Prof. Winnie So is the President of International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and the Past-President of Asian Oncology Nursing Society. She is also a Professor of the Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof. So has more than 10 years of experience engaging in regional and international oncology nursing organizations to support oncology nurses for capacity building. She has extensive experience in leading and developing postgraduate programmes. As a scholar and scientist in cancer care, Prof. So’s research substantively influenced knowledge generation which manifested as evidence-based intervention for reducing cancer burden and enhancing quality cancer care. 

She led her team to develop Integrative Multicomponent Programme for promoting south Asians’ Cancer screening upTake (IMPACT) which was recognized by the WHO Western Pacific innovative challenges as an innovative solution for various health challenges in the western pacific region in 2022. She has published more than 210 papers in international peer reviewed journals and was recognized as one of the world top 2% scientists of the year 2022. The impact of her research is far-reaching and cited in nursing and health related journals.