Prof Chng Wee Joo
Prof Chng Wee Joo
MB ChB, PhD, FRCP (UK), FRCPath (UK), FAMS
Profile
Prof Chng Wee Joo has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium since 2019. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Leeds and did his internal medicine residency in the United Kingdom. He completed his fellowship training in haematology 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.
Prof Chng is a member of many leading national and international professional committees, including the former President of the Singapore Society of Haematology, the International Myeloma Working Group and the Asian Myeloma Network. He is also involved in several grant review committees, conference organising committees, advisory boards and steering committees of global clinical trials. He actively participates in clinical trials, and has authored more than 300 publications in many reputed journals, as well as delivered numerous talks in major conferences and seminars. His impactful research has won him numerous national and global accolades including the NUHS Research Excellence Award, the International Myeloma Foundation’s Brian GM Durie Outstanding Achievement Award, the National Medical Excellence Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award, the National Medical Research Council Senior Translational Research (STaR) Award, the National University of Singapore Young Researcher Award, and the Celgene Future Leaders in Haematology Award.
Prof Chng’s research focuses on the use of global genomics methods (microarray and sequencing platforms) to study the clinical and biological heterogeneity in haematologic malignancies including acute myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma and lymphoma. Using these methods, he has identified novel prognostic markers and molecular abnormalities in these malignancies, serving as potential targets for therapy and providing insights into disease pathogenesis and biology. He has strong research interest in risk stratification and clinical trials in myeloma.
Affiliations
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Executive Director, Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium
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Yong Loo Lin Professor in Medical Oncology
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Vice President, Office of Deputy President (Research and Technology), and Senior Principal Investigator, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore
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Senior Consultant, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
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Group Director of Research, National University Health System