Sook San Wong obtained her PhD in molecular virology, working on dengue virus, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She subsequently completed her postdoctoral training at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, which was also the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on the study of the ecology of influenza in lower animals. Prior to joining HKU, Wong was a PI at Guangzhou Medical University, China, where she was involved in some of the early outbreak response during early 2020. In the space of pandemic preparedness, she has been involved in risk assessments of avian influenza viruses, including H7N9 and studying the immunological correlates of protection against them. Her current laboratory’s research interest is focused on understanding the immunological and virological determinants of robust antibody responses at a population as well as at the individual level. This includes a focus on population immunity to avian influenza viruses, which will help in quantifying infection risks as well as in identifying strategies that can help mitigate the impact of avian influenza virus infections.