Jason Kai Wei Lee

 

Jason Kai Wei Lee

Ph.D., FACSM

Research Associate Professor

+65-65163230

phsjlkw@nus.edu.sg

2 Medical Drive, #04-20, Singapore 117593

Human Performance and Applied Physiology Laboratory; Human Potential Translational Research Programme

Cross Appointments:

Research Areas of Interest:

  • Fluid balance and heat stress
  • Extreme physiology
  • Military, occupational and applied performance and safety
  • Heat on health and work productivity

Teaching Modules:

Professional Activities:

  • Member, Two-Way Advisory Board, La Isla Network Project (2022 to present)
  • Member, Management Committee, Global Heat Health Information Network (2022 to present)
  • Member, Technical Committee, National Code of Practice for Sports Safety (2021 to present)
  • Member, Heat Index-Physical Activity Expert Panel, Ministry of Health (2021 to Present)
  • Member, Singapore National Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, Health Promotion Board-Sport Singapore (2021 to present)
  • Chair, Sports Advisory Committee, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (2020 to present)
  • Member, Digital, Technology and Innovation Commission, Global Esports Federation (2020 to present)
  • Member, Workgroup, WHO-WMO Report on Climate Change on Workers (2019 to present)
  • Chair, Heat Stress Workgroup, Ministry of Manpower (2019 to present)
  • Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, ILSI Southeast Asia Region (2019 to present)
  • Chair, Thermal Factors Scientific Committee, International Commission on Occupational Health (2019 to present)
  • Secretary General, Asian Nutrition Society for Sports and Health (2018 to present)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Singapore Sports School (2017 to present)
  • Member, Singapore Armed Forces Institutional Catering Advisory Panel (2017 to present)
  • Member, Faculty of the IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition (2011 to present)
  • Member, Sport Singapore Sports Safety Committee (2014 to 2018)
  • Member, External Review Panel on Heat Injury Management, Ministry of Defence (2018 to 2018)
  • Member, NATO Research Task Group HFM-260 (2015 to 2018)
  • Honorary Consultant, Civil Defence Academy, Singapore Civil Defence Force (2015 to 2017)
  • Member, Singapore Armed Forces Soldier Fitness and Health Working Committee (2014 to 2016)
  • Member, Commando Formation Training and Safety Advisory Board (2012 to 2014)
  • Member, Heat Injury Prevention Task Force for the Singapore Armed Forces (2012 to 2013)
  • Member, Heat Index Guidelines for the General Public. National Environment Agency (2011 to 2014)
  • Advisor, E W Barker Sports Science Institute by Raffles Institution (2011 to 2013)
  • Member, International Panel for the 1st Exertional Heatstroke Consensus Meeting, South Africa (2010)
  • Member, Institutional Review Board of Singapore Sports Institute (2009 to 2017)
  • Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (since 2012)
  • Member of the Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport
  • Editorial board member for: Frontiers in Exercise Physiology (Associate Editor), Frontiers in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness
  • Journal referee for the following: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine; Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism; BMC Research Notes; British Journal of Sports Medicine; Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology; Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine; European Journal of Applied Physiology; European Journal of Nutrition; European Journal of Sport Science; Frontiers in Physiology; International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences; International Journal of Sports Medicine; International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism; International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance; Journal of Applied Physiology; Journal of Athletic Training; Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness; Journal of Sport Sciences; Journal of Thermal Biology; Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise; Nutrients; Nutrition; PLoS ONE; Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports; Singapore Medical Journal; Sports Medicine.

Publications

  1. Tan, X. R., Low, Stephenson, M. C., Alhadad, S. B., Loh, K. W. Z., Soong, T. W., Lee, J. K. W.* & Low, I. C. C.* (2024). Elevated brain temperature under severe heat exposure impairs cortical motor activity and executive function. Journal of Sport and Health Science. DOI
  2. Tan, X.R., Soong, T.W., Low, I.C.C, Lee, J.K.W. (2024). Pre-exercise hot water immersion increased circulatory heat shock proteins but did not alter muscle damage markers or endurance capacity after eccentric exercise. Temperature. DOI
  3. Yang, H.Y., Chou, H.L., Leow, C.H.W., Kao, C.C., Daniel, D., Jaladara, V., Levina Chandra Khoe, Latha, P.K., Mahendradhata, Y., Nguyen, P.M., Sirijatuphat, R., Dewi Sumaryani Soemark, Venugopal, V., Zhang, K. & Lee, J. K. W. (2024). Poor personal protective equipment practices were associated with heat-related symptoms among Asian healthcare workers: a large-scale multi-national questionnaire survey. BMC Nursing. DOI
  4. Ni, J., Yu, X., Gao, R., Wang, H., Li, Y., Lam, Lee, J. K. W., Zhu, Z., Wulayin, M., Chen, X., Huang, C. & Wang, Q. (2024). Study on indoor thermal perception, behavioral adaptation in late pregnancy and their effects on adverse birth outcomes in south China. Building and Environment, 252: 111235. DOI
  5. Romanello, M.,…Lee, J. K. W.,… & Costello, A. (2023). The 2023 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. The Lancet. 400(10363), 1619-1645. DOI
  6. Aik, J., Gunther, S.H., Tang, C., Ang, L.,  Lee, J.K.W. & Seow, W.J. (2023). Climate change and population health in Singapore: a narrative review. The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific, 2023. 100947-10094 DOI
  7. Charkoudian, N., Lee, J.K.W., Giersch, G.E.W., DiPietro, L., & Stachenfeld, N. (2023). Letter regarding Sims et al, ISSN position stand: nutrition/ female athlete. Different perspectives on women’s health, nutrition and endurance exercise. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 20(1). DOI
  8. Dalakoti, M. Foo, R. & the RESET Consortium (2023). Redirecting immune, lipid, and metabolic drivers of early cardiovascular disease: the RESET cohort study and randomized trial. European Heart Journal, 44(39), 3939–3941. DOI
  9. Tran, T.C.K., Wang, R.Y.T., Remus, A.M., Low, I.C.C., Ho, D. & Lee, J.K.W. (2023). Chapter 9: Enhancing Physical Performance with Machine Learning. Applications of Machine Learning in Digital Healthcare ebook. DOI
  10. Pariyavuth, P., Lee, J. K. W., Tan, P. M. S., Vichaiwong, K., Mawhinney, C. & Pinthong, M. (2023). Practical internal and external cooling methods do not influence rapid recovery from simulated taekwondo performance. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 21(3), 286-294. DOI
  11. Wee, J., Tan, X. R., Gunther. S. H., Ihsan, M., Leow, M. K. S., Tan, D. S. Y., Eriksson, J. G., & Lee, J. K. W. (2023). Effects of medications on heat loss capacity in chronic disease patients: health implications amidst global warming. Pharmacological Reviews, 75(4). DOI
  12. Li, Z. P., Li, C. H., Xiong, Z., Xu, G. Q., Wang, R. Y. T., Tian, X., Yang, X., Liu, Z., Zeng, Q. H., Lin, R. Z., Li, Y., Lee, J. K. W., Ho, J. S. & Qiu, C. W. (2023). Stochastic exceptional points for noise-assisted sensing. Physical Review Letters, 130(22), 227201. DOI
  13. Choo. H. C., Choo, D. H. W., Tan. I., Chang. J., Chow, K. M., Lee, J. K. W., Burns, S. F. & Ihsan, M. (2023). Effect of ice slurry ingestion on thermoregulatory responses during fixed-intensity cycling in humid and dry heat. European Journal of Applied Physiology. DOI
  14. Bendt, A. K., Mir, S. A., Maier, A. B., Goh, J. M., Low, I. C. C., Lee, J. K. W., Koh, A. S., Wenk, M. R. & Adamski, J. (2023). Lessons from the Singapore Cohorts Showcase symposium – open call for collaborations. European Journal of Epidemiology, 38, 713-715. DOI
  15. Alhadad, S. B., Chua, M. C. Y., Lee, J. K. W. & Low, I. C. C. (2023). The effects of low and normal dose ice slurry ingestion on endurance capacity and intestinal epithelial injury in the heat. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(6), 278-284. DOI
  16. Huang, L. Y., Ng, J. W. C. & Lee, J. K. W. (2023). Nutrition recommendations for table tennis players – A narrative review. Nutrients, 15(3), 775. DOI
  17. Guo, C., Lanza, K., Li, D., Zhou, Y., Aunan, K., Loo, B. P. Y., Lee, J. K. W., Luo, B., Duan, X., Zhang, W., Zhang, Z., Lin, S., & Zhang, K. (2023). Impact of heat on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A multi-city study in Texas. Environmental research, 224, 115453. DOI
  18. Huang, L., Ng, J. W. C., & Lee, J. K. W. (2023). Nutrition Recommendations for Table Tennis Players-A Narrative Review. Nutrients, 15(3), 775. DOI
  19. Sim, J. D. W., & Lee, J. K. W. (2023). A History of Heat Health Management Policies in the Singapore Military. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 11(2), 211. DOI
  20. Lee, J. K. W., Tan, B., Kingma, B. R. M., Haman, F. & Epstein, Y. (2023). Biomarkers for warfighter safety and performance in hot and cold environments. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. DOI
  21. Chen, S. S., Mihara, K., Wong, N. H., Lee, J. K. W. & Tan, C. L. (2023). A semi-automatic data management framework for studying thermal comfort, cognitive performance, physiological performance, and environmental parameters in semi-outdoor spaces. Sustainability, 15(1), 183. DOI
  22. Jenkins, E. J.. Campbell, H. A., Lee, J. K. W., Mundel, T. & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Delineating the impacts of air temperature and humidity for endurance exercise. Experimental Physiology. DOI
  23. Wang, H. L., Lam, C. K. C., Wulayin, M., Chen, X., Wang, S. H., Ren, M., Lee, J. K. W., Hang, J., Huang, C. R. & Wang, Q. (2022). Thermal perception and lung function: A panel study in young adults with exercise under high outdoor temperature. International Journal of Biometeorology, 67(1), 81-91. DOI
  24. Jesuthasan, A., Ali, A., Lee, J. K. W., Rutherfurd-Markwick, K. (2022). Assessment of changes in physiological markers in different body fluids at rest and after exercise. Nutrients, 14(21), 4685. DOI
  25. Yang, H. Y., Lee, J. K. W. & Chio, C. P. (2022). Extreme temperature increases the risk of stillbirth in the third trimester of pregnancy. Scientific Reports, 12(1). DOI
  26. Pantelic, J., Nazarian, N., Miller, C., Meggers, F., Lee, J. K. W. & Licina, D. (2022). Transformational IoT sensing for air pollution and thermal exposures. Frontiers in Built Environment, 8. DOI
  27. Zhao, M. Z., Huang, X. D., Kjellstrom, T., Lee, J. K. W., Otto, M., Zhang, X. L., Romanello, M., Zhang, D. & Cai, W. (2022). Labour productivity and economic impacts of carbon mitigation: a modeling study and benefit-cost analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(12), E941-E948. DOI
  28. Romanello, M.,…Lee, J. K. W.,…Costello, A. (2022). The 2022 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. The Lancet, 400(10363), 1619-1654. DOI
  29. Poon, B. H., Prakaash, S., Teo, Y. S., Fan, P. W. P. & Lee, J. K. W. (2022). Thermal strain and fluid balance during a 72-km military route march in the field setting. Singapore Medical Journal, 63(9), 497-502. DOI
  30. Tan, S. C. C., Ang, W. H., Lim, L. S. X., Low, I. C. C. & Lee, J. K. W. (2022). Efficacy of isothermic conditioning over Military-Based Heat Acclimatiztion and Interval Training in Tropical Native Males. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 54(11), 1925-1935. DOI
  31. Mihara, K., Chen, S. S., Hasama, T., Tan, C. L., Lee, J. K. W. & Wong, N. H. (2022). Transient thermal and physiological responses from air-conditioned room to semi-outdoor space in the tropics. Building and Environment, 225, 109611. DOI
  32. Byrne, C. Cosnefroy, A., Eston, R., Lee, J.K.W. & Noakes, T. (2022). Continuous thermoregulatory responses to a mass-participation 89-km ultramarathon road race. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 1-9. DOI
  33. Nazarian, N., Krayenhoff, E.S., Bechtel, B., Hondula, D. M., Paolini, R., Vanos, J., Cheung, T., Chow, W.T.L., de Dear, R., Jay, O., Lee, J.K.W., Martilli, A., Middel, A., Norford, L.K., Sadeghi, M., Schiavon, S. & Santamouris, M. (2022). Integrated assessment of urban overheating impacts on human life. Earth’s Future, 10(8). DOI
  34. Tan, G.C.W., Zheng, K., Cheong, W.K., Byrne, C. Iversen, J.N. & Lee, J.K.W. (2022). Small changes in thermal conditions hinder marathon running performance in the tropics. Temperature. DOI
  35. Chang, T.H., Lin, C.Y., Lee, J.K.W., Chang, J.C.J., Chen, W.C., Yang, H.Y. (2022). Mobile COVID-19 screening units: Heat stress and kidney function among health care workers. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 80(3), 426-428. DOI
  36. Mihara, K., Chen, S.S., Hasama, T., Tan, C. L., Lee, J.K.W., Wong, N.H. (2022). Environmental satisfaction, mood and cognitive performance in semi-outdoor space in the tropics. Building and Environment, 216: 1-14. DOI
  37. Lee, J.K.W., Tan, B., Ogden, H.B., Chapman, S., Sawka, M.N. (2022). Exertional heat stroke: nutritional considerations. Experimental Physiology. In Press DOI
  38. Chen, Y. Yang, J., Muradov O., Li, X., Lee, J.K.W., Qiu, J. (2022). Effect of ischemic preconditioning on maximum accumulated oxygen deficit in 400-meter runners. European Journal of Sport Science, 25:1-8. DOI
  39. Lin, R.Z., Kim, H.J., Achavananthadith, S., Xiong, Z., Lee, J.K.W., Kong, Y.L., Ho, J.S. (2022). Digitally-embroidered liquid metal electronic textiles for wearable wireless systems. Nature Communications, 13: 2190. DOI
  40. Leow, H.W.C., Tan, B., Miyashita, M., Lee, J.K.W. (2022). Cultural differences in hydration practices among physically active individuals: a narrative review. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 19:1, 150-163. DOI
  41. Otani, H., Lee, J.K.W. (2022). The use of sun-shade on safe heat exposure limit on a sunny summer day: a modelling study in Japan. International Journal of Biometeorology, 66: 731-740. DOI
  42. Bernadette-Cherianne, T., Suppiah, H., Wee, J., Lee, M., Lee, J.K.W., Chia, M. (2021). Palatable flavoured fluids without carbohydrates and electrolytes do not enhance voluntary fluid consumption in male collegiate basketball players in the heat. Nutrients, 13(12): 4197. DOI
  43. Suppiah, H.T., Ng, E.L., Wee, J., Bernadette-Cherianne, T., Huynh, M., Gastin, P.B., Chia, M., Low, C.Y., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Hydration status and fluid replacement strategies of high-performance adolescent athletes: An application of machine learning to distinguish hydration characteristics. Nutrients, 13(11): 4073. DOI
  44. Lohrey, S., Chua, M., Gros, C., Faucet, J., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Perceptions of heat-health impacts and the effects of knowledge and preventive actions by outdoor workers in Hanoi, Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 794, 148260. DOI
  45. Romanello. M,…Lee, J.K.W.….Hamilton, I.G. (2021). The 2021 Report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Code red for a healthy future. The Lancet, 398(10311): 1619-1662. DOI
  46. Kitson, O., Rutherfurd-Markwick, K., Foskett, A., Lee, J.K.W., Diako, C., Wong, M., Ali, A. (2021). Sensory Perception of an oral rehydration solution during exercise in the heat. Nutrients, 13(10): 3313. DOI
  47. Fan, P.W.P., Burns, S.F., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Reply to Dumke, C. Comment on “Fan et al. Efficacy of ingesting an oral rehydration solution after exercise on fluid balance and endurance performance. Nutrients 2020, 12, 3826”. Nutrients, 13(9): 3215. DOI
  48. Gan, L.S.H., Fan, P.W.P., Zhang, J., Nolte, H.W., Friedl, K.E., Nindl, B.C., Lee, J.K.W. (2022). Changes in energy balance, body composition, metabolic profile and physical performance in a 62-day Army Ranger training in a hot-humid environment. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25(1): 89-94. DOI
  49. Zhao, M., Lee, J.K.W., Kjellstrom, T., Cai, W. (2021). Assessment of economic impact of heat-related labor productivity loss: a systematic review. Climatic Change, 167:22. DOI
  50. Bose-O’Reilly, S., Daanen, H., Deering, K., Gerrett, N., Huynen, M.T.E., Lee, J.K.W., Karrasch, S., Matthies-Wiesler, F., Mertes, H., Schoierer, J., Shumake-Guillemot, J., van den Hazel, P., van Loenhout, J.A.F., Nowak, D. (2021). COVID-19 and heat waves: New challenges for healthcare systems – a narrative review. Environmental Research, 198: 111153. DOI
  51. Oppermann, E., Kjellstrom, T., Lemke, B., Otto, M., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Establishing intensifying chronic exposure to extreme heat as a slow onset event with implications for health, wellbeing, productivity, society and economy. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 50: 225-235. DOI
  52. Poon, B.H., Prakaash, S., Teo, Y.S., Fan, P.W.P., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Thermal strain and fluid balance during a 72 km military route march in the field setting. Singapore Medical Journal. (Online). DOI
  53. Surapongchai, J., Saengsirisuwan, V., Rollo, I., Randell, R.K., Nithitsuttibuta, K., Sainiyom, P., Leow, C.H.W., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Hydration status, fluid intake, sweat rate, and sweat sodium concentration in recreational tropical native runners. Nutrients, 13(4): 1374. DOI
  54. Yang, H.Y., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). The impact of temperature on the risk of COVID-19: A multinational study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8): 4052. DOI
  55. Messeri, A., Bonafede, M., Pietrafesa, E., Pinto, I., de’Donato, F., Crisci, A., Lee, J.K.W., Marinaccio, A., Levi, M., Morabito, M. and on behalf of the WORKLIMATE Collaborative Group. (2021). A web survey to evaluate the thermal stress associated with personal protective equipment among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8): 3861. DOI
  56. Nazarian, N. and Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Personal Assessment of Urban Heat Exposure: A Systematic Review. Environmental Research Letters, 16(3): 033005. DOI
  57. Tan, X.R., Low, I.C.C., Byrne, C., Wang, R., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Assessment of dehydration using body mass changes of elite marathoners in the tropics. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. (Online). DOI
  58. Fan, P.W.P., Burns, S.F., Lee, J.K.W. (2021). Efficacy of ingesting an oral rehydration solution after exercise on fluid balance and endurance performance. Nutrients, 12(12): 3826. DOI
  59. Nazarian, N., Liu, S., Kohler, M., Lee, J.K.W., Miller, C., Chow, W., Alhadad, S.B., Martilli, A., Quintana, M., Sunden, L., Norford, L. (2021). Project Coolbit: Can your watch predict heat stress and thermal comfort sensation? Environmental Research Letters, 16(3): 034031. DOI
  60. Daanen, H., Bose-O’Reilly, S., Brearley, M., Flouris, A.D., Gerrett, N.M., Huynen, M., Jones, H.M., Lee, J.K.W., Morris, N., Norton, I., Nybo, L., Oppermann, E., Shumake-Guillemot, J., Van den Hazel, P. (2020). COVID-19 and thermoregulation-related problems: Practical recommendations. Temperature, 8:1, 1-11. DOI
  61. Alhadad, S.B., Low, I.C.C., Lee, J.K.W. (2020). Thermoregulatory responses to ice slurry ingestion during low and moderate intensity exercises with restrictive heat loss. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(1): 105-109. DOI
  62. Lee, J., Venugopal, V., Latha, P.K., Alhadad, S.B., Leow, H.W.C., Goh, N.Y.D., Tan, E., Kjellstrom, T., Morabito, M., Lee, J.K.W. (2020). Heat stress and thermal perception amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in India and Singapore. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7(21): 8100. DOI
  63. Tian, Q., Wang, H., Kaudimba, K.K., Guo, S., Zhang, H., Gao, S., Wang, R., Luan, X., Lee, J.K.W., Chen, P., Liu, T., Wang, R. (2020). Characteristics of physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk in Chinese university students with normal weight obesity. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 13:4157-4167. DOI
  64. Tian, H., Liu, S., Ren, J., Lee, J.K.W., Wang, R., Chen, P. (2020). Role of histone deacetylases in skeletal muscle physiology and systemic energy homeostasis: implications for metabolic diseases and therapy. Frontiers in Physiology, 11: 949. DOI
  65. Hansson, E., Glaser, J., Jakobsson, K., Weiss, I., Wesseling, C., Lucas, R.A.I., Lee, J.K.W., Ekström, U., Wijkström, J., Bodin, T., Johnson, R.J., Wegman, D.H. (2020). Pathophysiological mechanisms by which heat stress might induce kidney inflammation and chronic kidney disease in sugarcane workers. Nutrients, 12(6): 1639. DOI
  66. Kjellstrom, T., Oppermann, E., Lee, J.K.W. (2020). Climate change, occupational heat Stress, human health and socio-economic factors. In: Theorell T. (eds) Handbook of socioeconomic determinants of occupational health. Handbook series in occupational health sciences. Springer, Cham. DOI
  67. Su, Y., Cheng, L., Cai, W., Lee, J.K.W., Zhong, S., Chen, S., Li, T., Huang, X., Huang, C. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of labor protection policy on occupational injuries caused by extreme heat in a large subtropical city of China. Environmental Research, 186: 109532. DOI
  68. Choo, H.C., Peiffer, J.J., Pang, J.W.J., Tan, F.H.Y., Aziz, A.R., Mohammed, I., Lee, J.K.W., Abbiss, C.R. (2020). Effect of regular precooling on adaptation to training in the heat. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120: 1143-1154. DOI
  69. Lin, R.Z., Kim, H.J., Achavananthadith, S., Ahmet, S.K., Tan, S.C.C., Yao, H.C., Tee, B.C.K., Lee, J.K.W., Ho, J.S. (2020). A wireless battery-free sensor network for continuous physiological monitoring based on near field-enabled clothing. Nature Communications, 11(444): 1-10. DOI
  70. Otani, H., Kaya, M., Tamaki, A., Hosokawa, Y., Lee, J.K.W. (2020). Solar radiation and the validity of infrared tympanic temperature during exercise in the heat. International Journal of Biometeorology, 64(1): 39-45. DOI
  71. Kjellstrom, T., Lemke, B., Lee, J.K.W. (2019). Workplace heat: an increasing threat to occupational health and productivity. American Journal Industrial Medicine, 62(12): 1076-1078. DOI
  72. Lim, W.Z., Quoc, B.T., Thanh, X.N., Duyen, K.L., Lee, J.K.W., Yee, Q.X., Duong, H.M. (2019). Recycled Cellulose Aerogels from Paper Waste for Heat Insulation Design of Water Canteens. Fluids, 4(3): 174. DOI
  73. Tan, X.R., Low, I.C.C., Stephenson, M.C., Kok, T., Nolte, H.W., Soong, T.W., Lee, J.K.W. (2019). Altered brain structure with preserved cortical motor activity following exertional hypohydration: A MRI study. Journal of Applied Physiology. 127(1): 157-167. DOI
  74. Alhadad, S.B., Tan, P.M.S., Lee, J.K.W. (2019). Efficacy of heat mitigation strategies on core temperature and endurance exercise: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Physiology, 10(71): 1-27. DOI
  75. Reeve, T., Gordon, R., Laursen, P.B., Lee, J.K.W., Tyler, C.J. (2019). Impairment of cycling capacity in the heat in well-trained endurance athletes after high-intensity short-term heat acclimation. International Journal Sports Physiology and Performance, 31: 1-24. DOI
  76. Byrne, C. and Lee, J.K.W. (2019). The physiological strain index modified for trained heat acclimatized individuals in outdoor heat. International Journal Sports Physiology and Performance, 14(6): 805-813. DOI
  77. Luippold, A.J., Charkoudian, N., Kenefick, R.W., Montain, S.J., Lee, J.K.W., Teo, Y.S., Cheuvront, S.N. (2018). Update: Efficacy of military fluid intake guidance. Military Medicine, 183(9-10): e338–e342. DOI
  78. Melo-Marins, D., Souza-Silva, A.A., Silva-Santos, G.L., Freire-Júnior, F., Lee, J.K.W., Laitano, O. (2018). Personalized hydration strategy attenuates the rise in heart rate and in skin temperature without altering cycling capacity in the heat. Frontiers in Nutrition, 5(22):1-6. DOI
  79. Guo, J., Chen, Y., Fan, P.W.P., Lee, M.S.H., Ong, J.X., Tan, P.L., Law, L.Y.L., Lee, J.K.W., Seng, K.Y. (2018). Kalman filter models for the prediction of individualised thermal work strain. In book: Kalman Filters – Theory for Advanced Applications. InTechOpen. DOI
  80. Tan, X.R., Low, I.C.C., Stephenson, M.C., Soong, T.W., Lee, J.K.W. (2018). Neural basis of exertional fatigue in the heat: A review of magnetic resonance imaging methods. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28(3): 807-818. DOI
  81. Yeoh, W.K., Lee, J.K.W., Lim, H.Y., Gan, C.W., Liang, W.Y., Tan, K.K. (2017). Re-visiting the tympanic membrane vicinity as core body temperature measurement site. PLOS ONE, 12(4): e0174120. DOI
  82. Xu, J.C., Gao, C., Lee, J.K.W., Zhao, J.X. (2017). PM2.5: A barrier to fitness and health promotion in China. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 6:292-294. DOI
  83. Tan, P.M.S., Teo, E.Y.N., Ali, N.B., Ang, B.C.H., Iskandar, I., Law, L.Y.L., Lee, J.K.W. (2017). Evaluation of various cooling systems following exercise-induced hyperthermia. Journal of Athletic Training, 52(2): 108-116. DOI
  84. Ogura, Y., Inoue, Y., Uchinomiya, A., Kitamura, Y., Oomori, T., Oue, A., Lee, J.K.W., Kondo, N. (2016). Thermoregulatory responses during prolonged exercise in the heat are not affected by fluid temperatures ranging from 5 to 35°C. Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, 61(2): 607-619. DOI
  85. Tan, D.W., Yap, S.H., Wang, M.C., Fan, P.W.P., Teo, Y.S., Krishnasamy, P., Krishna, L., Hew-Butler, T., Lee, J.K.W. (2016). Body mass change across a variety of running race distances in the tropics. Sports Medicine-Open, 2:26. DOI
  86. Seng, K.Y., Chen, Y., Chai, A.K.M., Wang, T., Fun, D.C.Y., Teo, Y.S., Tan, P.M.S., Ang, W.H., Lee, J.K.W. (2016). Tracking body core temperature in military thermal environments: an extended Kalman Filter approach. IEEE Xplore, 296-299. DOI
  87. Cheung, S., Lee, J.K.W., Oksa, J. (2016). Thermal stress, human performance and physical employment standards. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 41(6): S148-164. DOI
  88. Seng, K.Y., Chen, Y., Wang, T., Chai, A.K.M., Fun, D.C.Y., Teo, Y.S., Tan, P.M.S., Ang, W.H., Lee, J.K.W. (2016). Nonlinear mixed effects modelling for the analysis of longitudinal body core temperature data in healthy volunteers. Physiological Measurement, 37(4): 485-502. DOI
  89. Tay, C., Lee, J.K.W., Tan, P.M.S., Teo, Y.S., Foo, P., Kong, P.W. (2016). Using Gait Parameters to Detect Fatigue and Responses to Ice Slurry during Prolonged Load. Gait and Posture, 43:17-23. DOI
  90. Lee, J.K.W., Kenefick, R.W., Cheuvront, S.N. (2015). Novel cooling strategies for military training and operations. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29(11): S77-S81. DOI
  91. Périard, J.D., Jay, O., Alonso, J.M., Coutts, A.J., Flouris, A.D., González-Alonso, J., Lee, J.K.W., Nybo, L., Pluim, B., Roelands, B., Sawka, M.N., Wingo, J., Racinais, S. (2015). Response: Is the wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index relevant for exercise in the heat? Sports Medicine, 45:1623-1624. DOI
  92. Racinais, S., Alonso, J.M., Coutts, A.J., Flouris, A.D., Girard, O., González-Alonso, J., Hausswirth, C., Jay, O., Lee, J.K.W., Mitchell, N., Nassis, G.P., Nybo, L., Pluim, B., Roelands, B., Sawka, M.N., Wingo, J., Périard, J.D. (2015). Consensus Recommendations on Training and Competing in the Heat. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(18): 1164-1173. DOI
  93. Racinais, S., Alonso, J.M., Coutts, A.J., Flouris, A.D., Girard, O., González-Alonso, J., Hausswirth, C., Jay, O., Lee, J.K.W., Mitchell, N., Nassis, G.P., Nybo, L., Pluim, B., Roelands, B., Sawka, M.N., Wingo, J., Périard, J.D. (2015). Consensus Recommendations on Training and Competing in the Heat. Sports Medicine, 45(7): 925-938. DOI
  94. Racinais, S., Alonso, J.M., Coutts, A.J., Flouris, A.D., Girard, O., González-Alonso, J., Hausswirth, C., Jay, O., Lee, J.K.W., Mitchell, N., Nassis, G.P., Nybo, L., Pluim, B., Roelands, B., Sawka, M.N., Wingo, J., Périard, J.D. (2015). Consensus Recommendations on Training and Competing in the Heat. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25(S1): 6-19. DOI
  95. Tan, P.M.S. and Lee, J.K.W. (2015). The role of fluid temperature and form on endurance performance in the heat. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25(S1): 39-51. DOI
  96. Lee, J.K.W., Ang, W.H., Ng, J., Fan, P.W.P., Teo, Y.S., Nolte, H.W., Yeo, Y. (2014). Effects of a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution on cognitive performance following exercise-induced hyperthermia in humans. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 11: 51. DOI
  97. Sudsa-ard, K., Kijboonchoo, K., Chavasit, V., Chaunchaiyakul, R., Nio, A.Q.X., Lee, J.K.W. (2014). Lactose-free milk prolonged endurance capacity in lactose intolerant Asian males. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 11: 49. DOI
  98. Cotter, J., Thornton, S.N., Lee, J.K.W., Laursen, P.B. (2014). Are we being drowned in hydration advice? Thirsty for more? Extreme Physiology and Medicine, 3(18): 1-15. DOI
  99. Lee, J.K.W., Koh, A.C.H., Liu, G.J.X., Nio, A.Q.X., Koh, S.X.T., Fan, P.W.P. (2014). Neck cooling and cognitive performance following exercise induced hyperthermia. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 114(2): 375-384. DOI
  100. Koh, S.X.T. and Lee, J.K.W. (2014). S100B as a marker for brain damage and blood-brain barrier disruption following exercise: a systematic review. Sports Medicine, 44(33): 369-385. DOI
  101. Lee, J.K.W. (2013). Managing fatigue in the heat. In Boys to Men: The complete guide for national servicemen. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. Link
  102. Lee, J.K.W., Yeo, Z.W., Nio, A.Q.X., Koh, A.C.H., Teo, Y.S., Goh, L.F., Tan, P.M.S., Byrne, C. (2013). Cold drink attenuates heat strain during work-rest cycles. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34: 1037-1042. DOI
  103. Yeo, Z.W., Fan, P.W.P., Nio, A.Q.X., Byrne, C., Lee, J.K.W. (2012). Ice slurry on outdoor running performance in heat. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 33(11): 859-866. DOI
  104. Lee, J.K.W., Nio, A.Q.X., Fun, D.C.Y., Teo, Y.S., Chia, E.V., Lim, C.L. (2012). Effects of heat acclimatisation on work tolerance and thermoregulation in trained tropical natives. Journal of Thermal Biology, 37: 366-373. DOI
  105. Byrne, C., Owen, C., Cosnefroy, A., Lee, J.K.W. (2011). Self-paced exercise performance in the heat after pre-exercise cold-fluid ingestion. Journal of Athletic Training, 46(6): 592-599. DOI
  106. Lee, J.K.W., Hew-Butler, T. (2011). Exercise-associated hyponatremia in the tropics. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 32: 815. DOI
  107. Lee, J.K.W., Ang, W.H., Nio, A.Q.X., Johnson, C., Aziz, A.R., Lim, C.L., Hew-Butler, T. (2011). First cases of exercise-associated hyponatremia in Asia. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(4): 297-302. DOI
  108. Lee, J.K.W., Nio, A.Q.X., Ang, W.H., Law, L.Y.L., Lim, C.L. (2011). Effects of ingesting a sports drink during exercise and recovery on subsequent endurance capacity. European Journal of Sport Science, 11(2): 77-86. DOI
  109. Lee, J.K.W. (2011). Erroneous readings from ingestible temperature capsules due to ingestion of crushed ice. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 6(1): 5-6. Link
  110. Lee, J.K.W., Nio, A.X.Q., Lim, C.L., Teo, E.Y.N., Byrne, C. (2010). Thermoregulation, pacing and fluid balance during mass participation distance running in a warm and humid environment. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 109(5): 887-898. DOI
  111. Lee, J.K.W. (2010). Unsubstantiated speculation on the lack of fluid intake in increasing heat-related illnesses. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(9): 2576. DOI
  112. Maughan, R.J., Shirreffs, S.M., Lee, J.K.W. (2009). Cold fluids improve exercise performance in the heat by slowing the rate of heat gain. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41(8): 1683-1684. DOI
  113. Lee, J.K.W., Shirreffs, S.M., Maughan, R.J. (2008). Cold drink ingestion improves exercise endurance capacity in the heat. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40(9): 1637-1644. DOI
  114. Lim, C.L., Byrne, C., Lee, J.K.W. (2008). Human thermoregulation and measurement of body temperature in exercise and clinical settings. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore, 37(4): 347-353. Link
  115. Ng, Q.Y., Lee, J.K.W., Byrne, C., Ho, T.F., Lim, C.L. (2008). Plasma endotoxin and immune responses to a 21-km road race in a warm and humid environment. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore, 37(4): 307-314. Link
  116. Lee, J.K.W., Lim, C.L. (2008). Important considerations for recommending hydration studies. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore, 37(11): 986-987. Link
  117. Lee, J.K.W., Maughan, R.J., Shirreffs, S.M., Watson, P. (2008). Effects of milk ingestion on prolonged exercise capacity in young, healthy man. Nutrition, 24: 340-347. DOI
  118. Lee, J.K.W., Maughan, R.J., Shirreffs, S.M. (2008). The influence of serial feeding of drinks at different temperatures on thermoregulatory responses during cycling. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(6): 583-590. DOI
  119. Lee, J.K.W, Shirreffs, S.M. (2007). The influence of drink temperature on thermoregulatory responses during prolonged exercise in a moderate environment. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(9): 975-985. DOI
  120. Byrne, C., Lee, J.K.W. (2007). Important insight from the 2003 Singapore half-marathon. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(10): 1884. DOI
  121. Byrne, C., Lee, J.K.W., Chew, S.A.N., Lim, C.L., Tan, E.Y.M. (2006). Continuous thermoregulatory responses to mass-participation distance running in heat. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 38(5): 803-810. DOI

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Awards

  • ICANS Mid Career Researcher Award

  • Friend of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Award

  • SAF National Servicemen of the Year Award

  • DSO Big Idea (DBi) Award

  • DSO Group Performance Award

  • SAF Commando Formation National Serviceman of the Year Award

  • Friend of Raffles Institution Award

  • Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine

  • UK Overseas Research Scholarship

  • Halliwell Development Studentship, Loughborough University

  • G V Sibley Memorial Prize, Loughborough University

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