How Chee Wun

Dr How Chee Wun is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy, Monash University, specializing in interdisciplinary research combining nanomedicine and pharmacology. His work focuses on drug delivery systems, pharmacokinetics, biophysics, stem cells, extracellular vesicles, and network pharmacology for cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.

• Collaborations with Taylor’s University, UCSI, UPM, UKM, and industrial partners
• Research interests contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals

His recent projects include inhalable nanoparticles for lung cancer, plant-based brain-targeted formulations, and exosome development. He has authored 49 research outputs and received two scientific awards.

• 2025: Precision-engineered PEGylated liposomes for dual payload delivery in breast cancer
• 2024: Microbiota-gut-brain axis applications in neurodegenerative diseases
• 2024: Skin lightening zerumbone cream trials
• 2023: Fungi-based cancer therapies
• 2023: Magnetic-guided zerumbone/SPION delivery in breast cancer

Scientific awards include the 2023 Highest Cumulative SETU Score and the 2024 PVC Award (Research). He has guided numerous students and served as Deputy Treasurer at Universiti Putra Malaysia (2022–2025).