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Cedric Lee named top Biology Influencer in Singapore

Plain-English genetics, ranked first in Singapore.

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Favikon ranked him first for biology on LinkedIn Singapore in November 2024, a year into his DNA Storyteller posts.

SINGAPORE, 12 November 2024. ConnectingDNA founder and CEO Cedric Lee has been ranked the number one biology influencer on LinkedIn in Singapore by Favikon, a platform that ranks creators by the reach and consistency of what they publish. Its card of 9 November 2024 places him first in Biology for Singapore and in its Top 200 STEM creators on LinkedIn Singapore.

Favikon's card: a large number one over Cedric Lee's portrait with a Singapore flag and a score of 78.7 out of 100, then Cedric Lee, Healthtech CEO and DNA Storyteller, 1st in Biology Singapore, 294th on LinkedIn Singapore, Top 200 Creators, STEM, LinkedIn, Singapore, Favikon, November 9, 2024
The card Favikon issued on 9 November 2024. Image: Favikon.

What is the DNA Storyteller?

The DNA Storyteller is the name Cedric Lee writes under on LinkedIn, where he posts three times a week on how genes influence everyday life, from energy levels to how people handle stress to the risk of developing disease.

The aim is to make a complex science understandable, relatable and entertaining, so that more people come to value their own biology and act on it.

From biology to a company

Lee studied biology at university, and his first job, in healthcare in 2002, showed him how far biology shapes health and well-being.

It made me understand how unique we truly are, one in 8 billion, and why no single approach can work for everyone.

That is the idea ConnectingDNA was founded on in 2021.

Cedric Lee holding a microphone beside a projected slide reading 80% of your life is influenced by choices, rows of seated people in white chairs facing him under a high ceiling with red beams, an Antler banner at the side
Cedric Lee speaking at an Antler event in Singapore, June 2024.

Why this matters

For ConnectingDNA, the ranking is a sign that a plain-language account of genetics has a growing audience. Lee wrote on LinkedIn that “it was a sign that the mission I’ve been so passionate about is resonating with others.”

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