Prof Allen Yeoh

VIVA-Goh Foundation Professor in Paediatric Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Head and Senior Consultant, VIVA-University Children’s Cancer Center, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, National University Hospital, National University Health System

Prof Yeoh is the National Medical Research Council (S) STaR investigator. His research focuses on translational clinical research of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, the most common form of childhood cancer.

Blood cancer is the most common cancer in children. 85% of children with blood cancers treated on the Malaysia-Singapore Study Group trials are cured. This is due to successful translational of research biomarkers to guide treatment. Foundations like Children’s Cancer Foundation, Bone Marrow Donor Programme and VIVA Foundation for Children with Cancer fund clinical use of these biomarkers, allowing rapid translational of research into practice.