Professor Lee Learn Han

Professor Lee Learn Han

  • Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Biography

Ts Dr Lee Learn-Han is a Professor in Life Science and the Founding Head of Sunway Microbiome Centre (SMC) at Sunway University, Malaysia. He is an elected Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET), Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA) and Linnean Society of London. He received the Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) award from the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in 2022. 

Dr Lee was awarded the Malaysia’s Research Star Award (MRSA) Winner 2018, recognizing him as Malaysia's best Medical Science researcher. Dr Lee’s stature as a researcher on the international level is indicated by his ranking among the World Top 2% Scientist in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Stanford University. His research interests are microbial systematics, multidrug-resistant pathogens, and host-microbiome interactions.  

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Monash University (2014)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Molecular Biology), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2012)
  • Master of Science (Molecular Biology), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2008)
  • Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2005)

Research Interests

  • Microbiomics
  • Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
  • Microbial Systematics
  • Microbial Taxonomy
  • Bioprospection

Notable Publications

  1. Dinyadarshini Johnson, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Chern Choong Thum, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2023. A Microbial-Based Approach to Mental Health: The Potential of Probiotics in the Treatment of Depression. Nutrients. 15:1382. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061382. 1-24. (IF: 6.706, Q1, Top 10%)
  2. Saad Bakrim, Sara Aboulaghras, Tarik Aanniz, Taoufiq Benali, Nasreddine El Omari, Mohamed El-Shazly, Learn-Han Lee*, Syed Khalid Mustafa, Nargis Sahib, Maksim Rebezov, Mohammad Ali Shariati, Jose M Lorenzo*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2023.  Effects of Mediterranean diets and nutrigenomics on cardiovascular health. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2023.2187622. 1-20.  (IF: 11.208, Q1, Citescore: 23.6, Top 10%)
  3. Bingpeng Lin, Hooi Leng Ser, Lijing Wang, Jiang Li, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan. 2023. The Emerging Role of MMP12 in the Oral Environment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24: 4648. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054648. 1-17. (IF: 6.208, Q1)
  4. Naoufal El Hachlafi, Nesrine Benkhaira, Samiah Hamad Al-Mijalli, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti, Rhizlan Abdnim, Emad M Abdallah, Mohamed Jeddi, Mohamed Bnouham, Learn-Han Lee*, Chrismawan Ardianto*, Long Chiau Ming, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*, Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim. 2023. Phytochemical analysis and evaluation of antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities of essential oils from Moroccan medicinal plants: Mentha suaveolens, Lavandula stoechas, and Ammi visnaga. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 164: 114937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114937. 1-11. (IF: 7.5, Q1, Citescore: 12.6, Top 10%)
  5. Nasreddine El Omari, Saad Bakrim, Asaad Khalid, Ashraf N Abdalla*, Waleed Hassan Almalki, Learn-Han Lee*, Chrismawan Ardianto, Long Chiau Ming, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2023. Molecular mechanisms underlying the clinical efficacy of panobinostat involve Stochasticity of epigenetic signaling, sensitization to anticancer drugs, and induction of cellular cell death related to cellular stresses. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 164: 114886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114886. 1-19. (IF: 7.5, Q1, Citescore: 12.6, Top 10%)
  6. Nasreddine El Omari, Learn-Han Lee*, Saad Bakrim, Hafiz A Makeen, Hassan A Alhazmi, Syam Mohan, Asaad Khalid*, Long Chiau Ming*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya. 2023. Molecular mechanistic pathways underlying the anticancer therapeutic efficiency of romidepsin. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 164: 114774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114774. 1-12. (IF: 7.5, Q1, Citescore: 12.6, Top 10%)
  7. Nasreddine El Omari, Saad Bakrim, Asaad Khalid*, Mohammed Albratty, Ashraf N Abdalla, Learn-Han Lee*, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2023. Anticancer clinical efficiency and stochastic mechanisms of belinostat. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 164: 115212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115212. 1-10. (IF: 7.5, Q1, Citescore: 12.6, Top 10%)
  8. Yassine Mourabit, Souad El Hajjaji*, Douae Taha, Bouabid Badaoui, Meryem El Yadini, Marius Emil Rusu, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*, Ilhame Bourais. 2023. HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS phytochemical investigation, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities of Moroccan Rosa canina L. extracts. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102817. (IF: 4.0, Citescore: 8.4, Top 10%)
  9. Zineb Lakhlifi El Idrissi, Youssef Elouafy, Hamza El Moudden, Chakir El Guezzane, Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*, Filippo Maggi, Giovanni Caprioli, Hicham Harhar, Mohamed Tabyaoui. 2023. Investigation of roasting and photo-oxidative stability of cold-pressed peanut oil: Lipid composition, quality characteristics, and antioxidant capacity. Food Bioscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2023.103046 (IF: 5.2, Citesccore: 5.6, Q1)
  10. Omar Belmehdi, Nargis Sahib, Taoufiq Benali, Carlos Fernández-Galleguillos, Learn-Han Lee*, Nesrine Benkhaira, Nasreddine El Omari, Gokhan Zengin*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2023. Natural Sources, Bioactivities, and Health Benefits of Cianidanol: First Update. Food Reviews International. https://doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2023.2218482. 1-14. (IF: 6.043, Q1, Top 10%)
  11. Wei-Shan Ang, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kar Wai Hong, Sunny Hei Wong, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Loh Teng-Hern Tan*. 2023. A Keystone Gut Bacterium Christensenella minuta—A Potential Biotherapeutic Agent for Obesity and Associated Metabolic Diseases. Foods. 12(13), 2485; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12132485. (IF: 5.2, Q1, Top 10%)
  12. Learn-Han Lee, Bey-Hing Goh, Piyameth Dilokthornsakul, Surasak Saokaew. 2023 Editorial: Evidence-based on health benefits: probiotics, micronutrients, and edible plants. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10:1272456. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1272456 (IF: 5.0, Q1)
  13. Jodi Woan Fei Law*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kar-Wai Hong, Hooi-Leng Ser, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2023. Streptomyces griseiviridis sp. nov., A Novel “Modern Actinobacteria” isolated from Malaysia Mangrove Soil. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 6:1. https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000270. 1-20 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  14. Joanna Xuan Hui Goh, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kooi-Yeong Khaw, Gokhan Zengin, Kok Gan Chan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*. 2023. Probiotics: Comprehensive Exploration of the Growth Promotion Mechanisms in Shrimps. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 6:1. https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000324. 1-86 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  15. Priyia Pusparajah, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh, Kar-Wai Hong*, Learn-Han Lee*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan*. 2023. Whole-Genome Sequence of Streptomyces pluripotens strain MUM 16J, a Potential Resource of Glycopeptide Antibiotic and Biocontrol Agent against Biofilm-forming Bacteria. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 6:1. https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000330. 1-86 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  16. Ke-Yan Loo, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Priyia Pusparajah, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan*. 2023. The Burden of Vibrio sp. Infections – A Scoping Review. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 6:1. https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000340. 1-25 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  17. Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan*. 2023. Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Exploring its Incidence in Malaysia and the Potential of Streptomyces sp. as an Anti-Vibrio Agent. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 6:1. https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000334. 1-17. (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  18. Taoufiq Benali, Ahmed Lemhadri, Kaoutar Harboul, Houda Chtibi, Abdelmajid Khabbach, Si Mohamed Jadouali, Luisa Quesada-Romero, Said Louahlia, Khalil Hammani, Adib Ghaleb, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Marius Emil Rusu*, Mohamed Akhazzane. 2023. Chemical Profiling and Biological Properties of Essential Oils of Lavandula stoechas L. Collected from Three Moroccan Sites: In Vitro and In Silico Investigations. Plants. 12 (6): 1413. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061413. (IF: 4.5, Citescore: 5.4, Q1)
  19. Khouloud Harraqui, Dia Eddine Oudghiri, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti, Zineb Hannoun, Learn-Han Lee*, Hamza Assaggaf, Ahmed Qasem, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming, Ching Siang Tan*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Abdellatif Bour. 2023. Association between Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Metabolic Disorders in Middle-Aged Women of Ksar el Kebir (Morocco). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20: 1739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031739. 1-14. (Citescore: 4.5, Q1)
  20. Ying Cui, Kai Song, Zi-Jing Jin, Learn-Han Lee, Chitti Thawai, Ya-Wen He. 2023. Fructose promotes pyoluteorin biosynthesis via the CbrAB-CrcZ-Hfq/Crc pathway in the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas PA1201. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 9: 618-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synbio.2023.09.004 (IF: 4.8).
  21. Samiah Hamad Al-Mijalli, Mohamed Jeddi, Naoufal El Hachlafi, Emad M Abdallah, Hamza Assaggaf, Ahmed Qasem, Bodour S Rajab, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming*, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti. 2023. Combination of sweet orange, lentisk and lemon eucalyptus essential oils: Optimization of a new complete antimicrobial formulation using a mixture design methodology. Heliyon. 9: e19814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19814 (IF: 4.0, CItescore: 5.6, Q1)
  22. Mohamed Jeddi, Naoufal El Hachlafi, Mohamed El Fadili, Nesrine Benkhaira, Samiah Hamad Al-Mijalli, Fahd Kandsi, Emad M Abdallah, Zineb Benziane Ouaritini, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Learn-Han Lee*, Gokhan Zengin*, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti, Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim. 2023. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 111: 104731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2023.104731 (IF: 1.6, Citescore: 2.5)
  23. Joanna Xuan Hui Goh, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Hooi-Leng Ser, Kooi Yeong Khaw, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*. 2022. Harnessing the potentialities of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, paraprobiotics and postbiotics for shrimp farming. Reviews in Aquaculture. 2022;00: 1-80. doi: 10.1111/raq.12659 (IF: 10.618, Q1, Top 10%)
  24. Charfi Saoulajan, Boujida Nadia, El Mihyaoui Amina, Aafaf El Baakili, Mohammed Merae Alshahrani, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2022. Phytochemistry, pharmacological investigations, industrial applications, and encapsulation of Thymbra capitata L., a Review. Trends and Food Sciences and Technology. 129: 463-491. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2022.10.014 (IF: 16.002, CiteScore: 18, Top 10%)
  25. Ke-Yan Loo, Jodi Woan-Fei Law*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Priyia Pusparajah, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2022. Diagnostic techniques for rapid detection of Vibrio species. Aquaculture. 561 (2022) 738628: 1-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738628 (IF: 5.135, Q1, Top 10%)
  26. Jun-Ming Lim, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kar-Wai Hong, Sunny-Hei Wong, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law*. 2022. Ketogenic diet: A dietary intervention via gut microbiome modulation for the treatment of neurological and nutritional disorders (a narrative review). Nutrients. 14:3566, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173566 (IF: 6.706, Q1, Top 10%)
  27. Hui-Yuan Chong, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kar-Wai Hong, Vanassa Ratnasingam, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan*. 2022. Exploring the Potential of Human Milk and Formula Milk on Infants’ Gut and Health. Nutrients. 14:3554, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173554 (IF: 6.706, Q1, Top 10%)
  28. Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Kok-Gan Chan*, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2022. Exploring the Gut Microbiome in Myasthenia Gravis. Nutrients. 14:1647, 1-24. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081647 (IF: 6.706, Q1, Top 10%)
  29. Hooi Leong Loo, Bey Hing Goh, Learn Han Lee, Lay Hong Chuah*. 2022. Application of chitosan nanoparticles in skin wound healing. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 17: 299-332. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjs.2022.04.001 (IF: 9.273, Q1, Top 10%)
  30. Siqi Li, Sishuo Chen, Min Nie, Lijing Wen, Bin Zou, Lingyu Zhang, Jingzhou Xie, Hooi-Leng Ser, Learn-Han Lee, Shunyi Wang, Caixia Lin, Janak L Pathak, Weijie Zhou, Ji Miao, Lijing Wang, Lingyun Zheng. 2022. Salt-Sensitive Ileal Microbiota Plays a Role in Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Deficiency-Induced Cardiac Injury. Nutrients. 14: 3129. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153129 (IF: 6.706, Q1, Top 10%)
  31. Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2022. Deciphering colorectal cancer immune microenvironment transcriptional landscape on single cell resolution-A role for immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology. 13:959705. 1-11.
    doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.959705. (IF: 8.786, Q1)
  32. Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Priyia Pusparajah, Hooi-Leng Ser, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam*, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2022. Psychological Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients: Insights into Pathophysiology and Risk Factors of Long COVID-19. Biology. 11:61, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11010061 (IF: 5.168, Q1)
  33. Joanna Xuan Hui Goh, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kooi-Yeong Khaw, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Ya-Wen He, Bey-Hing Goh, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan. 2022. Insights into Carbapenem Resistance in Vibrio Species: Current Status and Future Perspectives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23: 12486. 1-50. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012486. (IF: 6.208, Q1)
  34. Mouna Mekkaoui, El Houcine Bouidida, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti, Ahmed Ouaamr, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*, Yahya Cherrah, Katim Alaoui. 2022. Investigation of Chemical Compounds and Evaluation of Toxicity, Antibacterial, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Three Selected Essential Oils and Their Mixtures with Moroccan Thyme Honey. Foods. 11:3141. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11193141 (IF: 5.561, Top 10%, Q1)
  35. Saïd Gharby, Samira Oubannin, Hasna Ait Bouzid, Laila Bijla, Mohamed Ibourki, Jamila Gagour, Jamal Koubachi, El Hassan Sakar, Khalid Majourhat, Learn-Han Lee*, Hicham Harhar, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2022. An Overview on the Use of Extracts from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants to Improve Nutritional Value and Oxidative Stability of Vegetable Oils. Foods. 11: 3258. 1-35. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11203258 (IF: 5.561, Q1, Top 10%)
  36. Saad Bakrim, Nasreddine El Omari, Naoufal El Hachlafi, Youssef Bakri, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2022. Dietary Phenolic Compounds as Anticancer Natural Drugs: Recent Update on Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Trials. Foods. 11: 3323. 1-33. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213323 (IF: 5.561, Q1, Top 10%)
  37. Samiah Hamad Al-Mijalli, Nidal Naceiri Mrabti, Hayat Ouassou, Ryan A Sheikh, Emad M Abdallah, Hamza Assaggaf, Saad Bakrim, Mohammed Merae Alshahrani, Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh, Ahmed Qasem, Ammar Attar, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Khang Wen Goh*, Long Chiau Ming, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti. 2022. Phytochemical Variability, In Vitro and In Vivo Biological Investigations, and In Silico Antibacterial Mechanisms of Mentha piperita Essential Oils Collected from Two Different Regions in Morocco. Foods. 11: 3466. 1-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213466. (IF: 5.561, Q1, Top 10%)
  38. Saad Bakrim, Nesrine Benkhaira, Ilhame Bourais, Taoufiq Benali, Learn-Han Lee*, Nasreddine El Omari, Ryan A Sheikh, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2022. Health Benefits and Pharmacological Properties of Stigmasterol. Antioxidants. 11:1912. 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11101912 (IF: 7.675, Q1)
  39. Taoufiq Benali, Imane Jaouadi, Rokia Ghchime, Nasreddine El Omari, Kaoutar Harboul, Khalil Hammani, Maksim Rebezov, Mohammad Ali Shariati, Mohammad S Mubarak, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Gokhan Zengin*, Moon-Nyeo Park, Bonglee Kim*, Shafi Mahmud, Learn-Han Lee*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya. 2022. The Current State of Knowledge in Biological Properties of Cirsimaritin. Antioxidants. 11:1842. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11091842 (IF: 7.675, Q1)
  40. Abdelhakim Bouyahya*, Aicha El Allam, Sara Aboulaghras, Saad Bakrim, Naoual El Menyiy, Mohammed Merae Alshahrani, Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh, Taoufiq Benali, Learn-Han Lee*, Nasreddine El Omari, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming*, Mohammad S. Mubarak. 2022. Targeting mTOR as a Cancer Therapy: Recent Advances in Natural Bioactive Compounds and Immunotherapy. Cancers. 14: 5520. 1-41. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14225520 (IF: 6.575, Q1)
  41. Abdelhakim Bouyahya*, Nasreddine El Omari, Mohamed Bakha, Tarik Aanniz, Naoual El Menyiy, Naoufal El Hachlafi, Aicha El Baaboua, Mohamed El-Shazly, Mohammed Merae Alshahrani, Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh, Learn-Han Lee*, Taoufiq Benali, Mohammad S Mubarak*. 2022. Pharmacological Properties of Trichostatin A, Focusing on the Anticancer Potential: A Comprehensive Review. Pharmaceuticals. 15:1235. 1-65. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15101235 (IF: 5.215, Q1)
  42. Rashidah Baharudin, Muhiddin Ishak, Azliana Muhamad Yusof, Sazuita Saidin, Saiful Effendi Syafruddin, Wan Fahmi Wan Mohamad Nazarie, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2022. Epigenome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiling in Colorectal Cancer and Normal Adjacent Colon Using Infinium Human Methylation 450K. Diagnostics. 12:198, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12010198 (IF: 3.992, Q2)
  43. Rashidah Baharudin, Nurul Qistina Rus Bakarurraini, Imilia Ismail, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2022. MicroRNA Methylome Signature and Their Functional Roles in Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Chemoresistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23:7281, 1-16. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ijms23137281 (IF: 6.208, Q1)
  44. Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Yi-Rou Bah, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Ya-Wen He, Sunny-Hei Wong, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan. 2022. Gut–Skin Axis: Unravelling the Connection between the Gut Microbiome and Psoriasis. Biomedicines. 10: 1037. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10051037 (IF: 6.081, Q1)
  45. Sepideh M Azad*, Yu Jin, Hooi-Leng Ser, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Chitti Thawai, Ya-Wen He*. 2022. Biological insight into the piericidin family of microbial metabolites. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 132:772-784.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15222 (IF: 3.772, Q2) (IF: 4.059, Q2)
  46. Samiah Hamad Al-Mijalli, Nidal Naceiri Mrabti, Hayat Ouassou, Ryan A Sheikh, Hamza Assaggaf, Saad Bakrim, Emad M Abdallah, Mohammed Merae Alshahrani, Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh, Learn-Han Lee*, Yusra AlDhaheri*, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Gokhan Zengin*, Ammar A Attar, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Hanae Naceiri Mrabti. 2022. Chemical Composition and Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Origanum compactum Benth Essential Oils from Two Regions: In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence and In Silico Molecular Investigations. Molecules. 27: 7329. 1-17. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27217329. (IF: 4.927, Q2)
  47. Saad Bakrim, Sara Aboulaghras, Naoual El Menyiy, Nasreddine El Omari, Hamza Assaggaf, Learn-Han Lee, Domenico Montesano, Monica Gallo, Gokhan Zengin*, Yusra AlDhaheri*, Abdelhakim Bouyahya*. 2022. Phytochemical Compounds and Nanoparticles as Phytochemical Delivery Systems for Alzheimer’s Disease Management. Molecules. 27: 9043. 1-21. doi: https:// https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27249043. (IF: 4.927, Q2)
  48. Chia Siang Kow, Learn-Han Lee, Dinesh Sangarran Ramachandram, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Long Chiau Ming*, Hui Poh Goh*. 2022. The effect of colchicine on mortality outcome and duration of hospital stay in patients with COVID‐19: A meta‐analysis of randomized trials. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease. 10:255-264. doi: 10.1002/iid3.562 (IF: 2.439, Q4)
  49. Wan Fahmi Wan Mohamad Nazarie, Azliana Mohamad Yusof, Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Nur Fadhlina Mohamad Pakarulrazy, Rohaizak Muhammad, Shahrun Niza Abdullah Suhaimi, Nani Harlina Md Latar, Sazuita Saidin, Isa Mohamed Rose, Learn-Han Lee, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2022. Differential gene expression analysis of papillary thyroid carcinoma reveals important genes for lymph node metastasis. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 5(1): a0000269. doi: https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000269 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  50. Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Learn-Han Lee. 2022. Malaysia’s Breakthrough in Modern Actinobacteria (MOD-ACTINO) Drug Discovery Research. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 5(1): a0000275. doi: https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000275 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  51. Learn-Han Lee*, Sunny Hei Wong*, Siok-Fong Chin, Vishal Singh, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2021. Editorial: Human Microbiome: Symbiosis to Pathogenesis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:605783, 1-6. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.605783. ISSN: 1664-302X (IF: 5.640, Q1)
  52. Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs): An Impending Global Crisis. Biomedicines. 9:1303. 1-25. https://
    doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9101303 (IF: 6.081, Q1)
  53. Ajaree Rayanakorn*, Zanfina Ademi, Danny Liew, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. Burden of disease and productivity impact of Streptococcus suis infection in Thailand. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15(1):e0008985, 1-14. doi: org/ 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008985. ISSN: 1935-2735 (IF: 4.411, Q1, Top 10%)
  54. Dinyadarshini Johnson, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. Exploring the Role and Potential of Probiotics in the Field of Mental Health: Major Depressive Disorder. Nutrients. 13:1728, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051728. ISSN: 2072-6643 (IF: 5.717, Q1)
  55. Hooi-Leng Ser*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Bey-Hing Goh, Sunny Hei Wong, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. The use of Fecal Microbiome Transplant in Treating Human Diseases: Too early for Poop? Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:519836, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.519836. ISSN: 1664-302X (IF: 5.640, Q1)
  56. Darren Yi Sern Low, Camille Keisha Mahendra, Janarthanan Supramaniam,
    Loh Teng Hern Tan, Learn Han Lee, Sivakumar Manickam, Bey Hing Goh*,
    Khang Wei Tan*, Siah Ying Tang*. 2021. Ultrasound-enhanced biosynthesis of uniform ZnO nanorice using Swietenia macrophylla seed
    extract and its in vitro anticancer activity. Nanotechnology Reviews. 2021:10, 572-585. ISSN: 2191-9097. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2021-0044 (IF: 7.848, Q1)
  57. Priyia Pusparajah, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Yong Sze Ong, Bey-Hing Goh*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. Streptomyces sp.-A Treasure Trove of Weapons to Combat Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Associated with Biomedical Devices. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22:9360, 1-18. https://doi.org/
    10.3390/ijms22179360. ISSN: 1422-0067 (IF: 5.923, Q1)
  58. Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Siew Li Teoh, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. COVID-19: Insights into potential vaccines. Microorganisms. 9:605, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030605. ISSN: 2076-2607 (IF: 4.152, Q2)
  59. Chuen Xian Low, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Priyia Pusparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Kok-Gan Chan*, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Learn-Han Lee*. Unveiling the impact of antibiotics and alternative methods for animal husbandry: A review. Antibiotics. 10:578, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10050578. ISSN: 2079-6382 (IF: 4.639, Q1)
  60. Martha Lok-Yung Hui, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Ya-Wen He, Chee-Mun Fang, Kok-Gan Chan*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law*, Learn-Han Lee*. The Extremophilic Actinobacteria: From Microbes to Medicine. Antibiotics. 2021, 10:682, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10060682. ISSN: 2079-6382 (IF: 4.639, Q1)
  61. Rebecca Jane Joseph, Hooi-Leng Ser, Yi-He Kuai, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, 
    Valliammai Jayanthi Thirunavuk Arasoo, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Lijing Wang, Priyia Pusparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. Finding a Balance in the Vaginal Microbiome: How Do We Treat and Prevent the Occurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis? Antibiotics. 10:719, 1-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10060719. ISSN: 2079-6382 (IF: 4.639, Q1)
  62. Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Nadiah Abu, Siti Nurmi Nasir, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2021. Liquid Biopsy-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening via Surface Markers of Circulating Tumor Cells. Diagnostics. 11:2136. 1-20. doi: https://
    doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11112136 (IF: 3.706, Q1)
  63. Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Nadiah Abu, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2021. Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Cancer Liquid Biopsy—Current Updates on Its Potential in Non-Invasive Detection, Prognosis and as a Predictive Marker. Diagnostics. 11:544, 1-17. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11030544. ISSN: 2075-4418 (IF: 3.110, Q1)
  64. Janarthanan Supramaniam, Darren Yi Sern Low, See Kiat Wong, Loh Teng Hern Tan, Bey Fen Leo, Bey Hing Goh, Dazylah Darji, Fatimah Rubaizah Mohd Rasdi, Kok Gan Chan*, Learn Han Lee*, Siah Ying Tang*. 2021. Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Palm CNF-ZnO Nanocomposites with Antibacterial and Reinforcing Properties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22:5781, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22115781. ISSN: 1422-0067 (IF: 5.923, Q1)
  65. Yew Rong Kong, Yong Xin Jong, Manisha Balakrishnan, Zhui Ken Bok, Janice Kwan Kah Weng, Kai Ching Tay, Bey Hing Goh, Yong Sze Ong, Kok Gan Chan*, Learn Han Lee*, Kooi Yeong Khaw*. 2021. Beneficial Role of Carica Papaya Extracts and Phytochemicals on Oxidative Stress and Related Diseases: A Mini Review. Biology. 10: 287, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10040287. ISSN: 2079-7737 (IF: 5.079, Q1)
  66. Dora Lawrencia, See Kiat Wong, Darren Yi Sern Low, Bey Hing Goh, Joo Kheng Goh, Uracha Rungsardthong Ruktanonchai, Apinan Soottitantawat, Learn Han Lee*, Siah Ying Tang*. 2021. Controlled Release Fertilizers: A Review on Coating Materials and Mechanism of Release. Plants. 10:238, 1-25. doi: org/10.3390/plants10020238. ISSN: 2223-7747 (IF: 3.935, Q1)
  67. Siew Li Teoh*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. Can Mindfulness Help to Alleviate Loneliness? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 12:633319, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.633319. ISSN: 1664-1078 (IF: 2.990, Q2)
  68. Swee Li Ng, Yong Sze Ong, Kooi Yeong Khaw, Siew Phooi Teh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*. Focused Review: Potential Rare and Atypical Symptoms as Indicator for Targeted COVID-19 Screening. Medicina. 58(2):189, 1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57020189. ISSN: 1648-9144 (IF: 2.430, Q2)
  69. Wei Yang Kong, Siew Ching Ngai, Bey Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Thet Thet Htar, Lay Hong Chuah*. 2021. Is Curcumin the Answer to Future Chemotherapy Cocktail? Molecules. 26, 4329. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26144329 (IF: 4.411, Q2)
  70. Inayat Ur Rehman, Raheel Ahmed, Aziz Ur Rahman, David Bin Chia Wu, Syed Munib, Yasar Shah, Nisar Ahmad Khan, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Learn Han Lee, Kok Gan Chan*, Tahir Mehmood Khan*. 2021. Effectiveness and safety profiling of zolpidem and acupressure in CKD associated pruritus an interventional study. Medicine. 100:21(e25995), 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000025995. ISSN: 1536-5964 (IF: 1.889, Q3)
  71. Agnes Wei Yin Lau, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Sunny Hei Wong, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. The chemistry of gut microbiome in health and diseases. 4(1): a0000175. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology.  https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000175. ISSN: 2637-1049. (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  72. Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Priyia Pusparajah, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Learn-Han Lee*. COVID-19: Gastrointestinal Manifestations and Complications. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 4(1): a0000247. https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000247. ISSN: 2637-1049. (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  73. Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee*. 2021. Whole genome sequence of Peribacillus sp. MUM 13 derived from mangrove forest in Malaysia. Progress in Drug Discovery and Biomedical Science.  4(1):a0000202. https://doi.org/10.36877/pddbs.a0000202. (Crossref and Google Indexed)
  74. Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Puparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*, Ya-Wen He, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Incidence of antibiotic resistance in Vibrio spp. Reviews in Aquaculture. 12, 2590-2608. doi: 10.1111/raq.12460. ISSN: 1753-5123 (IF: 7.772, Q1, Top 10%)
  75. Siang-Siang Chew, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Targeting Gut Microbial Biofilms – A Key to Hinder Colon Carcinogenesis? Cancers. 12:2272, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/cancers12082272. ISSN: 2072-6694 (IF: 6.162, Q1, Top 10%)
  76. Rashidah Baharudin, Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2020. Epigenetics of SFRP1: The Dual Roles in Human Cancers. Cancers. 12(2):445, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/cancers12020445. ISSN: 2072-6694 (IF: 6.162, Q1, Top 10%)
  77. Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan Fei-Law, Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*. 2020. Streptomyces sp. Strain MUSC 125 from Mangrove Soil in Malaysia with Anti-MRSA, Anti-Biofilm and Antioxidant Activities. Molecules. 25:3545, 1-20. doi:10.3390/molecules25153545. ISSN: 1420-3049 (IF: 3.267, Q1)
  78. Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*, Kok-Gan Chan*. 2020. Editorial: Actinobacteria: Prolific Producers of Bioactive Metabolites. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11:1612, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01612. ISSN: 1664-302X (IF: 4.259, Q1)
  79. Dinyadharshini Johnson, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. A Revolutionizing Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorder using the Microbiome. Nutrients. 12:1983, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/nu12071983. ISSN: 2072-6643 (IF: 4.546, Q1)
  80. Muhiddin Ishak, Rashidah Baharudin, Isa Mohamed Rose, Ismail Sagap, Luqman Mazlan, Zairul Azwan Mohd Azman, Nadiah Abu, Rahman Jamal, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2020. Genome-Wide Open Chromatin Methylome Profiles in Colorectal Cancer. Biomolecules. 10:719, 1-18. doi: 10.3990/biom10050719. ISSN: 2218-273X (IF: 4.082, Q1)
  81. Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Nadiah Abu, Surani Sukor, Zairul Azwan Mohd Azman, Norshahidah Mahamad Nadzir, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2020. L1CAM, CA9, KLK6, HPN, and ALDH1A1 as Potential Serum Markers in Primary and Metastatic Colorextal Cancer Screening. Diagnostics. 10:444, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10070444. ISSN: 2075-4418 (IF: 3.110, Q1)
  82. Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Rashidah Baharudin, Nadiah Abu, Ryia-Illani Mohd Yunos, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2020. Single Cell Transcriptome in Colorectal Cancer – Current Updates on Its Application in Metastasis, Chemoresistance and the Roles of Circulating Tumor Cells. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11:135, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00135. ISSN: 1663-9812 (IF: 3.831, Q1)
  83. Jimmy Kok-Foo Lee, Loh Teng Hern Tan, Amutha Ramadas, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Exploring the Role of Gut Bacteria in Health and Disease in Preterm Neonates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17:6963, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17196963. ISSN: 1660-4601 (IF: 2.849, Q2)
  84. Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*. 2020. Antioxidant activities of Streptomyces sp. Strain MUSC 14 from mangrove forest soil in Malaysia. BioMed Research International. 2020: 6402607, 1-12. doi: 10.1155/2020/6402607. ISSN: 2314-6141 (IF: 2.197, Q2)
  85. Shuang Sun, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Yun-Ling Fang, Zi-Jing Jin, Lian Zhou, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Jun Zhou, Ya-Wen He*. 2020. Overexpression of oxyR increases phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthesis via small RNA phrS in the rhizobacterium strain Pseudomonas PA1201. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33:3, 488-498. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-09-19-0264-R. ISSN: 0894-0282 (IF: 3.649, Q1)
  86. Ajaree Rayanakorn*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Priyia Pusparajah, Kok-Gan Chan*, Bey-Hing Goh, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Surasak Saokaew, Shaun Wen Huey Lee, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Comparative efficacy of antibiotic(s) alone or in combination of corticosteroids in adults with acute bacterial meningitis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. PLOS One. 15:e0232947, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232947. ISSN: 1932-6203 (IF: 2.776, Q1)
  87. Ajaree Rayanakorn*, Wasan Katip, Bey-Hing Goh, Penninah Oberdorfer, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. A risk scoring system for predicting Streptococcus suis hearing loss: A 13-year retrospective cohort study. PLOS One. 15:e0228488, 1-11. ISSN: 1932-6203. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228488 (IF: 2.776, Q1)
  88. Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Hooi-Leng Ser, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Surasak Saokaew, Acharaporn Duangjai, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Kok-Gan Chan*, Bey-Hing Goh*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Author Correction: Streptomyces monashensis sp. nov., a novel mangrove soil actinobacteium from East Malaysia with antioxidative potential. Scientific Report. 10:319, 1-2. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39592-6. ISSN: 2045-2322 (IF: 4.122, Q1)
  89. Camille Keisha Mahendra, Tan Loh Teng Hern, Wai-Leng Lee, Wei Hsum Yap, Priyia Pusparajah, Kok Gan Chan*, Learn-Han Lee* and Bey Hing Goh*. 2020. Angelicin-a Furocoumarin compound with vast biological potential. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11:366, 1-34. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00366. ISSN: 1663-9812 (IF: 3.831, Q1)
  90. Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, 
    Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib* and Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Anticancer Drug Discovery from Microbial Sources: The Unique Mangrove Streptomycetes. Molecules 25:5365, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/molecules25225365. ISSN: 1420-3049 (IF: 3.267, Q1)
  91. Inayat Ur Rehman*, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Lim Soo Kun, Learn-Han Lee, Kok-Gan Chan, Tahir Mehmood Khan*. 2020. Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus on quality of life undergoing hemodialysis in Malaysian patients. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. 24:1, 17-25. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12862. ISSN: 1744-9987 (IF: 1.416, Q2)
  92. Xiaomin Zou, QiWen Tan, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Kai-Leng Tan*, Hooi-Leng Ser*. 2020. ‘Sweeter’ than its name: anti-inflammatory activities of Stevia rebaudiana. All Life. 13:1, 286-309. doi: 10.1080/26895293.2020.1771434. ISSN: 0024-3019 (IF: 1.840, Q2).
  93. Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Amreeta Dhanoa, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Sunny Hei Wong, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Exploring the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics and therapeutic regimens of Listeria monocytogenes. Acta Scientific Microbiology. 3.3:1-13 doi: 10.31080/ASMI.2020.03.0531. (IF: 1.125, Q4)
  94. Mei Zhong, Bingpeng Lin, Janak Lal Pathak, Hongbin Gao, Andrew J Young, Xinhong Wang, Chang Liu, Kaibin Wu, Mingxiao Liu, JianMing Chen, Jiangyong Huang, Learn-Han Lee, Cuiling Qi, Linhu Ge* and Lijing Wang*. 2020. ACE2 and FURIN expression in oral epithelial cells possibly facilitate COVID-19 infection via respiratory and fecal-oral routes. Frontiers in Medicine. 7:580796, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.580796. ISSN: 2296-858X (IF: 3.9, Q1)
  95. Shanping Wang, Fei Liu, Keai Sinn Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Tan Loh Teng-Hern, Learn-Han Lee, Wen Tan*. 2020. Effect of (R)-salbutamol on the switch of phenotype and metabolic pattern in LPS-induced macrophage cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 2020:24, 722-736. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.14780. ISSN: 1582-4934 (IF: 4.658, Q1)
  96. Shabnam Mohajir Selvaraj, Sunny Hei Wong, Hooi-Leng Ser*, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Role of Low Fodmap Diet and Probiotics in Gut Micobiome in Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000069. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000069. ISSN: 2637-1049 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  97. Jodi Woan-Fei Law*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. The Rising of “Modern Actinobacteria” Era. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000064. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000064. ISSN: 2637-1049 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  98. Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV: Could this virus become a possible global pandemic. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000068. doi: https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000068. ISSN: 2637-1049 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  99. Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Yoke-Kqueen Cheah*. 2020. Microbial community diversity in the soil of Barrientos Island estimated by RAPD and Biolog Ecoplate Methods. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000046. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000046. ISSN: 2637-1049 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  100. Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*. 2020. Critical Review of fermentation and extraction of anti-Vibrio compounds from Streptomyces. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000051. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000051. ISSN: 2637-1049 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  101. Hooi-Leng Ser*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Genomic analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains isolated in Malaysia. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000093. doi: https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000093. ISSN: 2637-1049 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)

    Muhiddin Ishak, Rashidah Baharudin, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*. 2020. Landscape of HOXA Genes Methylation in Colorectal Cancer. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000085. doi: https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000085. ISSN: 2637-1049 (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  102. Hooi-Leng Ser, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. Whole-genome sequence of a novel, mangrove-derived streptomycete, Streptomyces malaysiense strain MUSC 136T. Progress in Drug Discovery and Biomedical Science. 3(1): a0000145. doi: 10.36877/pddbs.a0000145. (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  103. Priyia Pusparajah*, Joanna Xuan Hui Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Prithvy Lingham. 2020. Hand, foot and mouth disease in late 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Progress in Drug Discovery and Biomedical Science. 3(1): a0000056. doi: 10.36877/pddbs.a0000056. (Crossref and Google Indexed)
  104. Vannajan Sanghiran Lee*, Wei Lim Chong, Sri Devi Sukumaran, Pivarat Nimmanpipug, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Bey Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Sharifuddin Md. Zain, Noorsaadah Abd Rahman. 2020. Computational screening and identifying binding interaction of anti-viral and anti-malarial drugs: Toward the potential cure for SARS-CoV-2. Progress in Drug Discovery and Biomedical Science. 3(1): a0000065. doi: 10.36877/pddbs.a0000065. (Crossref and Google Indexed)
  105. Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Yong Sze Ong, Kooi Yeong Khaw, Siew Hua Gan, Priyia Pusparajah, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee*, Bey-Hing Goh*. 2020. Reckoning the unresolved scientific question on memory transfer. Progress in Drug Discovery and Biomedical Science. 3(1): a0000105. doi: 10.3687/pddbs.a0000105. (Crossref and Google Indexed)
  106. Hooi-Leng Ser*, Vengadesh Letchumanan,Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18th April 2020). Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000074. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000074. ISSN: 2637-1049. (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
  107. Loh Teng-Hern Tan*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee*. 2020. PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: United Kingdom (22nd April 2020). Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 3(1): a0000078. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000078. ISSN: 2637-1049. (Citescore: 5.6, Q1)
     

Achievements & Accolades

  1. Ranked the World Top 2% Scientist in 2023 by Stanford University (Elsevier Scopus database)
     
  2. Awarded as 2022 Top Research Scientists Malayia (TRSM) [Medical & Health Sciences Area of Expertise] by Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)
     
  3. Ranked the World Top 2% Scientist in 2022 by Stanford University (Elsevier Scopus database)
     
  4. Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2022, awarded the Gold Medal and “The Best Invention Award” from the Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf GCC Patent Office. The invention named “FarmMate-S1. The Game Changer for Aquafarming”. The invention is in currently patent pending.
     
  5. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) Strategic Grant 2022, RM69,500 [1 May 2022 to 31 Dec 2022] for the project entitled “Structural elucidation, optimisation and formulation of a hydrogel encapsulating novel anti-MRSA protein in wound-healing application” (As Principal Investigator)
     
  6. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) Strategic Grant 2022, RM60,000 [1 Feb 2022 – 31 Dec 2022] for the project entitled “Novel cocktail of probiotics designed to mitigate meconium-derived antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae” (As co-investigator)
     
  7. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) Strategic Grant 2022, RM60,000 [1 Feb 2022 – 31 Dec 2022] for the project entitled “Discovery of new
    anti-MRSA/VISA bioactive compounds from Streptomyces MUM PPJ1 with advanced genome mining approach” (As co-investigator)
     
  8. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) ECR Seed Grant 2022, RM10,000 [1 Feb 2022 to 31 Dec 2022] for the project entitled “Advanced genome mining of Streptomyces sp. MUM TH1 for putative novel biosynthetic gene clusters and natural products with anticancer potentials” (As co-investigator)
     
  9. Ranked the World Top 2% Scientist in 2021 by Stanford University (Elsevier Scopus database)
     
  10. Top Cited Article 2021 for the article entitled “The chemistry of gut microbiome in health and diseases” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  11. High Impact and Readership Article 2021 for the article entitled “The chemistry of gut microbiome in health and diseases” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  12. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) Strategic Grant 2021, RM137,000 [May 2021 – Dec 2022] for the project entitled “Modulation of gut microbiome: The potential of Streptomyces as probiotic against Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection (vibriosis) in zebrafish model” (As Principal Investigator)
     
  13. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) Strategic Grant 2021, RM95,000 [23 Aug 2021 – 31 Dec 2022] for the project entitled “A pioneer study of probiotic intervention and metagenomic analysis of mild depressive patients” (As co-investigator)
     
  14. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) ECR Seed Grant 2021, RM20,000 [15 July 2021 to 30 June 2022] for the project entitled “A pioneer study in Malaysia using probiotics combination as intervention in depressive-like behaviour in rats” (As co-investigator)
     
  15. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) ECR Seed Grant 2021, RM20,000 [1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022] for the project entitled ““Turning bacteria against themselves: Tackling the culprits behind bacterial vaginosis
    using novel protein derived from novel Streptomyces” (As co-investigator)
     
  16. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) Seed Grant 2021, RM20,000 [15 April 2021 – 31 Dec 2021] for the project entitled “Profiling antibiotic-resistant bacteria in very low birth weight and very preterm infant gut microbiome in Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru” (As co-investigator)
     
  17. Top Cited Article 2020 for the article entitled “PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: United Kingdom (22nd April 2020” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  18. Top Cited Article 2020 for the article entitled “PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18nd April 2020” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  19. Top Cited Article 2020 for the article entitled “Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: Could this virus become a possible global pandemic” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  20. Top Cited Article 2020 for the article entitled “The Rising of “Modern Actinobacteria” Era” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  21. Top Cited Article 2020 for the article entitled “Critical review of fermentation and extraction of anti-Vibrio compounds from Streptomyces” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  22. High Impact and Readership Article 2020 for the article entitled “PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: United Kingdom (22nd April 2020” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  23. High Impact and Readership Article 2020 for the article entitled “Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: Could this virus become a possible global pandemic” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  24. High Impact and Readership Article 2020 for the article entitled “Microbial community diversity in the soil of Barrientos Island estimated by RAPD and Biolog Ecoplate methods” published in the Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Q1). 
     
  25. Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) Seed Grant 2020, RM10,000 [August 2020 – Dec 2021] for the project entitled “Pilot Study of Probiotic Intervention to Improve Participants Mental Health and Depression” (As Principal investigator)
     
  26. Excellent Contribution Award 2019, University of Phayao (UP), Thailand
    I was awarded for my significant contribution to improving the research development of the University of Phayao via high-impact research collaboration and publications. The award was conferred during the UP-Commencement Ceremony (23rd Feb 2020), with the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, on behalf of His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn. This award strongly recognized Dr Lee LH research reputation and excellence internationally.
     
  27. National FRGS Grant from MOHE for funding of RM175,100 [Nov 2020 – Oct 2022, FRGS 2020-1] for the project entitled “In-Depth Investigation of microRNA Methylome Signature and Elucidation of Their Functional Roles in Colorectal Cancer” (As co-investigator)
     
  28. PVC Commendation for Excellence in Research, Open Category, 2019. Awarded for excellent publication record and a strong focus on collaborative work with top national and international researchers.
     
  29. National FRGS Grant from MOE for funding of RM195,200 [Oct 2019 – Sep 2021, Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK08/MUSM/02/7] for the project entitled “Synthesis and expression of Streptomyces-derived novel anti-MRSA protein for in vitro and in vivo studies” (As Principal Investigator)
     
  30. National FRGS Grant from MOE for funding of RM163,200 [Oct 2019 – Sep 2021, Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/WAB09/MUSM/02/1] for the project entitled “The potential use of
    mangrove derived Streptomyces as probiotics in aquaculture” (As co-investigator).
     
  31. International Travel Grant Award (USD 1000) to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, 3-6 Dec 2019, Fukuoka, Japan. Participated as invited poster presenter.
     
  32. International Travel Grant Award (USD 500) to attend the International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF): Captivating Science, Inspiring Minds, 8-9 June 2019, Hong Kong. Participated as e-poster presenter.
     
  33. Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) Grant for funding of RM20,000 [20 June 2019 – 19 June 2021, Vote Number: GA-HW-19-L01] for the project entitled “The King of Swietenia sp as Potential Natural Source for UV Protective Sunscreen” (As co-investigator)
     
  34. Malaysia’s Research Star Award (MRSA) 2018 Winner [25 Oct 2018]
    Awarded the prestigious MRSA 2018 by Ministry of Education Malaysia as the sole recipient for the category “High Impact Paper in Medical Sciences”. In recognition of outstanding performance and contribution to Medical Sciences in Malaysia.
     
  35. International Travel Grant Award (USD 500) to attend the International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF): Captivating Science, Inspiring Minds, 9-10 June 2018, Hong Kong. Participated as an e-poster presenter
     
  36. International Travel Grant Award (USD 1000) to attend the International Organizing Committee for 7th International Conference on Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, June 4-5 June, 2018 at Hyatt Regency Hotel, at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Osaka, Japan. Participated as International Organizing Committee, Conference Moderator, and Oral Speaker.
     
  37. 4th Prize winner in Monash Early Career Educator’s Forum 2017, “Transforming Education Through Trailblazing Innovations (TETI) 2017”. Presenting innovation project entitled “Enhancing Structural and Functional Concept of Bio-molecules using 3D Pen as an Intervention”. Organized by Monash Education Academy and Monash Malaysia Education Office on 7th Feb 2017. Awarded research funding of RM2,000 [Feb 2017-Dec 2017, Project No. ECELEE17].
     
  38. International Travel Grant Award (USD 1000) to attend International Committee for “The JSPS-NRCT Follow-Up Seminar 2017 and 33rd International Annual Meeting in Pharmaceutical Sciences (JSPS-NRCT 2017 and IAMPS 33), 2-3 March 2017” at Berkeley Hotel Pratunam, Bangkok, Thailand. Participated as International Organizing Committee and Oral Speaker.
     
  39. TTLBF (TienTi Lee Biomedical Foundation) – YSPSAH Excellent Scientific Paper Award 2016. With articles entitled “Streptomyces malaysiense sp. nov.: a novel Malaysian mangrove soil actinobacterium with antioxidative activity and cytotoxic potential against human cancer cell lines” published in Scientific Reports. 2016. 6:24247. doi: 10.1038/srep24247. ISSN: 2045-2322 (IF: 5.578) 
     
  40. PVC’s Award for Excellence in Research, Early Career, 2015. Awarded (7 April 2016) research funding of RM10,000 [April 2016-Nov 2016, Project No. PVC-ECR-2016].
     
  41. National ScienceFund Grant from MOSTI for funding of RM180,000 [Oct 2015 – Feb 2018] for project entitled “Discovery of Novel Bacteriocin-Producing Genes in a Novel Streptomyces sp. MUSC 135T, a Streptomycete inhibiting Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus” [MOSTI ScienceFund Grant, Project No. 06-02-10-SF0300] (As Principal Investigator).
     
  42. ECR Grant from Monash University Malaysia of RM27,000 [17 Sep 2014 – 17 Sep 2015, Vote Number 5140077-000-00] for project entitled “Isolation of Bioactive Metabolites Producing Actinobacteria from Mangrove Soils in Malaysia” (As Principal Investigator).
     
  43. National FRGS Grant from MOHE for funding of RM150,000 [May 2013 – April 2016, Vote Number: 2500110] for project entitles “Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 (IRF-5) in the regulation of Interleukin (IL)-13, a key mediator of allergic asthma” (As Principal Investigator).
     
  44. RUGS Grant from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2011-2012) for RM15,000 [Vote Number: 9199828] for project entitled “Novel Actinobacteria discovery”.
     
  45. International Best Poster Award 
    Poster entitled “Pharmacy Students’ Inter-Professional Perceptions towards the Pharmacy Profession in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia” presented at the Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 28th July 2017. Mohammad Nurul Amin, Long Chiau Ming, Firas Afiqah Nor Azizi, Abdul Haseeb, Amal K Suliaman, Mohammed Abdul Hameed, Learn-Han Lee, Bey-Hing Goh, Khan M Tahir.
     
  46. Nominated Top 5 for MERCK YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD (MYSA) 2010 Bioscience category
     
  47. Best Poster Award
    “Actinomycetes of Barrientos Island, Antarctic: Isolation and Screening for Antimicrobial Activities” at 4th Malaysian International Seminar on Antarctica (MISA4): “Legacy of IPY to the Tropics” held at 1-3 April 2009, Crystal Crown Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
     
  48. Graduates Research Fellowship (1 Oct 2008 – 30 Dec 2011)     
     
  49. Graduates Research Fellowship (1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008)     
     
  50. Silver Medal
    1. Cheah Yoke Kqueen, Khoo Chai Hoon, Noor Zaleha Awang Salleh, Son Radu, Lee Learn Han, Sabrina Sukardi. 2008. Virulotyping of Salmonella enterica subso. Enterica (Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation, UPM)
    2. Sabrina Sukardi, Cheah Yoke Kqueen, Lee Learn Han and Fahartani Mahmud. 2005. The analysis of rabbits (Oryctologus cuniculus) PLC in comparison with other mammals. (Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM)
       
  51. Bronze Medal
    1. Cheah Yoke Kqueen, Noorzaleha Awang Salleh, Son Radu, Lee Learn Han, Khoo Chai Hoon, Sim Jiun Horng, Shiran Mohd Sidik, Sabrina Sukardi, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi. 2007. Multiplex PCR detection of Bacterial Pathogen Targeting Salmonella, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. (Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation, UPM)
    2. Sabrina Sukardi, Cheah Yoke Kqueen, Lee Learn Han and Rosfayati Othman@Jaffar. 2007. Evidence of PLC-zeta (a sperm factor protein responsible for embryonic development) in paddy rats. (Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation, UPM)
    3. Cheah Yoke Kqueen, Lee Learn Han, Noorzaleha Awang and Son Radu. 2006. Discriminatory of Salmonella spp. by ERIC-PCR (Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation, UPM)
    4. Sabrina Sukardi, Lee Learn Han, Cheah Yoke Kqueen and Jaycinth Grace. 2006. Identification and Cloning of Kampung Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Phospholipase C-zeta (Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation, UPM)