About Me
My interest mainly lies in the intersection of molecular and developmental biology to understand the development of novel morphological traits, patterning of biological tissues, and dissection of neural circuits, along with the development of new spatial biological technologies, at mRNA level. I am skilled in multiplex fluorescent in-situ hybridization, immunofluorescence, single-cell and bulk RNA-sequencing, CRISPR-Cas9 editing, tissue culture, laser capture microdissection, and qPCR. My other major fields of interest are in artificial intelligence, robotics, fluidics, and computer vision. I work both at the hardware and software levels.
With over 9 years of experience I have published my scientific research in major peer-reviewed journals such as Science Advances, Science, Nature Ecology and Evolution, Journal of Neuroscience, Development, Scientific Reports, Cell Reports, Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution, Methods&Protocols, and Bioresource Technology; and reviewed papers for eLife, BMC Biology, PloS genetics, Biology, Cells, Molecules, and Insect Sciences.
I have mentored 4 graduate, 13 undergraduate, and 3 high school students at NUS and assisted and taught classes in the field of evo-devo.
I obtained my Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the National University of Singapore and my B.Tech in Biotechnology (Engineering) from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur.
Mentorship & Training
Undergraduate, graduate, and high-school students on projects spanning evo-devo, spatial transcriptomics, neurobiology, AI-driven image analysis, and experimental robotics.
Jeriel Lee
Research Assistant
Investigating the spatial-temporal expression of leg gap genes during the embryonic and larval wing development of Bicyclus anynana butterflies.
Javen Tan
Undergraduate student
Modeling reaction-diffusion based mechanisms patterning the wing veins of Bicyclus anynana.
Jaya Vardhan Harihar Prasad
High School Interns
Design and implementa-tion of nanolitre scale microinjector for CRISPR-Cas9 injection on embryos.
Chan Sum Ngai Jeff
High School Interns
Design and implementa-tion of nanolitre scale microinjector for CRISPR-Cas9 injection on embryos.
Gianella Pacho
Undergraduate student
Exploring FGF signaling in biological patterning using Bicyclus anynana.
Emily Zhang Linwan
Graduate student
Spatial transcriptomics of developing Bicyclus anynana brain.
Zhang Yu
Graduate student
Spatial interaction of frizzled receptors in patterning butterfly wing tissues.
How Hong Chuen Shaun
Undergraduate student
Vermilion and cinnabar are involved in ommochrome pigment biosynthesis in eyes but not wings of Bicyclus anynana butterflies
Lara Chal
Undergraduate student
Co-localization of multipleeyespot centre-specific mRNA andprotein targets in larval wings of Bicyclus anynana.
Dorothy Lau Shi Min
Undergraduate student
Involvement of EGFR signaling in biological patterning of butterfly wings.
Jeff Winxin Collado
Undergraduate student
Implementation of automated fluidics system for in-situ hybridization experiments in the larval and adult brains of Danio rerio.
Teesha Basak
High School Interns
Designing an optimized autofeeder for behavioral experimentation in Zebrafish.
Tirunagari Praveenya
Undergraduate summer intern
The role of Homothorax (Hth) and Dachshund (Dac) in the eyespot center formation in Bicyclus anynana butterflies.
Lim Jun Hui Solomon
High School Interns
Reaction diffusion modeling on wing patterns of butterflies.
Chan Sum Ngai Jeff
High School Interns
Reaction diffusion modeling on wing patterns of butterflies.