Dr. Chinten James Lim

Associate Professor

Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine

My research is aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms governing cell adhesion and motility, in particular those involving white blood cell function in normal as well as in pathologic outcomes.

Circulating white blood cells represent the immune system’s front-line defense against infection. The successful and accurate targeting of white blood cells to inflamed tissues is facilitated by cell adhesion receptor proteins expressed on the surface of these cells. However, aberrant function of these receptor proteins and the cellular signals that regulate them can lead to diseases of the immune system, including leukemia, lymphoma and autoimmunity.

My laboratory is focused on understanding the differences in cellular signalling between healthy and diseased cells in order to explore and evaluate novel signalling targets for therapeutic intervention in blood diseases. We employ a multi-disciplinary approach that encompasses cell biology, protein biochemistry, molecular biology and immunology.

Research Areas

Airway Centre

Room 166, 1081 Burrard Street, St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, BC Canada V6Z 1Y6
Tel 604 806 8346

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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