Genome engineering for biotech & therapy

Established in 2021 at National University of Singapore, the Fredens Lab focuses on exciting research in synthetic biology. Building on our core expertise in genome engineering, we tailor microbes and phage for novel applications in biotechnology and therapy.

Genome engineering for biotech & therapy

Established in 2021 at National University of Singapore, the Fredens Lab focuses on exciting research in synthetic biology. Building on our core expertise in genome engineering, we tailor microbes and phage for novel applications in biotechnology and therapy.

Lab news

3 year anniversary. Pizza, champagne, and the PhD movie. Thanks for three great years and many more to come.

16th Sept 2024

First PhD candidate from the lab. Congrats to Shujian on a successful midway exam – only 2 years to go!

17th May 2024

Lab xmas laser tag, Korean food, and drinks. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

10th Dec 2023

Happy 2 year anniversary, lab! Coinciding with the mooncake festival makes for a tasty tradition.

15th Sept 2023

Alumni meetup in Toronto Our former Fredens Lab students Sean & Ruby at Sean’s poster session @UofT. Let’s make this an annual event!

7th Sept 2023

ME15 First conference together at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Packed programme of exciting talks but still time for rubbing elbows

14th June 2023

Lab Xmas outing to Sentosa. No snow, only tropical beach, kayaking, the Luge, and dinner. See you all next year!

15th December 2022

Happy 1 year anniversary, lab!

16th September 2022

Day 0 and day 365. It’s been fun and fulfilling to witness the transformation from an empty space to a busy lab with a great team. Huge thanks to everyone who has contributed and supported us!

16th September 2022

Island hopping. Spontanous retreat out of town to St John and Kusu Island off the coast of S’pore.

21st August 2022

Ruby’s farewell. The first summer student and poster prize winner of the lab. Best of luck back at Uni of Toronto – we hope to see you again soon, Ruby!

29th July 2022

Midsummer celebration with Kubb/King Game and Mexican food in Pasir Panjang. A new tradition that will most definitely happen again.

18th June 2022

First lab outing to celebrate that our lab is now fully certified for exciting research (plus most COVID restrictions are lifted)!

5th April 2022