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Asians made humanity’s longest prehistoric migration and shaped the genetic landscape in the Americas

GenomeAsia100K study showed that early Asians travelled over 20,000km from North Asia to South America

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SCELSE Featured in CNBC’s The Edge

Catch excerpts that were broadcast on 26 & 27 Apr 25, featuring Prof Stephan Schuster & A/Prof Kim Hie Lim sharing insights on GenomeAsia 100K.
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Congratulations to Dr Casandra Tan!

Winner of the WiEST Development Grant 2025

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Welcoming Novo Nordisk Foundation

Exploring collaboration and bridging research and real-world impact

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Who we are

SCELSE (pronounced “cell-see”) is a leading multidisciplinary biofilm and microbiome research centre and a distinguished Research Centre of Excellence. SCELSE advances sustainability and translational impact through cutting-edge research and innovative solutions, driving progress in:

  • Healthcare
  • Industry
  • Society
  • Environment
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SCELSE’s Research Structure

Mission: “To discover, control and direct the behaviour of microbial biofilm communities and microbiomes for sustainable environmental, engineering, public health and medical applications.”

Environmental Engineering Cluster

Research in Environmental Engineering focuses on microbiomes in the urban water cycle, pollutant degradation, wastewater, nutrient removal, resource recovery and technologies for a circular bioeconomy.

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Biofilm Biology Cluster

SCELSE uses a multidisciplinary approach to understand the fundamental aspects of biofilm structure and function, studying how microbial interactions and the extracellular polymeric matrix impart the emergent properties that enable biofilm success.

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Meta-‘omics & Microbiomes Cluster

The Meta-'omics & Microbiomes cluster uses a top-down approach to identify microbiome and biofilm members, their functions, and community responses to novel and changing environments.

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Biofilms & Health Cluster

The Biofilms & Health cluster addresses public health and medical issues, focusing on prevention and treatment of biofilm infections and the development of sustainable antimicrobial technologies.

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Integrative Analysis Unit

The Integrative Analysis Unit addresses the need to comprehend the complexity of downstream analysis of metagenome and metatranscriptome datasets, ensure robust experimental design, to maximise data utilisation, and research output.

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