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Yung Seng Lee

McMaster University · CA
Area of research
Obstetrics and Gynecology · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research interests include Birth, Development, and Health, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.
h-index
61
citations
13,023
works
641
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Engineered commensals for targeted nose-to-brain drug delivery
Cell 2025cited by 78position: middledoi
Ethical considerations in AI for child health and recommendations for child-centered medical AI
npj Digital Medicine 2025cited by 42position: middledoi
Prodrug-conjugated tumor-seeking commensals for targeted cancer therapy
Nature Communications 2024cited by 44position: middledoi
Screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children and adolescents with obesity: A scoping review of national and international pediatric obesity and pediatric OSA management guidelines
Obesity Reviews 2024cited by 19position: lastdoi
Associations of cord plasma per- and polyfluoroakyl substances (PFAS) with neonatal and child body composition and adiposity: The GUSTO study
Environment International 2023cited by 25position: middledoi
Maternal glycemic status during pregnancy and mid-childhood plasma amino acid profiles: findings from a multi-ethnic Asian birth cohort
BMC Medicine 2023cited by 7position: middledoi
Engineering probiotics to inhibit Clostridioides difficile infection by dynamic regulation of intestinal metabolism
Nature Communications 2022cited by 109position: middledoi
Analysis of clinically relevant variants from ancestrally diverse Asian genomes
Nature Communications 2022cited by 77position: middledoi
Engineered microbial systems for advanced drug delivery
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2022cited by 64position: middledoi
Population-based plasma lipidomics reveals developmental changes in metabolism and signatures of obesity risk: a mother-offspring cohort study
BMC Medicine 2022cited by 40position: middledoi
<i>Myo</i>-Inositol, Probiotics, and Micronutrient Supplementation From Preconception for Glycemia in Pregnancy: NiPPeR International Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Diabetes Care 2021cited by 63position: middledoi
Combined analysis of gestational diabetes and maternal weight status from pre-pregnancy through post-delivery in future development of type 2 diabetes
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 59position: middledoi
24-hour movement behaviour profiles and their transition in children aged 5.5 and 8 years – findings from a prospective cohort study
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2021cited by 55position: middledoi
The effects of glucagon‐like peptide (GLP)‐1 receptor agonists on weight and glycaemic control in Prader–Willi syndrome: A systematic review
Clinical Endocrinology 2021cited by 38position: lastdoi
Prepregnancy adherence to plant-based diet indices and exploratory dietary patterns in relation to fecundability
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2021cited by 26position: middledoi
Cohort profile: Singapore Preconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes (S-PRESTO)
European Journal of Epidemiology 2020cited by 85position: middledoi
Ethnic diversity in infant gut microbiota is apparent before the introduction of complementary diets
Gut Microbes 2020cited by 77position: middledoi
Implication of gut microbiota in the association between infant antibiotic exposure and childhood obesity and adiposity accumulation
International Journal of Obesity 2020cited by 63position: lastdoi
Mismatch between poor fetal growth and rapid postnatal weight gain in the first 2 years of life is associated with higher blood pressure and insulin resistance without increased adiposity in childhood: the GUSTO cohort study
International Journal of Epidemiology 2020cited by 61position: middledoi
Engineered commensal microbes for diet-mediated colorectal-cancer chemoprevention
Nature Biomedical Engineering 2018cited by 292position: middledoi
Reprogramming Probiotic <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> as a Biosensor for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Derived AIP-I Detection
ACS Synthetic Biology 2018cited by 90position: middledoi
Female adiposity and time-to-pregnancy: a multiethnic prospective cohort
Human Reproduction 2018cited by 69position: middledoi
Engineered probiotic Escherichia coli can eliminate and prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa gut infection in animal models
Nature Communications 2017cited by 459position: middledoi
Microbiome engineering: Current applications and its future
Biotechnology Journal 2017cited by 223position: middledoi
High folate and low vitamin B12 status during pregnancy is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus
Clinical Nutrition 2017cited by 139position: middledoi
Faster eating rates are associated with higher energy intakes during an<i>ad libitum</i>meal, higher BMI and greater adiposity among 4·5-year-old children: results from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort
British Journal Of Nutrition 2017cited by 115position: middledoi
Developmental pathways to adiposity begin before birth and are influenced by genotype, prenatal environment and epigenome
BMC Medicine 2017cited by 114position: middledoi
ANRIL Promoter DNA Methylation: A Perinatal Marker for Later Adiposity
EBioMedicine 2017cited by 81position: middledoi
A description of an ‘obesogenic’ eating style that promotes higher energy intake and is associated with greater adiposity in 4.5 year-old children: Results from the GUSTO cohort
Physiology & Behavior 2017cited by 77position: middledoi
Associations of maternal macronutrient intake during pregnancy with infant BMI peak characteristics and childhood BMI1–3
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2017cited by 68position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Yap Seng Chong · Agency for Science, Technology and Research27 papers (2013–2025)Fabian Yap · National University of Singapore24 papers (2013–2023)Keith M. Godfrey · NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit23 papers (2013–2023)Mya Thway Tint · Southampton City Council16 papers (2013–2023)Peter D. Gluckman · Agency for Science, Technology and Research16 papers (2013–2023)Seang‐Mei Saw · National University of Singapore13 papers (2012–2017)Kok Hian Tan · Duke-NUS Medical School13 papers (2014–2023)Mary Foong‐Fong Chong · Agency for Science, Technology and Research12 papers (2014–2023)Izzuddin M. Aris · National University of Singapore10 papers (2013–2020)Lynette Pei‐Chi Shek · Agency for Science, Technology and Research10 papers (2016–2021)Rob M. van Dam · Milken Institute8 papers (2014–2017)Matthew Wook Chang · National University of Singapore8 papers (2017–2025)Ling‐Wei Chen · National University of Singapore8 papers (2014–2023)Michael J. Meaney · Canadian Institute for Advanced Research7 papers (2013–2017)Shu‐E Soh · National University of Singapore6 papers (2013–2017)Johan G. Eriksson · University of Colorado Denver6 papers (2021–2025)Shiao‐Yng Chan · Duke-NUS Medical School6 papers (2018–2023)In Young Hwang · National University of Singapore6 papers (2017–2025)Marjorelee Colega · National University of Singapore6 papers (2014–2021)Neerja Karnani · Geisinger Health System5 papers (2015–2020)