Prof Leo Yee Sin’s distinguished service to Singapore’s battles against infectious diseases is well documented. She has led her team through multiple outbreaks in the last 2 decades and these include Nipah, SARS, the pandemic influenza, Zika, and multiple surges of Dengue. She successfully managed Singapore’s first imported case of the Monkeypox in May 2019. Her current priority is now in the challenging fight against Covid-19.

Having published more than 300 scientific papers, Prof Leo has made significant contributions to clinical development, academic research and public health policies. Topics of her research interest include dengue, influenza, emerging infections, HIV and Covid-19.