Chern Ein Oon, DPhil

Associate Professor Dr. Oon Chern Ein is dedicated to advancing innovative cancer therapies. She earned her BSc (First Class Hons) in Biotechnology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and pursued her DPhil in Medical Oncology at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Following this, she trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. She has served as a lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2013. Chern’s work in molecular therapeutics has earned her numerous prestigious awards, including the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship (2015), the Women of the Future Awards (South East Asia), and the Malaysian National Young Scientist Award (2018). She was further recognized with the Promising Academician Award and Excellent Service Award by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (2019), alongside the British Council Study UK Alumni Award (Professional Achievement Category) and MINDS Women Scientist Award in 2020. Most recently, she received the Singapore Academies-ASEAN Fellowship from the Singapore National Research Foundation to train in drug discovery at A*STAR Singapore to strengthen her industrial insights. Her multidisciplinary research encompasses drug discovery, cancer-targeted therapies, and bioengineering solutions through collaborations with industry partners. She holds two granted patents in Malaysia for small molecule inhibitors targeting anti-cancer and anti-angiogenesis pathways. As a member of the Global Young Academy, Chern actively champions female empowerment and education for all. Chern’s research continues to bridge academia and industry, striving to transform cancer therapy through novel therapeutic strategies.