Dr. Poh Hui Chia joined Vickers in 2018 and helped to start the Silicon Valley office. She is involved in deal sourcing, evaluating potential investments and supporting the growth of  portfolio companies, with a special focus on biotechnology and healthcare sectors.

Prior to joining Vickers, Poh Hui was a scientist with the Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) at the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, where her research focused on inherited genetic diseases.

Poh Hui received her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Stanford University. Her work on brain development and genetic diseases has been published in prestigious scientific journals, including Nature and Cell. Poh Hui is fluent in English and Mandarin.