e-Bulletin April 2025

Promotion of Professor Peng Wu
Honouring Dedication and Impact

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Professor Peng Wu to Associate Professor, effective April 2025. This achievement is a testament to her outstanding contributions to the field of epidemiology and her dedication to advancing our understanding of respiratory viral infections including COVID-19 and influenza, bacterial infections, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and emerging diseases.

Professor Wu joined our School in 2010 after receiving her PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from HKU. She has made significant contributions to both research and education. Her collaborative spirit and leadership have fostered international research collaborations, addressing critical public health challenges, such as SARS-CoV-2, avian influenza A(H7N9) and A(H5N6), and antimicrobial resistance. Her research has provided significant insights into both emerging and endemic viral infections, directly informing the design and implementation of effective public health measures.

Her research has significantly impacted global health initiatives, particularly through her work with the WHO Collaborating Centre at the School. With an impressive scholarly record of 149 peer-reviewed publications and over 22,400 citations, Professor Wu was recognised as one of the “World’s top 1% scholars and highly cited Researchers” by Clarivate Analytics in 2024.

Since 2015, Professor Wu has been teaching the core course of the “Control of Infectious Diseases” concentration and advising capstone projects of our MPH programme. Currently, she serves as the primary supervisor for six research postgraduate students and mentors two postdoctoral fellows.

The School extends our warmest congratulations to Professor Wu on this remarkable achievement.