Professor Lai Guan Ng conducted his PhD studies at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. Following his postdoctoral training, Ng joined the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) in 2009 to establish his own laboratory. Over the next 13 years, he established himself as a leader in the field of myeloid cell biology. His research primarily focuses on unraveling the complexities of myeloid cell ontogeny, cellular behaviour, and tissue adaptation. In 2023, Ng accepted a new position as a senior investigator at the Shanghai Immune Therapy Institute, where he also serves as the Director of the Center for Systems Immunology and as a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. More recently, Ng relocated to the School of Medicine at Westlake University in Hangzhou, China. Ng’s contributions to the field of immunology are exemplified by his numerous publications in leading journals such as Science, Nature, Science Immunology, Immunity, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, and Nature Protocols. He has also been listed as one of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers for six consecutive years (2020–2025). Most recently, he was selected to join the prestigious New Cornerstone Investigator program.