Dr Simo is an early career virologist specialised in the field of emerging and re-emerging viruses. After the completion of her bachelor’s degree in Cameroon, she benefited of a scholarship from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie for a master and Ph.D. degrees in Gabon in the field of Infectious Tropical Diseases. Later, she pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in Cameroon under the Partnership for Increasing the Impact of Vector Control (PIIVeC) project. She has specialised in the epidemiology of arthropod-borne and zoonotic viruses which she studied in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Central African Republic (CAR). Dr Simo has significantly contributed to increase the knowledge of emerging viruses involved in acute febrile illnesses in Central Africa. She was elected as an AAS Affiliate for her contribution to the field of emerging and re-emerging viruses in Central Africa through sub-regional, regional, and international collaborations using the latest scientific innovations.