SCELSE-GPA Workshop: Writing My First Grant Proposal

TITLE: Writing My First Grant Proposal
SPEAKER: Assoc Prof Sierin Lim | Associate Professor School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, NTU

Workshop Abstract:
In this workshop I will share some tips on how to start writing the first proposal. The topics will range from the ideation to excusion with practical tips to make the proposal a winning one. It will be told in a story fomat by intertwining with my personal experiences in the past 16 years as an academic at NTU Singapore. The context will be set in the Singapore grant landscape with STEM focus. I will appreciate active engagements and participants are encouraged to bring the proposals that they are working on to the workshop.

Speaker’s Biography:
Sierin Lim is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Her research group focuses on the design and engineering of biological entities for applications in health and the environment. Specifically, her Bioengineered and Applied Nanomaterials Lab (BeANs Lab) uses protein cages as the building blocks and a platform for formulation and delivery of active molecules to the skin. Her lab also explores the utility of protein cages to enhance contrast in imaging atherosclerotic plaques. In her Molecular & Cellular Bioengineering Lab (MCBe Lab), she leads a program in engineering enzymes and microbes to up-cycle plastic wastes to oil, cellulose, and cannabinoids using cyanobacteria, cellulose bacteria, and yeast.

She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She is currently serving as the Associate Dean of Global Partnerships at the NTU Graduate College and is leading Women@NTU and the Promotion of Women in Engineering, Research and Science (POWERS) programme.

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Organised by: SCELSE-GPA
For feedback & enquiries, please email: scelse-gpa@ntu.edu.sg