Sam Le Xuan
Student Researcher
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Self-directed Final Year Project
Experience
Student Researcher - NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy – Ong Wei Yi Lab - Singapore
(2026-02)
Self-directed Final Year Project
- Investigating the effects of hemin on astrocyte differentiation and function in-vitro
- Conducted culturing of U87 glioblastoma cells and CCF-STTG1 astrocytic-like cells, RT-PCR
Student Researcher - NUS Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Science – Protein and Proteomics Centre - Singapore
(2024-12 - 2025-05)
Self-directed semester-long group research project with Special Programme in Science
- Investigated the novel application of established proteomic techniques used in animal samples for analysis on wood
- Analysed the potential and feasibility of protein extraction and identification in wood, contributing to advancement in wood proteomics for forensic science research
- Conducted Protein Extraction, SDS-PAGE, Protein Digestion, Colourimetric Peptide Quantification and Mass Spectrometry
Volunteer Student Assistant - A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential - Singapore
(2024-05 - 2024-11)
- Prepared samples for biomarker and cytokine detection
- Biopsy of fresh placental samples for preservation of biomarkers
- Investigated the mechanism on strengthening of fetal membranes and its relationship to premature membrane rupture
- Conducted ELISA, Western Blots, SDS-PAGE, ImageJ analyses
Student Intern - Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX), Human Factors and Simulation - Singapore
(2025-05 - 2025-12)
- Self-taught and competent in E-Prime®, a behavioural experimental design software
- Conducted literature reviews and authored analyses of cognitive phenomena to inform strategies for enhancing cognitive performance in Home Team officers (details confidential due to NDA)
- Focused on team cognition, examining psychological and neural factors influencing collaboration and decision-making; presented findings in a research poster at HEARTS Symposium 2025
- Validated a cognitive-assessment device, evaluating its effectiveness in measuring stress, fatigue, and attention under operational conditions
- Conducted literature reviews on sleep optimisation strategies, mechanism behind sleep and common sleep myths
- Designed a user-friendly web interface providing advice on sleep tailored for shift workers
Student Intern - NovogeneAIT - Singapore
(2023-04 - 2023-06)
- Learnt the basis of New Generation Sequencing (NGS), Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and Single Cell RNA Sequencing
- Assisted in DNA and RNA extraction of fecal samples
- Operated Qubit Flurometer, PCR, Southern Blotting and Hamilton Automated Liquid Handler
Education
Bachelor of Science in Life Science (Honours) - Biomedical Science - National University of Singapore (NUS) (2023-08)
