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| Profile |
The focus of Dr Goh’s research laboratory is ecotoxicology and pollution
in the environment, examining stress effects on marine organisms. The impacts
of anthropogenic activities are explored at various organismal levels (from the
molecular and cellular, to ecosystem levels), and developed as tools for assessing
environmental degradation. Her research laboratory has developed sponge aggregation
assays, mussel (Perna viridis) fertilization assays and mussel lysosomal
assays to test exposure of these organisms to heavy metals. In situ microcosm
and mesocosms have also been used to examine environmental impacts from heavy
metals and hydrocarbons in a tropical estuary. Her research students are currently
investigating settlement in coral larvae as a potential ecotoxicological tool,
as well as studying various aspects of coral reef ecology to assess the health
and integrity of these ecosystems in Singapore. Dr Goh also conducts ecological surveys on tropical intertidal and marine ecosystems, (particularly coral reefs), and regularly provides inputs to the Biodiversity Centre of the National Parks Board of Singapore (NParks, Ministry of National Development). She runs the Southeast Asia Regional Node of the LOICZ programme (Land-Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone) of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP). This regional network of scientists is currently involved in a collaborative research project to assess the vulnerability of coastal areas in Southeast and East Asia. At NIE, Dr Goh coordinates the Environmental Science specialisation of the MSc (Life Sciences) Programme. |
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| Courses |
AAB101 Biodiversity of Natural Ecosystems AAB202 Animal Diversity and Evolution AAB203 Ecology AAB205 Evolution and Diversity of Life CEM101 Environmental Studies and Global Issues MLS809 Advanced Biostatistics & Experimental Design MLS827 Earth’s Resources and Responses to Stress MLS828 Environmental Health and Toxicology MLS829 Conservation and Management |
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| Professional Activities |
Vice-President, Singapore Institute
of Biology (2006 - ) Secretary, Singapore Institute of Biology (2004 - 2005) Honorary Treasurer, Singapore Institute of Biology (2000 - 2003) LOICZ Southeast Asia Node (2005 - ) Project Manager, International Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training (START), Southeast Asia (1994 - 1996) Secretary Treasurer, Association of Southeast Asian Marine Scientists (1992 - 1995) |
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| Conferences |
2006 First Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium, 18-24 June 2006, Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. 2004 International Conference on Biology in Asia, 7-10 December 2004, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 2004 Tenth International Coral Reef Symposium, 28 June - 2 July 2004, Okinawa Japan. 2002 Asian Consortium on the Environment (ACE) Graduate Workshop on Aquatic Resources Management, 17-30 June 2002, Nanjing University, China. Invited Lecture. 2001 IOC-Census of Marine Life Workshop on Marine Biodiversity in Southeast Asia, 10-12 October 2001, Phuket, Thailand. |
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