Jason Kai Wei Lee

Jason Kai Wei Lee

Ph.D., FACSM

Research Associate Professor

+65-65163230

phsjlkw@nus.edu.sg

 Human Potential Translational Research Programme

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Affiliations

  • Director, Heat Resilience and Performance Centre, National University of Singapore (Primary appointment)
  • Lead Principal Investigator, Human Potential Translational Research Programme, National University of Singapore (Primary appointment)
  • Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore (Secondary appointment)
  • Principal Investigator, The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore (Joint appointment)
    Research Programme Leader (Heat on Heath and Work Productivity), Global Asia Institute, National University of Singapore (Joint appointment)
    Principal Investigator, The Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM), National University of Singapore (Joint appointment)
    Co-Lead, Urban Heat Resilience, Sustainability and Urban Solutions, National University of Singapore (Joint appointment)
    Investigator, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR (Adjunct appointment)

Research Areas of Interest

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

Biography

Jason Lee co-leads the Human Potential Translational Research Programme and directs the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine since 2012. Jason co-chairs the Heat Injury Clinical Practice Guidelines at the Ministry of Health, Singapore and chairs the Scientific Committee on Thermal Factors at the International Commission on Occupational Health. He is on the management committee at the Global Heat Health Information Network and leads the WHO-WMO Southeast Asia Heat Health Node to scale up efforts in managing the complex health risks posed by global warming.

Teaching

  • LSM 4215 – Extreme Physiology
  • CET – Occupational Periodisation and Heat Stress Management
  • MIH1101 – What Impacts Health?

Selected Publications

  1. Hannan, F.M., Leow, M.K.S., Lee, J.K.W., Kovats, S., Elajnaf, T., Kennedy, S.H., Thakker, R.V. (2024). Endocrine effects of heat exposure and relevance to climate change. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. Accepted for publication.
  2. Alhadad, S.B., Ponampalam, R., Lim, L.S.X., Low, I.C.C., Kshitij, R., Karim, A.A., Salamoon, Z., Marimuthu, Y., Lee, J. K. W. (2024). Effect of heat exposure on risk-taking behavior amongst healthcare workers wearing full-body personal protective equipment. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. DOI : https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abstract/9900/effects_of_heat_exposure_and_ice_slurry_ingestion.532.aspx
  3. 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: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254623000789?via%3Dihub
  4. 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 : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23328940.2024.2313954
  5. Yang, H.Y., Chou, H.L., Leow, C.H.W., Kao, C.C., … & 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 : https://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-024-01770-x
  6. 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 : https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01540-9
  7. 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 : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100947
  8. 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 : https://doi.org/10.1124/pharmrev.122.000782
  9. Sim, J. D. W. & Lee, J. K. W. (2023). A history of heat health management policies in the Singapore military. Healthcare, 11(2), 211. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020211
  10. 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, 26, S71-S78. DOI : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36623995/

Current 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.

Awards

  • 2023 ICANS Mid Career Researcher Award
  • 2022 Friend of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Award
  • 2017 SAF National Servicemen of the Year Award
  • 2013 and 2017 DSO Big Idea (DBi) Award
  • 2008, 2013, 2016 and 2017 DSO Group Performance Award
  • 2014 and 2016 SAF Commando Formation National Serviceman of the Year Award
  • 2013 Friend of Raffles Institution Award
  • 2012 Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
  • 2004 to 2006 UK Overseas Research Scholarship
  • 2004 to 2006 Halliwell Development Studentship, Loughborough University
  • 2003 G V Sibley Memorial Prize, Loughborough University
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