Professor Wong, Sook San
Professor Wong, Sook San
Dr. 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.
Her laboratory’s research interest is focused on understanding the immunological and virological determinants of robust antibody responses after respiratory virus infection and vaccination at a population as well as at the individual level. This includes studying the immunological principles that govern antibody recall of rapidly evolving and antigenically-variable viruses using clinical or human cohort samples, or in animal models. This research area is critical to our understanding of respiratory viruses’ vaccine efficacy and pathogenesis and how that affects the population’s susceptibility to these viruses.
Dr. Wong is a full member of the American Society of Virology, American Society of Immunology and a council member of the International Society for Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-Present | Member | American Society of Virology |
| 2013-Present | Member | American Association of Immunology |
| 2023-Present | Member | European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) |
| 2020-Present | Council Member | International Society for Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Diseases |
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