6th post: Biodata

Jia-Ling is graduating from the National University of Singapore with a BSc. degree in Life Sciences in coming July 2009.

Her field of studies includes biological sciences and biomedical sciences such as human physiology. She had considerable laboratory experience in her first two years of study and subsequently moved on to learning more theories in the related field, such as molecular and cellular neurobiology. She was also exposed to the ecology of various animals and plants with field trips around Singapore, studying the ecological systems with primary observations and secondary literature.

She is a people-oriented person who is willing to learn in order to further improve herself in various areas. She challenges herself by taking up vacation jobs of different fields and exposing herself to gain real-world experience. This further improves her interpersonal skills by having to face people of different nationalities and different character. She finds it important to not only interact with people of the same age but also people of seniority, so to mature in terms of thinking and behaviour.

Her interest lies in doing voluntary work, which led her to join NUS Community Service Club projects during the holidays. She likes to play sports in her leisure time to relax her mind and to get together with her friends. She feels that it is essential for fun and excitement after a week of work.