Design and development of novel fluorescence-based detection methods for bio-analytes

Abstract

I would like to express my gratitude to many people who have given me their help and support in one way or another throughout my four years of research studies. First of all, I would like to thank Nanyang Technological University for the research scholarship and great opportunity to pursue my graduate studies in such a wonderful environment. I would like to thank the Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry (CBC) for the excellent research infrastructure and the devoted staff for their kind assistance that has helped my research experience to be a lot smoother. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to my supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Edwin Kok Lee Yeow. I know that sometimes you find it difficult to communicate your point across to me, but thank you for not giving up and still being so patient to teach and guide me. You taught me how to be more open-minded to consider different questions and not to reject it hastily. You also taught me how to look at the bigger picture whenever I am stuck with the details of my work. Thank you for guiding me through the different projects and the whole process of publishing a paper with your expertise and hard work. I would also like to thank my co-supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Bengang Xing, for your encouragement and advice throughout the four years. I am very grateful to my mentor and colleague, Dr. Xiangyang Wu. You are a very experienced and knowledgeable researcher. Thank you for teaching me many things from my first year of PhD and always guiding me and helping me to solve many problems. You have a lot of ideas and you are persistent to work on those ideas. The way you conduct research taught me how a research life is and should be like. I would like to thank my collaborators, Assoc. Prof. Howe Siang Tan, Mr.