Dr Chong Chun Wie obtained his BSc (HONS) Biochemistry and PhD (Molecular Microbiology) from the University of Malaya. After his PhD, he worked briefly at the National Antarctic Research Centre, University of Malaya briefly as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. He joined the School of Pharmacy, IMU in 2012. During his tenure, he was appointed as the Programme Director of MSc Molecular Medicine and Head, Centre of Translational Research. After 7 years with IMU, Dr Chong joined the School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia in July 2019. His main research focus is on the microbial ecology of soil and gastrointestinal systems. He is experienced in processing large metagenomic datasets and conducting multivariate data analyses including hypothesis testing, ordinations and modelling.

Dr Chong Chun Wie started his research career on the Polar soil bacterial community and their responses to the climate, environments and anthropogenic impact. Due to the nature of the research, he has gathered extensive experience in conducting field studies in environmentally challenging ecosystems. The knowledge and understanding of microbial ecology were further transferred to the study of human and animal's gut systems. For instance, his group is actively involved in researching the impact of diet, lifestyle, and ethnicity on gut microbial composition. In addition, he also studies the gut microbial composition of farm animals, term/preterm neonates and the link between gut health with communicable and non-communicable diseases (e.g. Parkinson's Disease, Diabetes, Oral Cancer etc). 

Dr Chong Chun Wie is currently interested in studying the effect of drugs and diseases on the human gut microbiome and other systemic responses (e.g. metabonome, transcriptome, immune markers) using techniques such as interomics integration, time series analysis and multivariate modelling. In addition, he is also interested to explore the use of small molecules for targeted microbial modulation, and disease predictive/diagnosis model based on microbial composition.