Professor Dr Lai-Meng Looi (MD, FRCPath, FRCPA) is Malaysia’s inaugural National Distinguished Professor and consultant anatomical pathologist at the University Malaya Medical Centre.  She is the Founding President of the College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia (CPath-AMM), former President of WASPaLM, First Vice-President of the World Pathology Foundation, Founding Fellow and Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and Council member of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia.  Her specific commitments include laboratory accreditation, pathology capacity-building and diagnostic innovations, Trustee of Cancer Research Malaysia, the Lancet Commission on Diagnostics and the MRC (UK) Applied Global Health Research Board.   Accolades for her contributions to medical science include the ASEAN Outstanding Scientist Award, the Merdeka Award 2016 (Health, Science and Technology category) and Honorary Professor of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences-Peking Union Medical College.  She was recently elected Vice-President (Science Programmes) of the International Science Council (2026-2030).