Prof Chng obtained his medical degree from the University of Leeds, UK, and did his internal medicine residency in the United Kingdom. His fellowship training in haematology was completed in Singapore before he obtained an A*STAR international fellowship in 2004 for a research fellowship in multiple myeloma genetics at the Mayo Clinic. His current research is very translational and involves the use of high-resolution global genomic techniques to understand biology, identify drug targets, understand drug resistance and improve disease prognosis in haematological malignancies, with the ultimate aim of improving patient outcomes and personalising treatment.