"My internship at Department of Cancer & Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS exceeded my expectations. I was taught a variety of scientific techniques such as flow cytometry, immunofluorescence staining and bio-layer interferometry. While the workload was overwhelming, my supervisors were able to guide me with understanding the principles of the experiments and familiarizing myself with the protocols, hence making the whole experience manageable and fun. I was fortunate to have extraordinary mentors such as my supervisor and Principal Investigator, as well as my supportive lab mates who always availed themselves to guide me, whether it is in research or even in my personal life. Through their mentorship, I learned about possible future career paths and practical steps that I could take to work towards my goals. This experience has been a very valuable one indeed as I gained a significantly greater understanding of the biomedical research field."

Carel Tan Min Jie
Diploma in Medical Biotechnology
Duke-NUS Medical School
Year of Internship: 2022

"I was given the opportunity to pursue a realm of diverse opportunities in cutting-edge IT projects where technology and nutritional science seamlessly intertwined at Abbott Laboratories. At Abbott Laboratories, I was privileged to be under the mentorship of two brilliant IT leaders. Both leaders had extensive experience working overseas before coming to Singapore, which helped me to gain a better insight on how to manage teams and work with people under their guidance and mentorship.

As part of the internship, I had the opportunity to sit in on various overseas calls to learn about how the Abbott IT team worked. The main aim that we were working towards was to decommission a list of obsolete servers across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. I was also given the privilege to execute a decommissioning project with our Abbott counterparts in Thailand, and I am very grateful for that opportunity to work at Abbott."

 

Tan Wen Bin Iven
Diploma in Chemical Engineering
Abbott Laboratories (Singapore) Private Limited
Year of Internship: 2023