Dr. Yee Hwee Lim currently leads a team of more than 25 researchers in the Chemical Biotechnology and Biocatalysis division at the A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (A*STAR ISCE2) to develop integrative technologies at the interface between chemistry, biology, informatics, and engineering for sustainable chemical manufacturing. She obtained her joint PhD/DPhil from The Scripps Research Institute, USA and the University of Oxford, UK, where she was trained in natural product total synthesis (Prof. KC Nicolaou) and fluorination radiochemistry (Prof V Gouverneur), respectively. She is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the Synthetic Biology Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) (2021–present). Other previous appointments include Adjunct Assistant Professor at the LKC School of Medicine, NTU (2013–2018) and Director of Graduate Affairs, SERC at A*GA (2020–2023), and editorial member of A*STAR Research magazine (2021–2023). Her research interests include biocatalyst development, chemoenzymatic synthesis and informatics-driven molecular design.
Dr. Dillon W. P. Tay completed his BSc (Hons) 1st Class in Chemistry & Biological Chemistry and was the recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew (Gold Medal) from Nanyang Technological University. He completed his Ph.D. at Imperial College London, where he studied homogeneous catalysis applications in carbonylation and CO2 utilisation. Upon returning to Singapore, he joined the Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), where he is currently a Senior Scientist (Chemical Biotechnology & Biocatalysis). His research interests include sustainable bio-manufacturing, biocatalysis, cheminformatics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. He is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), a Registered Scientist (RSci) and an associate member of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).
Dr. Fong Tian Wong is a Principal Investigator in IMCB. She started her career in Chemical Engineering through studies at Imperial College London (M.Eng) and Stanford University (Ph.D. and M.Sc). She did her graduate research under the supervision of Professor Chaitan Khosla,
specializing in biosynthetic engineering. She further developed her skills in the Molecular Engineering Lab at A*STAR under the guidance of the late Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner. Her academic journey has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of biology from a chemical engineering perspective, with a focus on biocatalysis and biosynthetic engineering. Dr. Wong’s research focuses on leveraging microbial factories to drive innovation in biotechnology and drug discovery. She aims to develop scalable and sustainable solutions for efficient biosynthesis of complex molecules and critical enzymes for health and biomanufacturing, while integrating cutting-edge technologies and interdisciplinary expertise.
