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Interviews, features, and mentions of the lab's work in the press.
UBC Faculty of Medicine
CIHR Project Grant: A single-cell spatial analysis of the impact of air pollution exposure on molecular pathways in lung cancer
UBC Medicine researchers secured over $39 million in CIHR funding across 42 projects. Dr. Emilia Lim received funding for her project on single-cell spatial analysis of how air pollution exposure affects molecular pathways in lung cancer.
August 12, 2026
CBC Radio — On the Coast
New research projects study respiratory conditions on unborn babies and airborne allergens from wildfire smoke
A CBC Radio segment on new research into how wildfire smoke and airborne allergens affect respiratory health, including risks to unborn babies.
August 7, 2026
UBC Faculty of Medicine
UBC Medicine researchers awarded more than $1.3 million from CFI for innovative research infrastructure
The Government of Canada announced nearly $134 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation, including funding for Dr. Emilia Lim's project 'Environmental oncogenomics' as part of $5.7 million awarded across 31 UBC projects.
October 10, 2025
Lim Lab celebrates Kenneth Ofori-Amanfo's graduation
Today the Lim Lab celebrates the graduation of Kenneth Ofori-Amanfo, our first Honours Thesis student! With thanks to the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, and the UBC BMB and LSI communities.
May 27, 2025
Terry Fox Research Institute
Victor Ling New Investigator Award
The Terry Fox Research Institute named five early-career scientists as 2025 Terry Fox New Investigators, each receiving $525,000 over three years. Dr. Emilia Lim was named the Dr. Victor Ling Terry Fox New Investigator, the year's highest-ranked awardee, for her research on how air pollution promotes lung cancer at the molecular level.
February 27, 2025
Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging
Welcoming Dr. Emilia Lim to UBC!
The Leong Centre announces Dr. Emilia Lim's recruitment as an Investigator and Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, studying how environmental exposures disrupt normal cells to accelerate age-related disease states such as cancer.
January 18, 2024