The Lim laboratory explores Inorganic Life, investigating how metal ions, small molecules, and proteins interact to shape biological function and dysfunction. Integrating inorganic, organic, and biological chemistry with neuroscience, we uncover fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying complex biological systems and develop new chemical strategies to understand and control disease-associated processes.

• Multifactorial Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases

• Bioinorganic Chemistry of Metal Homeostasis, Coordination, and Redox Reactivity

• Multi-Target Chemical Modulators for Pathological Network Regulation

• Protein–Protein Interactions, Phase Transitions, and Systems Biomolecular Chemistry

Research Professors

Ph.D. scientists with expertise in bioinorganic chemistry, biochemistry, biophysical chemistry, chemical biology, or protein chemistry and experience in ~3-year postdoctoral research are welcome. Please send your application package (cover letter, CV, a research summary, copies of published papers, and a list of three reference letter writers with contact information) to Professor Mi Hee Lim via email for consideration.

Postdoctoral Scholars

Ph.D. scientists with expertise in bioorganic or bioinorganic chemistry, biochemistry, biophysical chemistry, protein chemistry, chemical biology, or chemical neuroscience are welcome. Please send your application package (cover letter, CV, a research summary, copies of published papers, and a list of three reference letter writers with contact information) to Professor Mi Hee Lim via email for consideration.

Graduate Students

Highly motivated graduate students who are interested in bioinorganic / bioorganic / bioanalytical / biophysical / medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, bprotein chemistry, chemical neuroscience, and chemical biology are welcome to join our group. Please contact Professor Mi Hee Lim via email. 

We also welcome applications from students who are interested in Industry–Academia Collaboration Programs, including CEPP, EPLL, EPSD, KEPSI, KSBP, LGenius, SKBEP, and S-EPSS.

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students who are interested in applying textbook knowledge on organic/inorganic chemistry and biochemistry to research in the laboratory are encouraged to be part of our group. Please contact Professor Mi Hee Lim via email.