Sequencing and Spatial Multiomics." Date: 27 February 2026, 10am Venue: GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room #ASTAR #GIS
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
RNA Salon Events 🧬 Join us for our first RNA Salon on February 12th, 2026, 4-6pm at the Genome Institute of Singapore. For more information, please refer to www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... For registration: form.gov.sg/695dc837c1a7... #Genomics #RNA #Genomics #RNA
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Howard Y. CHANG, Chief Scientific Officer, Amgen, hosted by Dr. Wan Yue. Date: Monday 16 February 2026 Time: 10:00AM (SGT, GMT +8) Venue: GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room More details : lnkd.in/d96KkUGP #GISSPEAKERSERIES
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
📢GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES Join us for the upcoming seminars tomorrow Friday, 28 November 2025 hosted by Dr. Wan Yue at GIS Level 2 Breakout Area. • Dr. Yijun Ruan: 4.00pm – 4.45pm • Professor Edison T. Liu: 4.45pm – 5.30pm #GISSPEAKERSERIES
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
📢GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Wang Guiping, Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine, on 1 December, 11:00AM (SGT) at GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room. #GISSPEAKERSERIES
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
📢GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Ming Tang, Director of Bioinformatics, AstraZeneca, on 23 January 2026, 11:00AM (SGT) at GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Singapore RNA Seminar Series 🧬 Join us at our next Singapore RNA Seminar Series by Dr. Hong Cheng, Professor, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS, on Tuesday, 25 November, 10.00am (SGT). Link: zoom.us/j/9842869601... Webinar ID: 984 2869 6019 Passcode: 807931
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Singapore RNA Seminar Series 🧬 Join us at our next Singapore RNA Seminar Series by Dr. Demian Cazalla, Associate Professor from University of Utah, on Thursday, 23 October, 9.00am (SGT). Link: zoom.us/j/9559798087... Webinar ID: 955 9798 0873 Passcode: 140280
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Navin B. Ramakrishna @navinbr.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Excited to share our Review on human PGC development covering the latest in vivo observations & in vitro developments, esp. in the last 5 years. Have a read! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... From: @astar-gis.bsky.social @ki.se Warwick University, @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
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Emerging principles and models of human primordial germ cell development
Summary: This Review examines recent insights into early human germ cell development and how these regulatory principles guide stem cell-derived models aiming to reconstitute human gametogenesis in vi...
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Singapore RNA Seminar Series 🧬 Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Yoosik Kim, Associate Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on 9 Sep 2025, 10:00AM (SGT, GMT+8). Subscribe to our future RNA events: a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #Genomics #RNA
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Join us at the next National Precision Medicine Alliance (NPMA) - by Prof Cheng Ching Yu, Assoc Prof Su Xinyi, Assoc Prof Nagaendran Kandiah, Dr Anders Jacobsen Skanderup on 26 August, 4PM at Multi-Purpose Hall 1, #01-01, Innovis Tower. Register👉 a-star-engagementportal.glueup.com/event/nation...
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
📢GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES Join us at our next seminar by Prof. Willem van Schaik, Chair of Microbiology and Infection, Head of Research of the School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, University of Birmingham, on 14 August, 1:30PM (SGT) at GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room #GISSPEAKERSERIES
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🎯Come Tackle the Big Questions in Genomics with @astar-gis.bsky.social and some of the leading voices from APAC, US and beyond, at our Genome Innovation & Precision Medicine Conference this September! 🔗Sign up now 👉🏻 www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #GIS25 #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #Innovation
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Singapore RNA Seminar Series🧬 Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Kate Chiappinelli on 19 Aug 2025, 9AM (SGT, GMT+8). Host: Associate Professor Polly Chen, NUS Link: zoom.us/j/9416340856... Webinar ID: 941 6340 8561 Passcode: 466019 Subscribe to our future RNA events: a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve...
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
@astar-gis.bsky.social teams up with 10x Genomics to revolutionize drug discovery for #TISHUMAP! Using AI & spatial biology, this project will analyze thousands of tissue samples to fast-track drug target discovery in cancer & inflammatory diseases. A major step toward precision medicine! #Genomics
Spatial gene expression map in a colorectal tumour sample (Source: Yurike Laurensia, Li Bo, and Grace Yeo, Prabhakar Lab, A*STAR’s GIS)
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
👨‍🔬S'pore researchers received a $25M grant for Clarion, to target lung cancer in Asians—from risk prediction and early detection to personalized treatment. Led by National Cancer Centre Singapore, A*STAR & National University Cancer Institute, it builds on over a decade of multidisciplinary research.
straitstimes.com
Singapore researchers get $25m grant to screen, treat lung cancer in Asian patients
They want to gain a deeper understanding of why the disease behaves differently in these patients. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Congratulations to @yue-wan.bsky.social who has been elected as #EMBO Associate member, in recognition of her research excellence and outstanding achievements in the field of RNA! She is the only researcher from Singapore amongst 69 global life scientists honored this year. #WomeninSTEM #RNAResearch
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Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO
Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
📢 GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES🧬 Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Junyue Cao, Assistant Professor, The Rockefeller University, hosted by Dr Yue Wan 📅 Date: 14 July 2025 ⏲️ Time: 2:00 PM (SGT, GMT +8) 📍 Venue: GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room 👉 www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #GISSPEAKERSERIES
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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) @astar-gis.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Studying low-biomass environments in microbiome research? The struggle is real when it comes to contamination! Even the tiniest sprinkle of external microbes can throw off your results, making traditional methods a no-go. Details in link below: @niranjantw.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies - Nature Microbiology
In this Consensus Statement, the authors outline strategies for processing, analysing and interpreting low-biomass microbiome samples, and provide recommendations to minimize contaminants.
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