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Happy to share our latest work led by Wei Xuan & Shabrina, in close collaboration with Prof Guy Rutter. Studying the role of T2D associated gene Stard10 in human beta cells for Precision Medicine!

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STARD10 regulates human pancreatic β cell differentiation and triglyceride metabolism
Teo and colleagues uncovered the role of T2D-associated STARD10 lipid transfer protein in human beta cells. They found STARD10 to be important for proliferation and INS+ beta cell formation. Loss of S...
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February 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Thank you Dr. Yue Wan, her postdoc Theo, and team from GIS in hosting our students from the MSc in Precision Health and Medicine for our module on Precision Therapeutics!

#precisionmedicine #research #nus #astar
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Sincere thanks Jingmei for this nice gift (stem cell; beta cell) for me and the AT Lab! Jingmei and I had a very fun, fruitful and meaningful partnership as Director of Graduate Affairs, supporting BMRC Astar scholars.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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Congratulations to our 9th PhD graduate, Dewei Kong from AT Lab! We are all very proud of your development in the past 4 years. All the best for your next exciting journey!

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January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Our lab specialises on Stem Cells, Beta Cells and Diabetes. Naturally, we think a lot about glucose and what hyperglycaemia means. Have a read on our latest review in Nat Rev Endo to find out more!

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Models of hyperglycaemia in diabetes mellitus and its complications - Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Many different models are used in research into diabetes mellitus, and each has strengths and limitations. In this Review, the authors explain several in vivo and in vitro models of hyperglycaemia and...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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AT Lab Year-End Gathering and Appreciation 2025. Team bonding at Superpark, BBQ and post dinner drinks. Thankful for everyone’s hardwork in 2025, and certainly getting recharged for 2026 to come!

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December 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Together with Stem Cell Tech and NUS Precision Medicine Translational Research Programme, we at IMCB are co-hosting the 3rd Organoid Day on 12 Feb 2026. Highly relevant for NAMs. Come sign up and join us!

#stemcells #organoids #nams #imcb #astar #nus

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Back for the Third Time: Organoid Day 2026!
Organoid Day returns with expert talks and the latest research in 3D cell culture. Sign up now—spaces are limited!
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November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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An absolute delight to have been invited to Taiwan Society for Stem Cell Research (TSSCR) to give a talk. Lots of excellent science, meeting Prof Teh from SG, many other colleagues and making new connections with Taiwan! More photos to follow.

#atlab #stemcells #diabetes #research #imcb #astar #nus
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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14 November is World Diabetes Day.

#diabetes

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World Diabetes Day
Let's talk about well-being for a better diabetes life. Diabetes and well-being is the theme for World Diabetes Day 2024-26.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Some of the AT Lab folks attending our Annual Stem Cell Society Symposium 2025. Learning more about stem cells and cell therapy!

#atlab #stemcells #diabetes #research #celltherapy #imcb #astar #nus
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Happy to meet old friends and make new ones. Thank you Kenichiro Kamei and Jeremy Teo for the kind invite to NYUAD in Abu Dhabi for a Living Therapeutics talk!

#atlab #stemcells #diabetes #celltherapy #imcb #astar #nus
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Come sign up and join us at the next Asian Alliance for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Webinar! This time round we visit the heart 💖.

#stemcells #research #scss #aascrm
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AASCRM Webinar 10 Nov 25
Date:   10  Nov 2025 (Monday) Time:   11am  -  12:30 pm (SGT) Format: Virtual (Zoom Meeting) Hosts:  Shigeru MIYAGAWA , Osaka University, Japan (JSRM) Jaecheol LEE , Sungkyunkwan University,...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Thankful for the invite and warm hospitality. Had a good time meeting new friends and colleagues from Malaysia, working in academia and research, on cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

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October 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Year 2 Ph.D. students Aloysius and Ryan clinched some awards at the IMCB Ph.D. Symposium. Yeah!

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October 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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At IMCB CMT Division, with A*STAR BMRC CGT Flagship, & SCSS, we partner with friends at CiRA, JSRM, to level up hiPSCs and their utility for organoids & therapeutics. Join them in Kyoto!
#imcb #astar #nus #scss #aascrm #CiRA #jsrm #stemcells #celltherapy

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iPSCs: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on iPSCs: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges, January 2026, in Kyoto, with field leaders!
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September 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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It was our pleasure at Stem Cell Society Singapore (SCSS) to have esteemed Mahendra Rao visit us, share his wisdom on stem cells, cell therapy, and how to cross over from excellent science to industry and therapeutic strategies!

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September 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The Cell and Molecular Therapy (CMT) Division at IMCB was privileged to support our Singapore MediaCorp with the filming of their drama. They were very kind to send us mooncakes. Exciting ⭐ struck experience that we’ll share later!

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September 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Some of us at the Cell and Molecular Therapy (CMT) Division in IMCB had a very nice exchange and engagement with colleagues from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), Singapore. Thank you for having us!

#CMTDivision #celltherapy #cgt #imcb #astar #singapore
September 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Thank you L&OD/IMCB/A*STAR for the opportunity to attend the LDP at CCL. Had a great time meeting others, seeing their leadership perspectives and certainly deep introspection on self for Curiosity (mind), Compassion (heart) and Courage (act).

#leadership #imcb #astar
August 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Do sign up and join us for the Sep series of AASCRM webinar. This time we discuss on the pancreas!

#stemcells #celltherapy #scss #aascrm
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AASCRM Webinar 2 Sep 25
Date:   2  Sep 2025 (Tuesday) Time:   11am  -  12:30 pm (SGT) Format: Virtual (Zoom Meeting) Hosts:    Lin LIN ,   Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of...
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August 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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KSSCR, CSSCR, JSRM & SCSS coming together for the Asian Alliance for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (AASCRM) board meeting. ASSCR & ISSCR in attendance. Exciting partnerships to grow stem cell science and cell therapy in Asia!

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August 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Having a wonderful time at KSSCR, giving a talk on beta cells and insulin, and networking with JiHwan Song, Joseph Wu and Dongho Choi.

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August 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Done with 2 talks, sharing on Stem Cell Therapies for Diabetes and our research efforts. Next week on invited talk at the Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR) Annual Meeting. Looking forward to expand networks in Asia!
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August 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Our pleasure to welcome Dr Taan from Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol Uni to SG. Had a lovely chat and engagement with all from AT Lab! Working towards deciphering the genetics of diabetes & impact on beta cell biology together.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A*STAR RSC Tech Discovery Day 2025! Thanks Dr. Tan Wei Xuan for sharing some of our capabilities in the lab.

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July 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM