JSPS Visit #2: Knowledge Exchange on GBIF with Japanese Collaborators!

For the 2^nd time this year, the TEE Lab welcomed our visitors from Hiroshima University, Japan in Singapore. This visit had two main highlights – a sharing by TEE Lab’s Marx and also by Hiroshima University’s Aiman!

An Indonesian food feast to welcome our collaborators back to Singapore once again.

TEE Lab Project Officer Marx Yim gave a sharing about his experiences as a GBIF Data Mobilizer, including the steps required to get a GBIF Data Mobilizer badge, and both the challenges and celebrations of creating a large-scale, comprehensive database of Sabah dung beetles. The dataset may be found here.

Marx explaining the inner workings behind creating a comprehensive GBIF data set.

Hiroshima University PhD student Aiman Aiman Luhkman also wrapped up the meeting by sharing about his 10-day trip in Singapore, whereby he was trained by TEE Lab members Zann Teo Jiexin and Dr Ong Xin Rui on morphological identification and molecular techniques. Read more about his experience at his blog post here!

Aiman presenting on his training workshop in the TEE Lab.

Although the visit was short, it was undoubtedly filled with discussion. The TEE Lab looks forward to continued collaboration with the team of Japanese researchers in the coming year.

TEE Lab X Hiroshima University November 2025 Meeting.