Member’s Profile
Name: Jo-Ann Chuah
Field: Microbial and Nano Biotechnology
Level/Position: Ph.D.
Latest Working Experience: Postdoctoral Researcher and Freelance Scientific Copy Editor
Research Title:
1) Design of peptides for gene and drug delivery applications.
2) Establishment of methods for organelle-targeted delivery of bioactive molecules in various unicellular and multicellular organisms.
3) Strain construction and enzymatic studies for improved production of polyhydroxyalkanoates.
Biography:
Jo-Ann Chuah completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Malaya with a B.Sc. in Biotechnology, and went on to do her Ph.D. at Universiti Sains Malaysia. She spent two years in the laboratory of Prof. Sudesh Kumar developing recombinant/mutant microbial strains for improved production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and studying the key enzyme regulating its biosynthesis, with short stints abroad in Tokyo Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, before completing the final year of her Ph.D. research at RIKEN Institute in Japan. She then underwent her postdoctoral training and was subsequently appointed as a research scientist in RIKEN, where she designed peptides and established organelle-targeted, high-throughput gene/drug delivery methods. At present, she is continuing her research career in USM and applying her diverse knowledge of the life sciences to scientific copy editing. Her personal interests include music and literature.
Name: Jo-Ann Chuah
Field: Microbial and Nano Biotechnology
Level/Position: Ph.D.
Latest Working Experience: Postdoctoral Researcher and Freelance Scientific Copy Editor
Research Title:
1) Design of peptides for gene and drug delivery applications.
2) Establishment of methods for organelle-targeted delivery of bioactive molecules in various unicellular and multicellular organisms.
3) Strain construction and enzymatic studies for improved production of polyhydroxyalkanoates.
Biography:
Jo-Ann Chuah completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Malaya with a B.Sc. in Biotechnology, and went on to do her Ph.D. at Universiti Sains Malaysia. She spent two years in the laboratory of Prof. Sudesh Kumar developing recombinant/mutant microbial strains for improved production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and studying the key enzyme regulating its biosynthesis, with short stints abroad in Tokyo Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, before completing the final year of her Ph.D. research at RIKEN Institute in Japan. She then underwent her postdoctoral training and was subsequently appointed as a research scientist in RIKEN, where she designed peptides and established organelle-targeted, high-throughput gene/drug delivery methods. At present, she is continuing her research career in USM and applying her diverse knowledge of the life sciences to scientific copy editing. Her personal interests include music and literature.
