• Siew Cheng (Andrea) PHUA

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

    Siew Cheng received her PhD in Cell Biology from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her vision for the lab is to lead at the intersection of molecular and systems neuroscience, especially in the domains of cognition and learning.

  • Zhuangli YEE

    RESEARCH FELLOW

    Zhuangli received her PhD from National University of Singapore. She is applying her biochemistry expertise to investigate neuronal mechanisms related to goal-directed learning and motor learning. She is co-advised by Prof Low Boon Chuan.

  • Arinjay MISHRA

    PHD STUDENT

    Arinjay received his MSc in Bioengineering from Imperial College London. He is our computational pro, applying machine learning tools to decode behavioral, neural & gene data related to goal-directed learning.

  • Amos SIT

    PHD STUDENT

    Amos received his BSc (Hons) in Life Science from National University of Singapore. He will be investigating the role of oncogenic signaling in BLA- mediated anxiety & fear memory.

  • Tianchu (Vincent) XIONG

    PHD STUDENT

    Vincent will be starting his PhD in our lab from Jan 2026!

  • Dwaipayan GIRI

    MSC STUDENT

    Giri is a BS-MS dual degree programme student from IISER Pune. He is our bioimaging analysis pro- working on the elusive role of neuronal cilia in transducing circadian signals.

  • Yining YANG

    MSc STUDENT

    Yining received her BSc in Bioinformatics from Zhejiang University - University of Edinburgh Institute. She is working towards understanding the neural underpinnings of cognitive flexibility.

  • Yubo WANG

    RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

    Yubo received his MSc in Basic Medicine from Huazhong University of Science & Technology. He will be investigating the role of neuronal cilia in BLA-mediated stress behavior.

  • Ricardo WIJAYA

    RESEARCH SPECIALIST

    Ricardo received his BSc in Biotechnology from Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia. He is developing expertise in a range of neurobiology skills in our lab.

  • Andrew TEOH

    STUDENT, LIFE SCIENCE/ COM SCIENCE (FYP, 4th year)

    Andrew is investigating the role of neuronal cilia in mediating dopamine signaling underlying reinforcement learning.

  • Xing Hwee YEO

    STUDENT, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING/ LIFE SCIENCE (UROPS, 3rd year)

    Xing Hwee is applying his computational skills to understand the neural mechanism in dorsomedial striatum underlying cognitive flexibility.

  • Francesca TEO

    STUDENT, LIFE SCIENCE (UROPS, 2nd year)

    Francesca is mastering confocal microscopy & image analysis to illuminate the signaling function of dopaminergic axon-cilium contacts.

  • Gaik Hong SOON

    ASST SCIENTIFIC MANAGER (DBS STAFF)

    Gaik Hong is our lab wing manager, supporting us in procurement and safety management.