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Edwin Lim

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PhD, MBiostat, BSc
Adjunct Fellow, NICM Health Research Institute

Dr Edwin Lim was appointed Adjunct Fellow at NICM Health Research Institute in 2020. As an analytical biochemist and biostatistician, Dr Lim combines complex data from mapping small molecules in human biofluids with artificial intelligence to identify ways to diagnose diseases and predict their progression. He is currently applying a biomarker-guided precision medicine approach to understand how modifiable lifestyle risk factors, such as diet and exercise, can regulate tryptophan metabolism to improve neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric conditions, such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia.

Dr Lim has received over $4.3M in research funding with over $2.2M as a chief investigator and successfully published more than 60 peer-reviewed papers in high profile journals.

Research focus

  • Tryptophan metabolomics
  • Surrogate biomarkers for neurological diseases
  • Environment-host interactions during disease progression
  • Biomarker-guided precision medicine

Awards and recognition

  • 2016 Global Young Scientist Summit, National Research Foundation (Singapore)
  • 2015 Australia-China Young Scientist Exchange Program, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
  • 2015 Society of Mental Health Research Early Career Research Fellowship, Society of Mental Health Research
  • 2012 UNSW Faculty of Medicine Dean's Rising Star Award for Significant Contributions to Research (Postdoc Category), The University of New South Wales
  • 2011 Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia and Trish Foundation
  • 2010 UNSW Faculty of Medicine Dean's List Award for Excellence in Research (Postgrad Category), The University of New South Wales
  • 2010 Finalist, UNSW Inventor of the Year (Best New Invention-Student Category), The University of New South Wales
  • 2009 Commercialization Training Scheme Scholarship, The University of New South Wales
  • 2007 Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, The University of New South Wales

Affiliations

  • Senior Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie University
  • Translational Metabolomics Research Platform and the Analytical Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University
  • Secretary, Executive Committee of the International Society for Tryptophan Research (ISTRY)
  • Deputy Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Tryptophan Research

Education

  • 2018 Masters of Biostatistics, The University of Sydney, Australia
  • 2011 Doctor of Philosophy, The University of New South Wales, Australia
  • 2009 Graduate Certificate Research Management and Commercialisation, The University of New South Wales, Australia
  • 2005 Bachelor of Science (Hon 1), The University of New South Wales, Australia

Publications

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