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Meet Our Judges
Our inspirations for the future.
Dr Mukta Bansal
Dr. Mukta Bansal is a Faculty at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She is a recipient of several teaching awards and by her teachings she has inspired the young generation to pursue their career in the field of Chemical Engineering. She actively mentor students to inspire them to learn STEM. Besides teaching, she is interested in research based on Supply Chain Management, Supplier Procurement, Logistics, Optimization, and pedagogical research.
Dr Moumita Rakshit
I am a Senior Scientist at Kenvue (previously Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health), focussing my research on innovations in Skinhealth and Dermatology.
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In the past, I was a Research Fellow at School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU where I developed a keen interest in skin biology and worked on wound healing, nanoparticle-mediated modulation of the extracellular matrix, nanomedicine and nanotoxicology. I also had a short stint at a Hummingbird Bioscience, where I gained experience in cancer immunotherapy. I hold a PhD in “Autophagy and its role in cancer cell fate” from School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, and a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biotechnology from St. Xavier’s College, University of Calcutta. Besides, I have presented my research in various international conferences like the ASCB EMBO conference in 2018 and won the Best Poster award at ICMAT 2019.
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SWE@NTU always holds a very special place in my heart as I began by SWE journey as one of it’s exco members, and I am proud to see where it has reached today. Apart from work, I enjoy travelling around the world, running, hiking, reading and baking.
Hajjerah Hassan
Hajjerah Hassan (Haj) is a highly motivated commercial leader who brings with her over 20 years of experience in the biopharma and biotech industry. In her current role as Director of Discovery and Channels, ASEAN at Cytiva, Haj leads the discovery commercial and channel partnership strategy across ASEAN to deliver for customers across the research and biotech industries. Haj is also an influential leader who forges closer ties between academia, industry and national institutions to support the biotech industry in the region.
Beyond her role as commercial leader, Haj champions Cytiva’s sustainability priorities in ASEAN as the regional sustainability lead, and is passionate about developing associates within her sphere of influence as Growth and Development Champion in ASEAN.
Prior to her current role, Haj has honed her commercial skills in the life sciences and molecular diagnostics segments in various roles such as account and business management at GE Healthcare, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Qiagen Singapore. Haj graduated from National University of Singapore with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. She enjoys baking and travelling to immerse herself in different cultures.
Harsha Turlapati
Harsha Turlapati is currently a Research Fellow at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. He is working on incorporating haptic intelligence in robots for contact-rich manipulation by way of human haptic demonstrations.
Sharon O.