But half that time was taken in obtaining the DNA for the viral proteins from collaborators at the Genome Institute of Singapore and getting it through customs.
He now works at Biopolis as head of the Genome Institute.
Liu joined the Laboratory in January 2012 from the Genome Institute of Singapore.
The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) is a research institute in Singapore.
Founded in 1993, The Genome Institute began as a key player in the Human Genome Project, ultimately contributing more than 25 percent of the finished sequence.
The Genome Institute employs over 300 full-time faculty and staff from a variety of disciplines.
The Genome Institute makes all sequence data available to the research community, pending appropriate quality analysis.
As per the NHGRI's data release policy, all users must acknowledge The Genome Institute as the data source.
The Genome Institute has a separate data center located across the street at 222 Newstead Avenue.
Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS)