Woh Pei Yee

Dr. Woh Pei Yee, also known as Peggy Woh earned her Ph.D in Public Health from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2020. Most recently, she was a Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria under the Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide (Apr – Sep 2025). Her research centers on One Health antimicrobial resistance (AMR), epidemiology, microbiome, and the application of machine learning for AMR prediction. She has authored and co-authored multiple publications in international peer-reviewed journals. Among her academic achievements, she was the winner of research pitching grant of the 2023 U.S.-ASEAN Science, Technology, Innovation, and Cooperation (STIC) to support development of AI-powered AMR prediction models in Salmonella. She also serves as Principal Investigator of the DAAD Germany/RGC Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme [G-PolyU507/23], leading the BeONE project to strengthen One Health AMR collaboration between Hong Kong and Germany. Dr. Peggy Woh’s leadership and contributions to global health have been recognized internationally. She was selected as a Malaysian female leader at the U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI (2024), a Fellow for the Pandemic Prevention Leadership Initiative (PPLI) by World Conversation Society, which allow her to continue advancing international collaborations in public health research.