Dr. Lee H. Lee, professor of Biology & Molecular Biology, is a microbiologist specialized in Molecular Microbiology, Medical Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology. 

Dr. Lee has been awarded the University Distinguished Teacher Award and Excellence In Education Award. She is a Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Fellow as well as Judy and Josh Weston and Family Mentor Faculty Fellow. Dr. Lee has served as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R01 Reviewer.

Her research projects are in different areas of medical and environmental microbiology using micro and molecular techniques: (1) Using green tea polyphenols (EGCG, EGCG-S) as novel approach to develop antiviral and antibacterial agents; (2) Monitoring the water quality using bacterial indicators and micro source tracking; (3) Studying food safety and food handling practices of ready-to-eat foods; (4) Using microorganisms as environmental indicators to study heavy metal contamination; (5) Studying the interaction of cyanophages, cyanobacteria and cyanobacteria blooms.

Dr. Lee has collaborated with scientists in different fields in the USA and globally. She and her students have published 59 peer-reviewed articles and more than 400 abstracts in National and Regional conferences. All her research projects involve graduate and undergraduate students, many of whom have co-authored the papers and abstracts with her.

Molecular Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Heavy metal effects on cyanobacteria.