Appointment(s)
Director, Heat Resilience and Performance Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Deputy Director, Human Potential Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Principal Investigator, The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore
Research Programme Leader (Heat on Heath and Work Productivity), Global Asia Institute, National University of Singapore
Degree(s)
Ph.D., FACSM, Loughborough University
Biography
Professor Jason Lee, a renowned heat stress expert and thermal physiologist, is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. As a leading heat researcher, he serves as the Deputy Director of Human Potential Translational Research Programme and Director of the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre. Jason co-chairs the Heat Injury Clinical Practice Guidelines at the Ministry of Health 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 rising ambient temperatures.
Effects of Heat Exposure and Ice Slurry Ingestion on Risk-Taking Behavior in Healthcare Workers.
Alhadad SB, Ponampalam R, Lim LSX, Low ICC, Kshitij R, Abdul Karim AB, Salamoon ZB, Marimuthu YSO, Lee JKW
Poor personal protective equipment practices were associated with heat-related symptoms among Asian healthcare workers: a large-scale multi-national questionnaire survey
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.
The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms
Romanello, M.,…Lee, J. K. W.,… & Costello, A.
Climate change and population health in Singapore: a systematic review
Aik, J., Gunther, S.H., Tang, C., Ang, L., Lee, J.K.W. & Seow, W.J.
Effects of Medications on Heat Loss Capacity in Chronic Disease Patients: Health Implications Amidst Global Warming
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.
A History of Heat Health Management Policies in the Singapore Military
Sim, J. D. W. & Lee, J. K. W.
Biomarkers for warfighter safety and performance in hot and cold environments
Lee, J. K. W., Tan, B., Kingma, B. R. M., Haman, F. & Epstein, Y.
Efficacy of Isothermic Conditioning over Military-Based Heat Acclimatization and Interval Training in Tropical Native Males
Tan, S. C. C., Ang, W. H., Lim, L. S. X., Low, I. C. C. & Lee, J. K. W.
Exertional heat stroke: nutritional considerations
Lee, J. K. W., Tan, B., Ogden, H. B., Chapman, S. & Sawka, M. N.
Changes in energy balance, body composition, metabolic profile and physical performance in a 62-day Army Ranger training in a hot-humid environment
Gan, L. S. H., Fan, P. W. P., Nolte, H. W., Friedl, K. E., Nindl, B. C. & Lee, J. K. W.
