Bin Tean Teh MD, PhD

Dr Teh obtained his MD (1992) from the University of Queensland, Australia and his PhD (1997) from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. Following postdoctoral works at Karolinska Institute, he joined the Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), USA in 2000 as a Senior Scientific Investigator heading the Laboratory of Cancer Genetics.

From 2003, he served as the Deputy Director (Research Operations) of VARI and from 2008, Director of VARI International. He established the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS)-VARI laboratory, which serves as a bridge between translational research and clinical medicine. In 2010 he received the Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award and relocated to Singapore. He served as the SingHealth Group Director for Translational Research from 2010-2012.