
{"id":5,"date":"2016-06-14T02:34:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T02:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:47:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Lim Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-3px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-10px||false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/thelimlab.com\/principal-investigator\/&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Dr. Jean K. Lim &#8221; position=&#8221;PROFESSOR | Microbiology&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/IMG_1193-scaled.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;11px||||false|false&#8221; child_filter_hue_rotate=&#8221;359deg&#8221; child_filter_saturate=&#8221;99%&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/thelimlab.com&#8221; box_shadow_style_image=&#8221;preset7&#8243; box_shadow_blur_image=&#8221;22px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Lim Lab (<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelimlab.com\">www.thelimlab.com<\/a><\/span>) is dedicated to advancing our understanding of viral pathogenesis: why some people are more susceptible than others, and how various conditions influence disease outcomes in humans. Our research investigates viral infection across cells, animals, human tissues, and clinical settings. 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