Kelvin O Lim

Kelvin O Lim is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on psychiatric disorders, brain stimulation techniques, and clinical interventions for conditions like treatment-resistant depression, substance use disorder, and post-traumatic cognitive impairments.

• Broad expertise in psychiatric neuroscience and non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS)
• Active grants related to veterans' cognitive training, chronic pain management, and warfighter biomarker research

Recent publications emphasize individualized treatment frameworks for psychiatric disorders, mechanistic studies of TMS on brain circuits, and randomized trials for speech and mood disorders. Key subfields include VMPFC-amygdala circuits, non-invasive neuromodulation, and clinical translational research.

Projects span military health (mTBI in veterans), addiction biology, and mental health technology development. Collaborations include NIH, Department of Defense, and interdisciplinary teams in neuroscience and clinical psychiatry.