His current research includes a systems biology approach to study the processes of metabolic disorders in efforts to identify new targets for the handling of diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome.
Dr. Cheng has been an active member of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and New York Academy of Sciences, where he has been involved in the development of basic research to assist handling of metabolic disorders. At national and international levels, he has served as a member of grant review panels and on the editorial advisory boards of multiple journals.