Yuan Kun Lee is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He previously served as Associate Professor in the same department. He holds a BSc (Hons), MSc, and PhD.
His research focuses on the crosstalk between the gastrointestinal microbiome and the host, as well as microbial fermentation processes. Lee Yuan Kun has contributed to studies in microbiome and gut health, probiotics, and microbe-host interactions. He is affiliated with the Asian Federation of Societies for Lactic Acid Bacteria as a Fellow.