Prof. Fred Lee obtained his BSc (Hons) and PhD from, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2003 and 2007 respectively. He worked as a Post-doctoral fellow at the same Department in 2008 before he joined OUHK as a Lecturer in 2009.

• Environmental Biochemistry
• Harmful Algal Blooms
• Coastal Wetland
• Proteomics

Research Grants (In the Past 5 years)

• PI, Modulation of Ichthyotoxicity of Karenia mikimotoi by Two Associated Alteromonas oceani Isolates (R2 and Y8) and Algal-bacterial Molecular Interaction Under Effects of Different Biotic and Abiotic Factors (2023), FDS (RGC), HKD$ 1,390,400 
• PI, Training Citizen Scientist to Study Seasonal Dynamics of Phytoplankton and Its Relationship With Coastal Water Quality of Non-gazetted Beach in Western and Southern parts of Hong Kong  (2022), Marine Conservation Enhancement Fund (MCEF), HKD$ 1,514,430
• PI, Community Structure and Metaproteomics of Microorganism Assemblages Collected from Pneumatophores of Avicennia marina in mangrove Ecosystem (2022), FDS (RGC), HKD$ 1,321,400
• PI, Set-up of the Metropolitan Algal Repository and Supply (MARS): for conservation, research and commercial development in coastal environment of Greater Bay Area (GBA) (2022), Research Impact Fund (HKMU), HKD$ 999,948
• PI, Strengthen the capability and capacity for cutting-edge coastal wetland research (2021), Research Matching Grant (HKMU), HKD$ 3,110,205
• PI, Mechanism Underlying Algicidal Activity of P4, a Novel Bacterium Isolated from an Algal Bloom in Hong Kong, against Ichthyotoxic Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi (2021),  FDS (RGC), HKD$ 894,800
• PI (Project Leader), University Research Facilities for Basic and Applied Coastal Wetland Research in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (2020), IDS RIG (RGC), HKD$ 9,302,438
• PI, Investigation on the biodiversity, abundance and association of epiphytic microalgae on pneumatophores of mangrove and their molecular responses to different environmental variation (2020), Research & Development Fund (HKMU), HKD$ 150,000
• PI, Molecular Responses of Fish Gills Experimentally Exposed to Ichthyotoxic Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi (2019), FDS (RGC), HKD$ 699,523
• PI, Establishment of Algal Culture Collection Library from Mangrove Wetland Ecosystems in China: Relationships between Microalgal Biodiversity and Water Quality, Research & Development Fund (HKMU), HKD$ 546,180
• Co-I, Rapid and Easy Discrimination and Authentication of Different Chinese Medicinal Granules Powders by Spectroscopic Fingerprinting Analysis (2018), Katie Shu Sui Pui Charitable Trust Research and Publication Fund, HKD$ 99,675
• Co-I, Preliminary Investigation in the Prevalence of Antibiotics Resistant Bacteria in Vegetables (Phase I) (2018), Research & Development Fund (HKMU), HKD$ 100,000

Other Grants (In the Past 5 years)

• PI, Workshops on Applying Science Process Skills and Technology on STEM Education for Teachers of Primary Schools (2021), EDB, HKD$ 1,395,000
• Team member, Industrial Attachment Project for Science and Technology Students (2021), EDB, HKD$ 9,304,000
• Leader, Production of Learning and Teaching Resource Package on Practical Activities related to Biotechnology and Microbiology cum Training Programmes, EDB, HKD$ 1,299,983
• PI, Workshops on Applying Science Process Skills on STEM Education in the 2019/20 School Year for Teachers of Primary Schools, EDB, HKD$ 328,000

 Organizing Seminar/Conference 

• Chairman of the organizing committee, International Conference on Green Materials Manufacturing and Testing 2022, 22 July 2022
• Chairman of the organizing committee, Seminar on Coastal Wetland Research and Management, 3 September 2021
• Vice Chairman of the organizing committee, The 1^st Annual Scientific Conference of the IRITS, August 26-27, 2016 Hong Kong. 
• Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee, The 6^th International Conference on the Prevention and Management of Harmful Algae Bloom in South China Sea cum The 2^nd International Conference on Beneficial Uses of Algal Biomass (20 Nov 2015 – 23 Nov 2015).
• Co-organized with Bio-gene Ltd to hold a professional seminar in OUHK: Methodology and Technology in Microbiology Testing (11 Feb 2015).
• Technical Program Chair of the Organizing Committee, Testing and Certification Conference 2014 - Global Opportunities and Challenges (12 Nov 2014 – 14 Nov 2014).
• Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee, The International Conference on Biodiversity and conservation of wetland in South China (27 May 2014 – 30 May 2014).
• Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee, The 1^st International Conference on Beneficial Uses of Algal Biomass (4 Nov 2013 – 9 Nov 2013).
• Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee, The 5^th International Conference on the Prevention and Management of Harmful Algae Bloom in South China Sea (29 March 2012 – 1 April 2012).

• Honorary Fellowship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2009 - 2012)
• Member, Association on Harmful Algal Blooms in the South China Sea
• Member, Hong Kong Proteomic Society (HKPS)