Prof Winnie Chee received a B.Sc. (Hons) in Dietetics, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Nutrition from National University of Malaysia (UKM). During her 27 years in academia, she has held several senior positions and is currently Dean at School of Health Sciences, International Medical University. She served on many national committees, including those setting medical nutrition therapy for clinical practice guidelines for osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes (T2D), Recommended Nutrient Intakes (for calcium intake), Dietary Guidelines and Healthy Plate Model for Malaysia. Her research is primarily focused on the nutritional aspects of bone health, T2D, obesity and chronic kidney disease with the objective to understand the nutritional determinants and interventions to improve the nutrition status in these areas. She has conducted several randomised controlled studies on dietary/lifestyle interventions, and on dietary intakes, biomarkers and determinants of dietary behaviours for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. She published more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals and given presentations as invited speaker in national and international conferences. She was recognised for her services by being appointed to Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council, Fellow of Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA) and as President of MDA. She received the Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim International Lecture Award in 2015 from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.