Dr Valerie Heong is a Consultant with the Department of Medical Oncology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. She received her medical degree from the University of Adelaide, Australia and subsequently trained in medical oncology in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She obtained a PhD in genetics and molecular biology from the Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Australia and subsequently moved to Singapore. During her PhD she was awarded the Ovarian Cancer Australia Postgraduate Scholarship and the Bev Gray Ovarian Cancer PhD Scholarship.

Dr Heong is a clinician scientist with a special interest in cancer genetics, breast and gynaecological cancer, drug development and translational research. Her research focuses on development of novel therapeutic agents and biomarker discovery in breast and ovarian cancer. She was awarded the Helene Harris Memorial Trust (HHMT) Fellowship Award and the Yong Siew Yoon Fellowship Award for her research and aims to identify aberrant molecular pathways in breast and ovarian cancer that may potentially be exploited and targeted for therapeutic development to improve patient outcomes. She also has numerous abstract presentations in international congresses and scientific peer reviewed publications.