Khai Chung Ang

Khai Chung Ang joined the Cheng lab in 2009 as a postdoc. After earning his B.Sc. (Bio) in 2003, he began graduate school researching the “Molecular Phylogenetics of the Orang Asli in Malaysia,” which is the first genetics study among the Malaysian aboriginal populations. In 2009, he earned his Ph.D. in Genetics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia. Combining anthropology and genetics, Khai Chung researches human migration, adaptation, and pigmentation for the East Asian skin color project (EASCoP).

July 2013