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Valerie S. Yang, MB BChir, PhD, MRCP, FAMS

Senior Medical Oncologist, Adj Asst Professor
OncoCare Cancer Centre
Singapore, Singapore

Dr. Valerie Yang is a Senior Medical Oncologist at OncoCare Cancer Centre, jointly appointed as Group Leader of the Translational Precision Oncology Laboratory at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Adjunct Principal Investigator at the Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and Visiting Consultant at the National Cancer Centre Singapore.

A graduate of the MB/PhD programme at the University of Cambridge, Dr. Yang has won several awards, including the First Prize in open competition across Cambridge University’s PhD candidates in Biological Sciences and the Sylvia Lawler Prize from the Royal Society of Medicine. She is also a member of a three-person international scholar selection panel for the Gates Cambridge Trust for Biological Sciences. She is a National Science Scholar under Singapore’s A*STAR scholarship program. Her clinical training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology was completed at leading institutions in Singapore, including the National University Hospital (NUH) and the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS).

Dr. Yang has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Transition Award as an Associate Consultant and a 25-million-dollar Open Fund Large Collaborative Grant as Theme Principal Investigator. Internationally, she holds key roles in global networks for rare cancers and sarcomas, representing Singapore in clinical trials and research collaborations both academic and with industry. She also co-chairs the biennial Singapore Sarcoma & Skin Cancers Symposium. She has also taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Duke-NUS Medical School and has mentored over 30 students ranging from science and medical students to Masters and PhD students. Dr Yang has presently authored over 60 publications and book chapters.

Reach out via e-mail to connect at "valerie_yang@oncocare.sg"

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