Swaine Chen is a Group Leader in Infectious Diseases at the Genome Institute of Singapore and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. He has a broad background in medicine, biology, and chemistry. He is also a dedicated educator and science communicator. In his lab, he studies not only why some bacteria cause infections, but also tries to develop new methods so that we can diseases more quickly in the future. Another major aspect of his work is using DNA sequencing to detect and understand outbreaks of infectious diseases.

Majid Eshaghi is a postdoc whose main research interest lies in molecular microbiology and synthetic biology. He obtained his PhD from UPM, Malaysia. His current project focuses on developing novel tools and strategies to bypass the E. coli cell envelope to study protein interactions and antibiotic resistance.

Kurosh Mehershahi is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab whose research focus is microbial pathogenesis, working towards shedding light on virulence mechanisms employed by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli and food-borne Streptococcus agalactiae. He completed his PhD from National University of Singapore (2017) studying the role of epigenetics (DNA methylation) in E. coli. He is passionate about deciphering the precise spatio-temporal events which bestow upon a bacterium its pathogenic potential; using not only classical microbial genetics and animal models, but also next generation sequencing technologies.

Suma Tiruvayipati is a Research Fellow in the Chen lab. Her focus is on bacterial genomics data analysis. She yearns to learn advanced bioinformatics methods to develop tools to tackle data analysis challenges in high-throughput sequencing. Her past work experiences have gifted her, in addition to teaching, an extensive research experience in handling both lower and higher organisms via high throughput approaches and bench work. Researching for the welfare of the environment and human beings is her passion. Her motto is "Science needs us, I am here to give my best!"

Sarah Geiger is a PhD candidate at the National University of Singapore where she is utilizing population genetic statistics to better understand the genetic basis of bacterial outbreaks, more specifically Escherichia coli ST131. From wet lab microbiologist to burgeoning bioinformatician, she is most interested in tool development for understanding global pathogenic microbiological population dynamics using publicly available data. She enjoys a wide range of artistic pursuits in her spare time.

Liyana is a research officer whose current work revolves around understanding the barriers against horizontal DNA transfer. She obtained her Bachelor of Science (Honors) from National University of Singapore (2019). She enjoys learning anything new (not restricted to Science) and is a fitness enthusiast. She is looking do her PhD on microbial genetics in the near future.