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Sunkey Lee is a pioneering researcher in the field of magnetic microrobotics, with a particular focus on developing magnetically actuated soft and flexible microrobots for minimally invasive medical applications. Lee's most celebrated contribution, "A Magnetically Controlled Soft Microrobot Steering a Guidewire in a Three-Dimensional Phantom Vascular Network" (2018), has garnered an impressive 291 citations, demonstrating the profound influence of this work on the broader robotics and biomedical engineering communities. This landmark study advanced the feasibility of using sub-millimeter soft robots to navigate complex vascular networks, offering promising new avenues for treating conditions such as disseminated intravascular coagulation. Building on this foundation, Lee further explored the fabrication of fully iron magnetic microrobots (107 citations), addressing critical requirements of biocompatibility and magnetic responsiveness essential for clinical translation. Complementary research on guidewire-mediated steerability (37 citations) refined control mechanisms for navigating challenging anatomical pathways. Lee's more recent work extends into targeted drug delivery via needle-type microrobots capable of attaching to microtissues through corkscrew swimming motions. Collectively, Lee's research represents a significant and growing contribution to next-generation medical microrobotics.