Professor Dr THONG Meow-Keong is the Dean, M. Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Malaysia and a Consultant Clinical Geneticist at the University of Malaya Medical Centre. He was a Fulbright Scholar, previous Chair Department of Paediatrics, University of Malaya and established the first Genetics Clinic in Malaysia in 1995. He is the current President of the College of Paediatrics, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, Chair of the Education Sub-committee for Paediatrics, Malaysian Medical Council and a co-founder and medical advisor to the Malaysian Rare Disorders Society and Genetic Counselling Society of Malaysia. He is an advisory member of the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health Malaysia on medical genetics and rare diseases. He is involved in curriculum development and has published extensively on rare diseases, genomic medicine and genetic counselling. He holds the 2022 American Society of Human Genetics Advocacy Award and the 2024 Star Golden Hearts Award