London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Educational/professional background

I studied Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hull before I joined LSHTM in 2019.

What I enjoyed most about studying at LSHTM

I enjoyed the breadth of topics taught on the course, the interwoven nature of parasitology and entomology really hooked you at every stage of learning. I also really liked £2 Coronas at the Pumphandle Bar.

Since graduating I have been...

I moved back to Singapore at the start of 2020 and am currently part of the Cai Yu Group at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory. My research involves the use of X-rays to sterilise Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to understand the damage caused to germline development. In addition to this, I also work in collaboration with the National Environment Agency to explore the use of the sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique for more effective control of Dengue in Singapore.