Fellow of the International Society of Plant Pathology (ISPP) (2023)
September 26, 2023
Congratulations to Emeritus Professor WONG Sek Man, Department of Biological Sciences, who was elected a Fellow of the International Society of Plant Pathology (ISPP) (2023).
Prof Wong is a globally renowned plant virologist. His research focuses on the molecular biology of plant viruses, discovery of new viruses, virus detection, replication and translation mechanisms and synergism in virus-virus and virus-host interactions for management of plant viral diseases.
He has published over 100 original research papers in the field of plant virology, mainly covering viruses infecting ornamental plants such as orchids and hibiscus. Prof Wong served on the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses for more than 20 years and has been invited to many international symposia and plant pathology conferences as a plenary speaker. He was a member of the American Phytopathological Society for over 40 years. He also served as President of the Asian Societies of Plant Pathology (2005 to 2007) and President of the Plant Protection Society Singapore since 2004.
He said, “I am humbled by the prestigious award.”
Every five years, the ISPP Council selects members of the ISPP for the fellowship in recognition of their contributions to the worldwide development of plant pathology.
