Profile
Dr. Serena Teo
Dr. Serena Teo
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Current Appointment
- Deputy Director, Tropical Marine Science Institute (2015 – present)
Previous Appointment
- Facility Director, St John’s Island Marine Laboratory (2016 – 2023)
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: Biofouling, Antifouling, Invasive Species
- Anthropogenic impacts on the marine environment
- Urban Sustainability
Selected Publications
Yip Yong Jie, Mahadevan, Gomathi, Tay, Teresa Stephanie, Neo, Mei Lin, Teo, Serena Lay-Ming, Valiyaveettil, Suresh (2022) Understanding the biological impact of organic pollutants absorbed by nanoplastics. Environmental Pollution 315: 120407.
Yip Yong Jie, Sivananthan, Gayathiri, Lee S. C. Serina, Neo Mei Lin, Teo, Serena L. M. & Valiyaveettil Suresh. (2021). Transfer of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanoparticles from Parents to Offspring and the Protection Mechanism in Two Marine Invertebrates. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01818
Lambert, G., S. S. C. Lee, S. L-M. Teo. (2021) Ascidians collected during the 2013 Singapore Strait International Marine Biodiversity Workshop. Zootaxa 4933 (1): 001–038
Arun Kumar Prabhakar, Babu Cadiam Mohan, Serena Lay-Ming Teo, Serina S.C. Lee, Tay Teresa Stephanie, Chi-Hwa Wang (2021). Incinerated Sewage Sludge Bottom Ash- Chemical processing, Leaching patterns and Toxicity testing J. Hazardous Materials. 402 (2021) 123350
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)
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)
