He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. His work at the interface of biological, physical, and engineering sciences for medicine has been recognized by many honors including the IEEE William J. Morlock Award, NSF Career Award, Fulbright Scholar Award, and the HoAm Prize. Lee has over 350 peer-reviewed publications and over 60 international patents filed. He has trained more than 79 PhD students and postdoctoral fellows in last seventeen years. They have distinguished their careers in research, teaching, consulting, and industry: 33 of them became faculty members in major universities and 9 of them formed startup companies, and others joined in industry or research institutes. His current research interests are quantum biological electron tunneling in living organisms, integrated molecular diagnostic systems for the early detection of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, in vitro neurogenesis, and organoids on chip.