The National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding in November 2015 to explore collaboration through joint grant calls.
The third joint call addressed two topics of mutual interest, i.e. synthetic biology and earth science. The selected projects from the third call are listed below.
NRF-NSFC Joint Grant Call (Synthetic Biology)
No |
Project Title |
Principal Investigators |
1 |
Synthetic biology via engineering enzymes and cascade reactions: Efficient production of valuable hydroxy fatty acids and lactones from fatty acids |
Zhi Li, National University of Singapore |
2 |
Identify essential genes to construct a functional unfolded protein response programme using synthetic biology |
Guillaume Thibault, Nanyang Technological University |
3 |
Synthetic biology-driven smart virus sensors for prevention and control of emerging zoonotic viral diseases |
Linfa Wang, Duke-NUS Medical School |
4 |
Metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for efficient lactones production |
Uttam Surana, Agency for Science, Technology and Research |
NRF-NSFC Joint Grant Call (Earth Science)
No |
Project Title |
Principal Investigators |
1 |
Persistence and removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes in drinking water and pipeline biofilm |
Jiangyong Hu, National University of Singapore |
2 |
Sinkhole risk assessment for tunnelling in complex geological conditions using big data analysis |
Fook Hou Lee, National University of Singapore |
3 |
Development of thermal-aerodynamic models for local climate zones |
Nyuk Hien Wong, National University of Singapore |
4 |
Evaluating unrest and potential hazards at Changbaishan Volcano, China |
Susanna Jenkins, Nanyang Technological University |
5 | Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment in South China Sea region - Quantification of aleatory and epistemic uncertainties |
Philip Liu, National University of Singapore Hua Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |