EMBO Global Investigators (2025)
December 18, 2025Congratulations to Asst Prof Luo Min from the Department of Biological Sciences and Asst Prof Gloryn Chia from the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on being named to the new cohort of 12 EMBO Global Investigators!
Asst Prof Luo Min’s work advances understanding of the mechanisms that coordinate cell wall remodelling and communication between bacterial cells. By combining genetics, biochemistry and high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy, his team reveals how these systems work in both common and hard-to-treat bacteria. His findings lay the foundation for developing effective new treatments that can be used clinically to combat multidrug-resistant pathogens.
He says, “This recognition is very encouraging for our team and reflects the collective effort of talented students, postdoctoral researchers and collaborators. I hope this platform will foster new ideas and collaborations in our future work.”
Asst Prof Gloryn Chia aims to develop more effective immunotherapies for cancers that are resistant to current treatments by understanding how cancer cells evade the immune system and how these escape mechanisms evolve over time. Her team studies the dynamic interactions between tumours and immune cells to uncover how cancers adapt, survive and resist immune attack. By revealing these evolutionary pathways of immune evasion, her work informs new strategies that restore immune recognition and extend the benefits of immunotherapy to patients with hard-to-treat cancers.
She says, “I am excited by the opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and build collaborations with outstanding scientists from around the world. I look forward to learning from this diverse community and to contributing to research that advances science on a global scale.”
EMBO is an organisation of more than 2,100 leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences in Europe and beyond. EMBO helps young scientists to advance their research, promote their international reputation and ensure their mobility.
