Wong Pooi FongMalaysiaProfessorUniversiti MalayaDr. Pooi-Fong Wong is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. She earned her Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from Universiti Malaya and completed her postdoctoral research at Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Australia. She also holds a Master’s degree and a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences degree in Virology from Universiti Malaya. She served as the Head of the Animal Experimental Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya from 2012 to 2024, and currently serves as an ad hoc specialist for AAALAC International in animal care and use program accreditation. She has received several prestigious international fellowships and invention awards. Her research focuses on the discovery of novel drug modalities and biomarkers for ageing-related and infectious diseases. Leaders in Innovation Fellowship, the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) (2022), Australia Endeavour Research Fellowship (2008), Japan International Cooperation Agency Fellowship (2000), AAALAC International Global 3Rs Publication Award (2022) and Universiti Malaya Excellence Award in Teaching (2022).