Trainer's Profile

New Jen Yan

Dr New Jen Yan attained his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Medicine and his B.Sc. (Hons) in Microbiology from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He has a broad background in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology and serves as a Senior Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He is an ACTA-certified trainer and an advocate for lifelong learning.

Dr New has developed and taught modules on Immunology, Mammalian Cell Culture, Biotechnology for Biomedical Science (BMS) Diploma students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and Applied Genomics & Proteomics, QC Analytics, and Applied Microbiology for working adults attending the Advanced Diploma in Medical and Pharmaceutical Technology (ADMPT). Furthermore, he has designed the curricula and conducted customised training programmes for industry professionals from companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific and Rentokil Singapore. Dr New’s outstanding contributions to education have been acknowledged with accolades such as the Staff Excellence Award and the Staff Teaching Award.

Dr New has also conducted research on using microalgae as a biofuel source and the alleviation of Graft-vs-Host disease in animal models. His post-doctorate work at the Department of Microbiology at NUS focused on developing a novel tuberculosis vaccine, further enhancing his research skills.

Dr New continues to mentor and educate the upcoming generation of biotechnologists and researchers, leveraging his extensive research experience and passion for teaching.

Geng Anli

Dr Geng Anli obtained her Ph. D in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) under a government scholarship. She received her M. Eng and B. Eng degrees in Biochemical Engineering from Tianjin University, P. R. China

Dr Geng Anli is a Senior Lecturer at School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology of Ngee Ann Polytechnic.  She is also the Cofounder and Director of Mycosortia Pte. Ltd. Prior to joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic, she worked at the Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE) as a Research Scientist and group leader.

Dr Geng has more than 20 years R&D experience, working extensively on environmental biotechnology, green energy technology and industrial biotechnology. She's an expert in fermentation, fermented food, and fiber bioconversion, and has received multi-million SGD research grants. Her current focus is environmental sustainability, waste valorisation and decarbonisation.

Dr. Geng’s work has been presented in numerous scientific journals and international conferences. She is currently the President of the BioEnergy Society of Singapore (BESS). She is also a member of SGS International Certification Services Singapore Pte Ltd - Impartiality Advisory Committee. She obtained Ngee Ann Polytechnic Teaching Award in 2006, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Staff Excellence Award - Technology Award in 2012, and Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Singapore Award on Sustainable Technology in 2012.

Dr. Geng is primarily teaching in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering related courses. She has taught reaction engineering, transfer processes –   heat and mass, engineering mathematics, chemical engineering laboratories, QC & Phamaceutical Analysis, and Captone projects. She has taught fermentation engineering, fermentation technology practicals as a part-time lecturer for Beijing Union University. She is now developing adult learning courses on sustainability and decarbonisation.

Huang Yinyi

Huang Yinyi received her PhD in Biological Sci from the National University of Singapore.

Yinyi’s areas of expertise are in Biosafety and Risk Management and Cell Culture

Prior to joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic as a Lecturer, Yinyi was a Junior Research Fellow at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and then a Visiting Scientist. She was a Research Fellow at The Mechanobiology Institute and later joined JN Medsys as a Senior Scientist.

Having more than a decade of teaching experience with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Xinyi teaches the “Advanced Diploma in Medical & Pharmaceutical Technology” programme to adult learners in the CET space.

Neviliappan Shanmugam

Neviliappan Shanmugam holds a Ph. D (Life Sciences) from the National University of Singapore. He earned his B. Ed from the Dept of Education, Annamalai University. Neviliappan also holds a M. Sc (Zoology) from Annamalai University and an B. Sc (Zoology) from Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal Arts College, Madurai Kamaraj University. He is an ACTA certified Adult Educator (Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore).

Neviliappan has developed two short courses on Basic Statistical Methods & Data Presentation and Applied Biostatistics for the CET learners. These are two days short courses.

Neviliappan currently teaches Applied Biostatistics and Science modules in the PET and the CET spaces. He has been the Programme Manager for the “Specialist Diploma in Bioinformatics & Analytics (SDBIA)” since 2019. He is also module leader for the module, “Biomedical and Healthcare Data Sciences”.

Neviliappan is a service learning (S-L) specialist representing the School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology.

Neviliappan and his Final year project students have published a scientific paper in Aquaculture Asia Pacific journal Nov/Dec 2023 issue pages 39-41, Aqua Culture Asia Pacific (aquaasiapac.com). He has worked as a Co-Chair in World Aquaculture Society (WAS), Singapore in Dec 2022 and presented a paper in this conference.