Chng Wee Joo
Haematology-Oncology
National University Cancer Institute
Singapore
Biography
Prof Chng is the Director of the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS). Prof Chng obtained his medical degree from the University of Leeds, UK, and did his internal medicine residency in the United Kingdom. Fellowship training in haematology was completed in Singapore before he obtained an A*STAR international fellowship in 2004 to go to the Mayo Clinic for a research fellowship in multiple myeloma genetics. His current research is very translational and involves the use of high-resolution global genomic technique to understand biology, identify drug targets, understand drug resistance and improve disease prognosis in haematological malignancies, with the ultimate aim of improving patient’s outcome and personalizing treatment.
Research Interest
Multiple Myeloma Lymphoma
