Singapore Symposium on Brain-Body Interactions (SSBBI) and Neuroscience Singapore 2024: Recap

SfN.SG joined forces with the Singapore Symposium on Brain-Body Interactions (SSBBI) from November 4th-6th, 2024 this year, to co-organize the annual symposium, Neuroscience Singapore 2024. The combined session started with flash talks and a vibrant joint poster session on the afternoon of 5th Nov. At the official start of the program on Day 2, SfN.SG President […]

Brain and Body Seminar Series: Recap

Key Findings and Implications Prof. Eric J. Huang from the University of California, San Francisco, presented a compelling exploration of the underlying mechanisms behind germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH), a significant neurological condition affecting developing fetuses. Prof. Huang shared soon-to-be-published data that highlighted the crucial role of immune-vascular interactions, particularly involving activated neutrophils, in disrupting angiogenesis […]

Neuroscience Society of Singapore Annual General Meeting 2023: A Recap

By Matas Vitkauskas On May 16th, 2023, the Neuroscience Society of Singapore held its Annual General Meeting at A*STAR’s Proteos Institute. The following is an executive summary of the presentation delivered by Dr. Ajay Mathuru, president of SfN.SG, and other executive members of the organization. Membership Demographics During the meeting, one of the first topics […]

BRAIN & BODY SEMINAR SERIES 2022 – Gary Patti

 On Wednesday, 19th November 2022, the Brain & Body Seminar Series for the year 2022 was kicked off by Professor Gary Patti from Washington University in St. Louis. He presented an engaging talk on “Understanding the Cell-Intrinsic and Cell-Extrinsic Drivers of Oncogenesis”. As he was talking to an audience with a mixed background, he began with a discussion on […]

BRAIN & BODY SEMINAR SERIES 2022

by Caroline Wee, the SfN.SG Chapter’s Director of Seminars   The Brain & Body Seminar Series is co-organized by SfN.SG, IMCB’s Division of Neurometabolism, and A*STAR’s Brain-Body Initiative. It was launched late last year, with Professor Liping Zhao (Rutgers University) as the inaugural speaker. At this virtual seminar, Prof. Zhao showcased his groundbreaking research on prebiotic diets […]