Dr. Lau Nyok Sean is a plant and animal genome researcher currently working at the Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her research focuses on characterising the genomes of individual organisms and systems or organisms, metagenomes. In particular, she analyses omics data from plants, fish, and crustaceans, genomes of environmental bacteria and metagenomes sampled directly from the environment, such as mangrove sediment and lake water. She has more than eight years of experience in omics research and has authored more than 45 peer-reviewed articles. She provides consultation and training on genomic and metagenomic analyses at Centre for Chemical Biology.

Nyok Sean began her studies at Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she obtained a BSc Hons and PhD in Biotechnology. Her doctoral studies focused on the genetics of biodegradable polymer biosynthesis, as well as physical and chemical characterisation of the biopolymer.