Dr Seung Seo Lee is a chemical biologist, and his research has been focused on the chemical biology/medicinal chemistry of proteins and enzymes involved in post-translational modification of proteins, with a long standing interest in the structure, function and mechanism of signalling pathways involving carbohydrates and carbohydrate processing enzymes. Recently he is using his expertise in chemical biology to tackle antibiotic resistant pathogens through innovative approach to bacterial signalling pathways.