Dr. Chee joined the Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Universiti Malaya, as a Senior Lecturer in May 2016 after serving as a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Pharmacy since 2015. His research focuses on bioorganic and medicinal chemistry, drug discovery and development, and nanomedicine, with the aim of developing innovative therapeutic agents and functional nanomaterials to address current biomedical and healthcare challenges.

To date, he has published more than 90 Web of Science-indexed journal articles and four book chapters. He has successfully filed and obtained four patents. He has secured 34 research grants, serving as the Principal Investigator for nine of these projects. These comprise two international grants, 29 national grants, and three university grants, with a total funding value of RM4,294,295. He is currently supervising 12 PhD candidates, two Master by Research students, and two Master (mixed mode) students, and has successfully supervised four PhD and four Master by Research students to completion.

Dr. Chee serves as Head of the Seminar Unit at NANOCAT, overseeing the planning and organisation of research seminars and academic activities. He has also held key leadership roles in numerous institutional initiatives. In addition, he serves as a Consultant Panel Member for laboratory equipment under the Centralised Facilities Unit, Research Services Centre. He also contributes to academic governance as an internal and external examiner for Master’s and PhD theses and supports staff capacity building through the organisation of and participation in professional development programmes.

Beyond the University, Dr. Chee actively contributes to the scientific community through professional service and public engagement. He has served as a committee member of the Division of Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, where he has helped organise national STEM outreach initiatives, including Karnival Kimia Malaysia, the Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair, and National Science Week. He has also been invited to deliver talks on nanomedicine and STEM research for programmes organised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and sponsored by ExxonMobil Malaysia.

His professional expertise has resulted in appointments as a judge, evaluator, and reviewer for numerous national and international competitions and research funding schemes, including Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) Advanced Healthcare and Life Sciences International Innovation Awards, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, IMPRES 2022,and Monash Initiate 2022. He also serves as an Editorial Board Member of Current Organocatalysis and regularly reviews manuscripts for international peer-reviewed journals. Furthermore, he is an active member of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and a founding member of the Malaysia Chitin, Chitosan and Biomolecule Society. His expertise has also been recognised by government agencies through appointments to committees responsible for developing standard operating procedures for nanotechnology-based skincare products and coronavirus-related nanotechnology applications.

Dr. Chee remains committed to excellence in teaching and curriculum development. He has contributed to the design, implementation, monitoring, and accreditation of the Master of Applied Sciences (Nanotechnology) mix-mode programme and has served as Programme Coordinator for the Master of Nanobiotechnology programme. He has also contributed to undergraduate academic initiatives through the Attach@UM and UMCOE programmes and has served on the Academic Studies Committee and the Master of Philosophy Curriculum Committee at the Institute for Advanced Studies.