She obtained her MSc under the direction of Prof. Wonwoo Nam at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, in 2001 and her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Lippard at MIT, MA, USA in 2006. After her PhD, Dr Lim moved to Caltech, CA, USA, where she was a TRDRP Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Jacqueline Barton. In August 2008, she began her independent position at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, and has recently joined UNIST. Her current research focuses on elucidating the roles of metals and proteins in neurodegeneration.