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Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory rather than just read about it. In short: Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) was established in August 2002 as a Singapore Non Profit Philanthropic Research Organisation focusing primarily on understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie the development and physiology of plants, fungi and animals which provides foundation for biotechnology innovation. It is affiliated with the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological Universi…

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Reference excerpt

Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) was established in August 2002 as a Singapore Non Profit Philanthropic Research Organisation focusing primarily on understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie the development and physiology of plants, fungi and animals which provides foundation for biotechnology innovation. It is affiliated with the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University and is located within the campus of the National University of Singapore. TLL has 230 researchers from about 20 different nationalities to engage in biomolecular science research and applications.

History Founded in 2002, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) is a beneficiary of Temasek Trust which oversees the initial endowment of S$500 million by Temasek to support corporate social responsibility philanthropic efforts in developing and delivering community programmes.

Academic Programmes 1. PhD / Graduate Programme 2. Internship Programme 3. Research Attachment Programme (REAP) The Research Attachment Programme (REAP) is jointly organised with the Ministry of Education (MOE), National University of Singapore (NUS) to cultivate local life sciences research talents. The eight-week programme is designed for first-year Biology and Chemistry students in local junior colleges (JCs) to encourage them to pursue a career in life sciences by stimulating their interest with hands-on training in research environment and interactions with professional scientists. 4. Undergraduate Programme (UTP) The Undergraduate Programme (UTP) promotes scientific exchange and research collaboration between TLL and top-tier Chinese and Indian universities, where final year undergraduates are given the opportunity to undertake research projects at TLL for 3 to 4 months. 5. Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP) The Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP), which lasts for 3 to 6 months, exposes local fresh graduates to the R&D environment to encourage them to pursue a career in research. 6. Other Training TLL also participates in the attachment programmes offered by Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, and Temasek Polytechnic.

Publications Since its inception, TLL has made over 60 inventions and published over 730 papers in peer-reviewed journals, of which more than 25 percent are in high impact research journals such as Nature. In 2011, TLL published 59 papers in peer-reviewed journals and made five discoveries including the specific Enterovirus 711 monoclonal antibodies which can be further developed as potential therapeutics. In 2012, TLL published 85 papers in peer-reviewed journals and made 11 discoveries, out of which five have been licensed.

Research overview Under the PhD / Graduate Programme, TLL supervised 90 PhD candidates with their thesis research being carried out in various laboratories within TLL. The research efforts aim to address both the immediate and long-term needs of the life sciences industry with a particular focus on cell biology, developmental biology, genomes structural biology and molecular pathogenesis. One third of TLL’s research programmes is directed at practical research such as improving non-food biofuel sources and developing rapid diagnostic test kits, therapeutics and vaccines for emerging infectious diseases such as the H5N1 bird flu virus.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

In research: Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2002 establishments in Singapore, Life sciences industry, Nanyang Technological University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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