[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Team” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”8df897fe-c337-4c93-9a27-92be9592205f” border_width_bottom=”0px” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”600px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-e8b91008-1940-4879-ae56-3616297cb1f8%22:%91%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-7690f91f-672e-4d1f-bd75-3ed4023201b5%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_heading title=”Meet Our Current Lab Members” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”86f988b2-aee7-43ef-a01d-25254e763690″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Dr. Amit Garg” position=”Postdoctoral Fellow ” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/05\/IMG_5471-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”ae904e99-de26-4a2d-a0bf-458f00eaa843″ header_level=”h3″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” child_filter_saturate=”116%” link_option_url=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=rn4emWoAAAAJ&hl=en” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” header_font_size__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_font_size__hover=”24px”]<\/p>\n
Dr. Garg is a viral immunologist<\/b> specializing in emerging flaviviruses<\/b> (Dengue, Zika, West Nile) focusing on virus-host interactions<\/b> and translational research<\/b>. His work bridges molecular virology and host response profiling to understand viral pathogenesis<\/b>, identify therapeutics, and investigate chemokine receptors’ role in flavivirus infections, vertical transmission<\/b>, and adverse pregnancy outcomes<\/b> using murine models.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Dr. Guilherme De Moraes Nobrega” position=”Postdoctoral Fellow ” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/05\/IMG_5390-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”ae904e99-de26-4a2d-a0bf-458f00eaa843″ header_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”center” child_filter_saturate=”138%” child_filter_brightness=”119%” link_option_url=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=m-t_y7YAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” header_font_size__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_font_size__hover=”24px”]<\/p>\n Dr. Nobrega is a <\/span>translational virologist<\/b> studying <\/span>virus-host interactions<\/b> during pregnancy, focusing on <\/span>emerging viruses<\/b> (Zika, SARS-CoV-2, Mpox) and their effects on the <\/span>maternal-fetal interface<\/b> and adverse pregnancy outcomes<\/strong>. Using <\/span>in vivo<\/i> and <\/span>ex vivo<\/i> models, he investigates viral impact on <\/span>placental biology<\/b> and <\/span>immune modulation<\/b>. He holds a Ph.D. from UNICAMP\/Brazil with a training period at BCM\/Texas.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Dr. Andre Pastor Da Silva” position=”Postdoctoral Fellow” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/05\/IMG_5380-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”ae904e99-de26-4a2d-a0bf-458f00eaa843″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” text_orientation=”center” child_filter_saturate=”110%” child_filter_brightness=”92%” link_option_url=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=O9FiPwgAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” header_font_size__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_font_size__hover=”24px”]<\/p>\n Dr. Pastor Da Silva specializes in <\/span>comparative immunology<\/b> and <\/span>host-pathogen interactions<\/b>, with prior expertise in antiviral responses in bats and marsupials. His current research in the Lim Lab focuses on the <\/span>infection dynamics<\/b> and <\/span>immune responses<\/b> to <\/span>Pararubulaviruses<\/b> and <\/span>Flaviviruses<\/b> (West Nile) using human and murine models, alongside developing <\/span>monoclonal antibodies<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”8df897fe-c337-4c93-9a27-92be9592205f” border_width_top=”0px” border_width_bottom=”0px” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”600px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-e8b91008-1940-4879-ae56-3616297cb1f8%22:%91%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-7690f91f-672e-4d1f-bd75-3ed4023201b5%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Dr. Fei Song ” position=”Staff Researcher” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/07\/IMG_3574-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”ae904e99-de26-4a2d-a0bf-458f00eaa843″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” text_orientation=”center” child_filter_saturate=”136%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” header_font_size__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_font_size__hover=”24px”]<\/p>\n Dr. Song is a seasoned researcher with extensive experience across multiple disciplines. Outside the lab, Fei enjoys reading widely, capturing candid moments through photography, and spending time outdoors\u2014especially in the company of her beloved dog.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Dr. Seung-Chai Kim” position=”PostDoctoral Fellow ” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/lim-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/11\/IMG_7157-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”ae904e99-de26-4a2d-a0bf-458f00eaa843″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.2em” text_orientation=”center” child_filter_saturate=”136%” link_option_url=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Ftxqrr4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao” link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” header_font_size__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_font_size__hover=”24px” sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”IMG_7157″]<\/p>\n Dr. Kim is a veterinary virologist and immunologist with prior expertise in swine viral pathogenesis and host\u2013pathogen interactions. He joined the Lim Lab in November 2025, where he is establishing research projects that apply in vivo models, multi-omics profiling, and high-dimensional transcriptomic approaches to bridge animal and human viral pathogens and expand into human viral immunology.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr. Garg is a viral immunologist specializing in emerging flaviviruses (Dengue, Zika, West Nile) focusing on virus-host interactions and translational research. His work bridges molecular virology and host response profiling to understand viral pathogenesis, identify therapeutics, and investigate chemokine receptors’ role in flavivirus infections, vertical transmission, and adverse pregnancy outcomes using murine models. 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