Biography • Principal Investigator
Guillaume THIBAULT, PhD
Nanyang Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator
School of Biological Sciences
Nanyang Technological University
60 Nanyang Drive, SBS-03n-27
Singapore 637551
Tel +65 6592 1787
thibault@ntu.edu.sg
Twitter @Guillou76
Nanyang Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator
School of Biological Sciences
Nanyang Technological University
60 Nanyang Drive, SBS-03n-27
Singapore 637551
Tel +65 6592 1787
thibault@ntu.edu.sg
Twitter @Guillou76
Employment History
2013-curr • Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
2019-curr • Adjunct Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, Singapore
2008-2013 • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore
2004-2006 • Treasurer (elected position), Graduate Students’ Union (GSU), University of Toronto, Canada
1996-2000 • Research Technician, INRS – Institut Armand-Frappier, Université of Québec, Canada
2019-curr • Adjunct Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, Singapore
2008-2013 • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore
2004-2006 • Treasurer (elected position), Graduate Students’ Union (GSU), University of Toronto, Canada
1996-2000 • Research Technician, INRS – Institut Armand-Frappier, Université of Québec, Canada
Academic Qualifications
2013 • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore
2007 • Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
2002 • B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
1999 • Diploma in Analytical Chemistry, Collège Ahuntsic, Canada
2007 • Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
2002 • B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
1999 • Diploma in Analytical Chemistry, Collège Ahuntsic, Canada
Publications
Google Scholar Profile
Loop Profile
NCBI - My Bibliography
ORCID 0000-0002-7926-4812 Profile
Publons Profile
PubMed - all publications
Scopus Profile
Loop Profile
NCBI - My Bibliography
ORCID 0000-0002-7926-4812 Profile
Publons Profile
PubMed - all publications
Scopus Profile
Funding and Awards
2020-2022 • MOE AcRF Tier 1 September 2019 Grant Call, Adaptor protein WDFY3 is neuroprotective by counteracting age-mediated decline in proteostasis, Lead PI. S$ 198,517
2019-2022 • 3rd NRF-NSFC Grant Call, Identify essential genes to construct a functional unfolded protein response programme using synthetic biology, Lead PI. S$ 499,836
2019-2021 • NTU EdeX Grant, Improving student learning using open-ended question assessment with machine learning-driven immediate feedback, Lead PI. S$ 39,100
2018-2021 • MOE AcRF Tier 2 February 2018 Grant Call, Characterising the anti-aging role of the UPR from high glucose diet, Lead PI. S$ 881,924
2016-2018 • MOE, AcRF Tier 1 Grant, Elucidating Exosomes Biogenesis and Uptake in Cancer Progression, Lead PI. S$ 150,000
2016-2018 • MOE AcRF Tier 1 Grant, Catalytic Synthesis and Metabolism of Site-Specific Deuterated Essential Fatty Acids, Lead PI. S$ 100,000
2015-2016 • MOE AcRF Tier 1 Grant, From Dietary Excess to Neurodegeneration: Finding the Missing Links in Vesicular Autophagy Transport, Degradation, and Stress, Lead PI. S$ 100,000
2013-2016 • The Elite Nanyang Assistant Professorship Award 2013, Nanyang Technological University. S$ 1,000,000
2009-2011 • Singapore Millennium Foundation Post-Doctoral Award (competitive fellowship). S$ 160,000
2006-2007 • Fonds de Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies du Québec Graduate Scholarship. C$ 21,000
2006 • David A. Scott Award, Department of Biochemistry – University of Toronto (DB-UofT). Best all-round Graduate Student. C$ 500
2004-2006 • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS D), Doctoral research. C$ 42,000
2004 • Bradley Pett Graduate Award for academic excellence, DB-UofT. C$ 2,500
2004 • Beckman Coulter Award for best first-author publication, DB-UofT. C$ 500
2003 • 3rd place poster award (M.Sc. category), DB-UofT.
2002-2004 • NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS A), Master research. C$ 42,000
2002 • NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, UofT. C$ 4,500
2002 • Boehringer Ingelheim Award in biochemistry for academic excellence, UQAM Foundation. C$ 500
2019-2022 • 3rd NRF-NSFC Grant Call, Identify essential genes to construct a functional unfolded protein response programme using synthetic biology, Lead PI. S$ 499,836
2019-2021 • NTU EdeX Grant, Improving student learning using open-ended question assessment with machine learning-driven immediate feedback, Lead PI. S$ 39,100
2018-2021 • MOE AcRF Tier 2 February 2018 Grant Call, Characterising the anti-aging role of the UPR from high glucose diet, Lead PI. S$ 881,924
2016-2018 • MOE, AcRF Tier 1 Grant, Elucidating Exosomes Biogenesis and Uptake in Cancer Progression, Lead PI. S$ 150,000
2016-2018 • MOE AcRF Tier 1 Grant, Catalytic Synthesis and Metabolism of Site-Specific Deuterated Essential Fatty Acids, Lead PI. S$ 100,000
2015-2016 • MOE AcRF Tier 1 Grant, From Dietary Excess to Neurodegeneration: Finding the Missing Links in Vesicular Autophagy Transport, Degradation, and Stress, Lead PI. S$ 100,000
2013-2016 • The Elite Nanyang Assistant Professorship Award 2013, Nanyang Technological University. S$ 1,000,000
2009-2011 • Singapore Millennium Foundation Post-Doctoral Award (competitive fellowship). S$ 160,000
2006-2007 • Fonds de Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies du Québec Graduate Scholarship. C$ 21,000
2006 • David A. Scott Award, Department of Biochemistry – University of Toronto (DB-UofT). Best all-round Graduate Student. C$ 500
2004-2006 • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS D), Doctoral research. C$ 42,000
2004 • Bradley Pett Graduate Award for academic excellence, DB-UofT. C$ 2,500
2004 • Beckman Coulter Award for best first-author publication, DB-UofT. C$ 500
2003 • 3rd place poster award (M.Sc. category), DB-UofT.
2002-2004 • NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS A), Master research. C$ 42,000
2002 • NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, UofT. C$ 4,500
2002 • Boehringer Ingelheim Award in biochemistry for academic excellence, UQAM Foundation. C$ 500
Teaching
BS1007 Molecular and Cell Biology I • Lecturer
BS3022 Protein Trafficking • Course Coordinator
BS3340 Science of aging and life extension in C. elegans • Course Coordinator
BS3022 Protein Trafficking • Course Coordinator
BS3340 Science of aging and life extension in C. elegans • Course Coordinator
Service and Committees
2019-curr • Coordinator, Graduate Student Seminar Series, School of Biological Sciences, NTU.
2019 • International Meeting Session Organizer and Chair, ASCB│EMBO 2019 Meeting, subgroup session Lipids and Proteins in the Secretory Pathway - Homeostasis and Stress, Washington, DC, USA.
2018-2019 • Editor for the Research Topic "Connections to Membrane Trafficking Where you Least Expect Them: Diseases, Dynamics, Diet and Distance" in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology and Frontiers in Physiology
2017-curr • International Scientific Program Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Worm Meeting, Seoul, South Korea (2018); Taipei, Taiwan (2020 cancelled due to COVID-19; postponed to 2022).
2017 • International Meeting Session Organizer and Chair, ASCB│EMBO 2017 Meeting, subgroup session The Intersection of Lipids and Proteins in the Secretory Pathway, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2015 • International Meeting Session Organizer and Chair, ASCB Annual Meeting 2015, subgroup session Dynamic Interplay between Lipids, Curvatures, and Diseases of Biological Membranes, San Diego, CA, USA.
2010-2013 • F1000 Associate Faculty Member. Regularly contributing evaluation of papers published in biological sciences to the Faculty of 1000 Biology.
2019 • International Meeting Session Organizer and Chair, ASCB│EMBO 2019 Meeting, subgroup session Lipids and Proteins in the Secretory Pathway - Homeostasis and Stress, Washington, DC, USA.
2018-2019 • Editor for the Research Topic "Connections to Membrane Trafficking Where you Least Expect Them: Diseases, Dynamics, Diet and Distance" in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology and Frontiers in Physiology
2017-curr • International Scientific Program Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Worm Meeting, Seoul, South Korea (2018); Taipei, Taiwan (2020 cancelled due to COVID-19; postponed to 2022).
2017 • International Meeting Session Organizer and Chair, ASCB│EMBO 2017 Meeting, subgroup session The Intersection of Lipids and Proteins in the Secretory Pathway, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2015 • International Meeting Session Organizer and Chair, ASCB Annual Meeting 2015, subgroup session Dynamic Interplay between Lipids, Curvatures, and Diseases of Biological Membranes, San Diego, CA, USA.
2010-2013 • F1000 Associate Faculty Member. Regularly contributing evaluation of papers published in biological sciences to the Faculty of 1000 Biology.