Abstract
This presentation is about the education and career path of Dr. Valerie Goh, a Research Fellow in the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative (SNRSI). She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. With an overseas postgraduate scholarship from SNRSI, she graduated with a Master’s and PhD from Hirosaki University, specializing in cytogenetic biodosimetry. She is now working in the Department of Radiobiology in SNRSI, focusing her research on the application of cytogenetic biodosimetry in emergency radiation response.
Future aspirations in Singapore include developing Singaporean-focused dose-response curves and protocols for cytogenetic biodosimetry, improving collaborations with hospitals and communicating
with relevant government departments for biological dosimetry. In addition, international exposure through continued participation in conferences and inter-laboratory comparisons will help to strengthen interactions between international research groups, especially with ASEAN members within Southeast Asia.
She will also present about her personal journey of choosing radiation biology research as a career and to showcase the different areas of her research group’s work in SNRSI. This presentation also aims to show that having a relevant education background might not be important, though encouraged, as skills can be transferrable to dif ferent specializations. Furthermore, other than cytogenetic biodosimetry, other areas of radiation biology can also be researched on, such as the study of bystander effects, effects of low dose and low dose-rate radiation and epidemiology.
