She did her undergraduate and Master of Science degree at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and obtained her PhD from the University of Malaya in Plant Biotechnology. Dr Chin is currently a council member for Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organization (AOAPO) and Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (MSMBB). Her current research interest involves investigating the cell growth and development in plant tissue culture using genomic and proteomic technology in tropical crops