NTU professors invent new method of identifying tumours in the body

NTU professors invent new method of identifying tumours in the body


Associate Professors Zhang Qichun (left) and Joachim Loo from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have invented a new way of detecting tumour cells, and administering anti-cancer drugs to those specific cells. -- PHOTO: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Singapore- Associate professors Zhang Qichun and Joachim Loo from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have invented a new way of detecting tumour cells, and administering anti-cancer drugs to those specific cells.

The method involves the use of a biomarker made from a particle ten thousand times smaller than a grain of sand, and lights up when it is activated by near-infrared light emitted by an imaging device.

This happens only when small signalling molecules are released by tumour cells, NTU said on Wednesday.

Near-infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye, is unique as most imaging techniques use ultraviolet light or visible light.

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NTU ranked 42nd, in new global index measuring science research

NUS ranked 39th, NTU ranked 42nd, in new global index measuring science research

The National University of Singapore (NUS) came in 39th place in a new ranking by international publishing company Nature Publishing Group, making it the highest-ranked Singapore institution in the index.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was ranked 42nd, while the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research was ranked 133rd.

Ranked as the world's top institution was China's Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The inaugural index looks at the high quality science outputs of 20,000 institutions around the world, tracking the author affiliations of nearly 60,000 high quality scientific articles published per year.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~

NTU wants to attract more young women into science and engineering

NTU wants to attract more young women into science and engineering


Students at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). NTU organised its largest single event on Friday to attract more young women to take up engineering and science.

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) organised its largest single event on Friday to attract more young women to take up engineering and science.

The university showcased local and international female scientists at a public symposium held to tie-in with French scientist Marie Curie's Nov 7 birthday.

Marie Curie was the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win the award in two different categories - physics in 1903 and chemistry in 1911. Her ground-breaking work led to the discovery of radioactivity.

The inaugural Women in Engineering, Science and Technology Symposium is part of NTU's ongoing efforts to increase the number of women in both fields.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~