Prof Chester and his team were featured on The Straits Times for creating an ‘Iron Man’ suit for proteins, which in the future can help in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. Through the re-engineering of a protein from a...
Read morePaper Featured in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GENS)
Prof Chester and his team were featured on GENS for their recent paper published on Nature Communications. They have successfully developed the thermostable exoshell (tES), which will vastly improve the production and stability of recombinant...
Read moreDr. Drum invited to speak at KAIST – BIGHEART joint symposium
Paper accepted by Nature Communications
In August 2017, we have successfully engineered a thermostable protein nanoparticle (tES) to aid in the expression and stabilization of recombinant proteins. tES provides steric accommodation and charge complementation to green fluorescent...
Read moreDrum lab’s CRC featured on Asian Scientist
Mr Manelo Calma, a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) from CDrumLab has recently been featured on the Asian Scientist, a leading science and technology magazine based in Singapore. CRCs hold a pivotal role in the realm of research as clinical...
Read moreCDrumlab’s Annual BBQ Event
The annual Cdrumlab’s BBQ event was held at Labrador park on the 8th of September, 2017.
Read moreDrum lab wins SMART Execution Grant
The Drum Lab has received a S$50,000 SMART Execution Grant by SMART for the lab’s revolutionary work in the field of biochemistry, on the “Affinity Purification System.”
Read moreDrum lab featured in The Straits Times
Prof Chester and his team were featured on The Straits Times for their revolutionary work in the field of heart failure through the study of a protein, TB4. Thymosin Beta-4 (TB4), is elevated in women with a form of heart failure called...
Read moreTherapeutic Discovery
This is a developing aspect of the lab wherein purposefully engineered protein substrates are used for advanced clinical and general materials purposes. A thermostable protein nanoparticle (tES) was successfully engineered in August 2017 to aid...
Read moreClinical Trials
An ongoing clinical trial aiming to enroll 3,000 Singaporean patients to discover new ways of personalizing dosages is currently recruiting under two institutions, NUH and NHC. Patient samples will be analyzed using a combination of LCMS, ELISA...
Read moreMass Spectroscopy
Mass Spectroscopy The Drum lab currently operates a dedicated Agilent 6495 QqQ spectrometer with an Infinity II liquid chromatography front end and the Agilent 6550 Accurate-Mass Q-ToF LC/MS system. Acquired in early 2017, the highly...
Read moreDrum Lab wins NMRC-SCEPTRE grant
The Drum Lab has received an S$851,000 grant by NMRC – SCEPTRE for the project titled, “Solving Cardiac Epigenetics, Remodelling & Repair.”
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