SUMMER UROPS 2010 Department Supervisor Project Title Anatomy A/P Tan Puay Hoon tan.puay.hoon@sgh.com.sg Role of the PTEN and PI3K/AKT pathway in metastatic triple negative breast cancer Biochemistry Dr Takao Inoue bchti@nus.edu.sg Analysis of new Wnt/Ryk signaling components in C. elegans Biological Sciences Dr Wu Jinlu dbswjl@nus.edu.sg Identification of potential core proteins of Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) Biological Sciences A/P Laszlo Orban dbsol@nus.edu.sg Analysis of gonad transformation in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) Chemistry Prof Li Fong Yau chmlifys@nus.edu.sg Analysis of melamine in raw materials for drug manufacturing, excipients and drug products by GCMS Chemistry Prof Li Fong Yau chmlifys@nus.edu.sg Development of analytical methods to determine the quality of food Chemistry Prof Li Fong Yau chmlifys@nus.edu.sg Analysis of residual solvents in drug substances, excipients and drug products by using transfer-line headspace system with GCFID Chemistry Dr Yeung Ying Yeung chmyyy@nus.edu.sg Lewis acid catalyzed selenoamidation of olefins: chemoselective synthesis of allylic amide Chemistry Dr Yeung Ying Yeung chmyyy@nus.edu.sg Rigid carbonyl cyclopropane cycloaddition reaction Chemistry Dr Zhao Jin chmzhaoj@nus.edu.sg Development of new transition metal complexes and their application in the ethylene oligomerization catalysis Mathematics A/P Helmer Aslaksen mathelmr@nus.edu.sg Interactive Astronomy Mathematics A/P Helmer Aslaksen mathelmr@nus.edu.sg The Mathematics of the Astrolabe Mathematics Dr Liu Jie matlj@nus.edu.sg Finite element method and its implementation Pharmacology A/P Gavin Dawe phcdgs@nus.edu.sg Does paracetamol influence adult neurogenesis? Pharmacy Dr Yap Chun Wei phayapc@nus.edu.sg Development of ADMET filters to rapidly screen out undesirable drug candidates Physics Dr Valerio Scarani physv@nus.edu.sg Introduction to circuit QED Physics A/P Wang Zhisong phywangz@nus.sg Sequence design and self-assembly of DNA nanomotors