Dr Siew Lim

Siew Lim is a Senior Research Fellow and Accredited Practising Dietitian at Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University. Her research focuses on health equity and women's reproductive conditions including gestational diabetes and endometriosis. She was a recipient of the prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (2018-2023). She collaborates extensively within Australia and internationally (US, Europe, Asia, Africa) across disciplines including information technology, health psychology, medical anthropology, precision medicine, endocrinology, obstetrics and gynaecology, exercise physiology, dietetics, health service improvement, linguistic and cultural studies, and public health to address the multidisciplinary problem of health inequity. She was a Chair of the American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Studies of Diabetes Precision Medicine in Diabetes Initiative Gestational Diabetes Prevention Working Group. Her work has been recognized through 18 national and international awards, >100 publications and competitive grants including NHMRC Partnership and Heart Foundation Vanguard grants. She also chaired the Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity working group at the Nutrition Society of Australia. She is the founding Chair of the Cardiometabolic Health Implementation Research for Postpartum women (CHIRP) consumer group with >100 consumers worldwide.