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Dr Weang-Kee Ho is a Professor of Health Data Science at the Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University, and a Visiting Scientist at Cancer Research Malaysia. Her research focuses on identifying the genetic and lifestyle determinants of non-communicable diseases. Funded by the Wellcome Trust and the MRC-ASM Newton-Ungku Omar Fund, Dr Ho’s team builds breast cancer risk assessment tools for multi-ethnic Asian populations, integrating lifestyle factors, genetic information, and mammogram images. Additionally, supported by the Basser External Research Grant Program, Dr Ho’s team conducts research on the identification of lifestyle and genetic modifiers of cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers of Asian ancestry. Collaborating with academic and industry partners, the team also conducts studies to determine women’s health screening behaviour and cost-effective screening strategies in the context of low- and middle-income countries. Dr Ho is a statistician by training and has been awarded the Loreal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship in 2018, the Loreal-UNESCO International Rising Talent award in 2019, and the Wellcome Trust Career Development Award in 2023.