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Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest guideline, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Bloopiiibloop (talk) 14:52, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

Pei Leng Tan is a materials science researcher at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Her work includes hydrogel-based cell culture, tissue engineering and cultivated meat research.^[1] In 2023, she won Falling Walls Lab Singapore for a presentation on growing skin cells in microspheres for potential use in treating large burn wounds.^[2]

Education and research

Tan studied materials science and engineering at NTU as an undergraduate and later completed a PhD there.^[3]

Her cultivated meat research at NTU has included the engineering of fat cells and the development of cell-culture scaffolds.^[1] She co-authored a 2024 study on decellularized plant scaffolds used to culture porcine muscle and fat cells.^[4] In 2025, she was the lead author of a review examining how mechanical properties of scaffolds could influence cell differentiation in cultivated meat production.^[5]

Tan has also studied microspheres for skin-cell culture. A 2026 paper she authored described GelMA-alginate core-shell microspheres designed to hold fibroblasts and keratinocytes in separate compartments during co-culture.^[6]

Recognition

Tan received a Best Oral Presentation award at the 2022 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Asia-Pacific conference.^[7] Her Falling Walls Lab Singapore win in 2023 led to her participation in the competition's global finale in Berlin.^[2]^[8] In 2025, she won first place in the research translation pitching competition at the International Summit on Sustainable Protein for a presentation about cultivated meat research.^[3]

References

1 2 "STeLa". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
1 2 "Breaking Down Walls With Scientific Breakthroughs". Asian Scientist Magazine. 10 October 2023.
1 2 "3 Minutes Pitch to Shape the Future of Food: NTU MSE Student Wins 3MT at ISSP 2025". Nanyang Technological University. 22 August 2025.
↑ Murugan, Priyatharshini; Yap, Wee Swan; Ezhilarasu, Hariharan; Suntornnond, Ratima; Le, Quang Bach; Singh, Satnam; Seah, Jasmine Si Han; Tan, Pei Leng; Zhou, Weibiao; Tan, Lay Poh; Choudhury, Deepak (2024). "Decellularised plant scaffolds facilitate porcine skeletal muscle tissue engineering for cultivated meat biomanufacturing". npj Science of Food. 8 (1) 25. doi:10.1038/s41538-024-00262-1. PMC 11068908. PMID 38702314.
↑ Tan, Pei Leng (2025). "Potential of mechanobiology principles for cultivated meat development: Lessons from tissue engineering". Trends in Food Science & Technology. 166 105393. doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105393.
↑ Tan, Pei Leng; Chen, Huizhi; Tan, Lay Poh (2026). "Multiscale design of core-shell GelMA-alginate composite microspheres enabling spatially compartmentalized co-culture of skin cells". Materials Today Bio. 38 103146. doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103146. PMC 13156764. PMID 42111770.
↑ "TERMIS-AP 2022 Awards: Ms Marin Yee and Dr Tan Pei Leng". Nanyang Technological University. 20 October 2022.
↑ "The Art of Science: Engaging Audiences with Impactful Communication". SGInnovate. 18 July 2024.

[profile-1] 1 2 "STeLa". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 25 September 2026.

[asian-2] 1 2 "Breaking Down Walls With Scientific Breakthroughs". Asian Scientist Magazine. 10 October 2023.

[ntu-2025-3] 1 2 "3 Minutes Pitch to Shape the Future of Food: NTU MSE Student Wins 3MT at ISSP 2025". Nanyang Technological University. 22 August 2025.

[4] Murugan, Priyatharshini; Yap, Wee Swan; Ezhilarasu, Hariharan; Suntornnond, Ratima; Le, Quang Bach; Singh, Satnam; Seah, Jasmine Si Han; Tan, Pei Leng; Zhou, Weibiao; Tan, Lay Poh; Choudhury, Deepak (2024). "Decellularised plant scaffolds facilitate porcine skeletal muscle tissue engineering for cultivated meat biomanufacturing". npj Science of Food. 8 (1) 25. doi:10.1038/s41538-024-00262-1. PMC 11068908. PMID 38702314.

[5] Tan, Pei Leng (2025). "Potential of mechanobiology principles for cultivated meat development: Lessons from tissue engineering". Trends in Food Science & Technology. 166 105393. doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105393.

[6] Tan, Pei Leng; Chen, Huizhi; Tan, Lay Poh (2026). "Multiscale design of core-shell GelMA-alginate composite microspheres enabling spatially compartmentalized co-culture of skin cells". Materials Today Bio. 38 103146. doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103146. PMC 13156764. PMID 42111770.

[7] "TERMIS-AP 2022 Awards: Ms Marin Yee and Dr Tan Pei Leng". Nanyang Technological University. 20 October 2022.

[8] "The Art of Science: Engaging Audiences with Impactful Communication". SGInnovate. 18 July 2024.

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