Dr Song Yi specialises in the epidemiology, evolution, and genomic characterisation of respiratory and zoonotic viruses. She received her PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from The University of Hong Kong and her Bachelor of Medicine in Preventive Medicine from Fudan University. Her research focuses on integrating phylogenetics, viral genomics, and epidemiological modelling to elucidate patterns of viral transmission, adaptation, and cross-species emergence. She has contributed to works on global parainfluenza virus epidemiology, avian influenza classification and mammalian adaptation, SARS-CoV-2 variant dissemination in Hong Kong. Additionally, she is actively engaged in the development of advanced genotyping tools for global avian influenza surveillance.

1. Yi Song, Yu-Nong Gong, Kuan-Fu Chen, et al. Global epidemiology, seasonality and climatic drivers of the four human parainfluenza virus types. 2025. Journal of Infection. 90(4):106451. IF=11.9; 4/137 in Infectious Diseases
2. Fusaro Alice, Juan Pu, Yong Zhou, Lu Lu, Luca Tassoni, Yu Lan, Tommy T.Y. Lam, Yi Song, et al. Proposal for a Global Classification and Nomenclature System for A/H9 Influenza Viruses. 2024. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 30(8):e231176. IF=6.6; 9/137 in Infectious Diseases
3. Yongtao Ye, Huiping Shuai, Yi Song, et al. Genomic features associated with sustained mammalian transmission of avian influenza A viruses. 2026. Nature Microbiology. 11(3): 802–814. IF=19.4; 4/163 in Microbiology