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Dr. Chee Keong Chen, Associate Professor, Sports Science Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. E-‐mail: [email protected]
Dr. Chen Chee Keong is an Associate Professor in the Sports Science Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He was the Head of the Sports Science Unit from 2006-‐2012 and currently the Head of the Sports Science Research Cluster, School of Medical Sciences, USM. He was a health and physical education lecturer before joining USM as a lecturer in 2005. He obtained his Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia; Masters in Sports Science (Health & Fitness) from University of Essex, United Kingdom; and PhD in Sports Science from USM. He has been awarded a postgraduate prize for his PhD thesis by the Nutrition Society of Malaysia in 2005. His research interests include effects of exercise-‐induced oxidative stress, antioxidant supplementation on sports performance, health and fitness among sedentary population. His academic work has been published in international peer-‐reviewed journals and has been invited as a speaker in both international and national conferences. He was a former international volleyball referee. He was the President of the Sports Science Society of Kelantan from 2007-‐2014. He was the organising chairman of 4 international sports science conferences held in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. He is the current President of the Asian Council of Exercise & Sports Science. He was appointed as a visiting research fellow in the University of Essex, United Kingdom in 2013. He currently serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several international and national journals.