Dr Serena Teo
Current Appointment
· Facility Director, St John’s Island Marine Laboratory (2016 – present)
· Deputy Director, Tropical Marine Science Institute (2015 – present)
Education:
B.Sc. (Hons, Zoology), National University of Singapore (1988); Ph.D Marine Biology, University College Swansea, Wales, UK (1992).
Research Interests:
Marine Invertebrate Larval Biology; Marine Biosecurity; Marine Antifouling; Urban Ecology
Selected Publications:
Tay Teresa Stephanie, Bin Qi Gan, Siew Chen Serina Lee, Chin Sing Lim, Koh Siang Tan & Serena Lay-Ming Teo (2018) Larval development of the invasive charru mussel, Mytella strigata(Bivalvia: Mytilidae), Invertebrate Reproduction & Development, 62:4, 248-256
Lim, J. Y., T. S. Tay, C. S. Lim, S. S. C. Lee, S. L.-M. Teo & K. S. Tan (2018) Mytella strigata (Bivalvia: Mytilidae): an alien mussel recently introduced to Singapore and spreading rapidly, Molluscan Research, 38:3, 170-186
Bhargava Samarth, Serina Siew Chen Lee, Lynette Shu Min Ying, Neo Mei Lin, Serena Lay-Ming Teo, Suresh Valiyaveettil (2018). Fate of Nanoplastics in Marine Larvae: A Case Study Using Barnacles, Amphibalanus amphitrite. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6 (5), pp 6932–6940.
Brzozowska, A.M., Maassen, S., Goh Zhi Rong, R., Benke, P.I., Lim, C.-S., Marzinelli, E.M., Jańczewski, D., Teo, S.L.-M., Vancso, G.J. (2017) Effect of Variations in Micropatterns and Surface Modulus on Marine Fouling of Engineering Polymers. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Volume 9, Issue 20, 24 May 2017, Pages 17508-17516
Stafslien, Shane J., Stacy Sommer, Dean C. Webster, Rajan Bodkhe, Robert Pieper, Justin Daniels, Lyndsi Vander Wal, Maureen C. Callow, James A. Callow, Emily Ralston, Geoff Swain, Lenora Brewer, Dean Wendt, Gary H. Dickinson, Chin-Sing Lim & Serena Lay-Ming Teo (2016) Comparison of laboratory and field testing performance evaluations of siloxane-polyurethane fouling-release marine coatings. Biofouling 32:8, 949-968 (5 Aug 2016)
Guo S, Zhu X, Jańczewski D, Lee SSC, He T, Teo SLM, Vancso GJ. (2016). Measuring protein isoelectric points at the molecular scale by AFM using trace amount of sample. Nat Nanotechnol 11:817-823. (September 2016)
Lee SCS, SLM Teo, G Lambert. Status of knowledge of the Ascidiacea of the South China Sea”. (2016). Raffles Bulletin Zoology Special Supplement 34: 718–743
Sin, T.M., Ang, H.P., Buurman, J., Lee, A.C., Leong, Y.L., Ooi, S.K., Steinberg, P., Teo, S.L.M. (2016). The urban marine environment of Singapore. Regional Studies in Marine Science. Regional Studies in Marine Science. Volume 8, Part 2, November 2016, Pages 331–339. Special Issue on the World Harbour Project — Global harbours and ports: different locations, similar problems?
Leong S. C. Y., L. P. Lim, S. M. Chew, W. K. J. Kok & S. L-M Teo (2015). Three new records of dinoflagellates in Singapore’s coastal waters, with observations on environmental conditions associated with microalgal growth in the Johor Straits. Raffles Bulletin Zoology 31: 24-36
Ng, C.S.L., Lim, S.C., Ong, J.Y., Teo, S. L.M., Chou, L.M., Chua, K.E., Tan, K.S. (2015). Enhancing the biodiversity of coastal defence structures: Transplantation of nursery-reared reef biota onto intertidal seawalls. Ecological Engineering 82 (September 01): 480-486
Patents:
Teo, SLM, D Rittschof, SSC Lee, GH Dickinson, C Chai, B Burkett. Functionalised Antifouling Compounds and Use Thereof. Patent Numbers: Singapore 183158 (30 Aug 2013); US 9,169,223 (27 Oct 2015); China ZL 201180016466.5 (25 Nov 2015).
Teo, SLM, D Rittschof, F Moore, C Chai, Chen C-L, SSC Lee. Antifouling compounds and Use Thereof. Patent Numbers: European, UK, Italy, Norway, Germany, Netherlands 2,294,144 (5 Mar 2014); China ZL200980125164.4 (14 May 2014)