Wai Lim

Professor Wai Lim is a leading academic in Renal Medicine at Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He serves as Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation and Head of the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. With a PhD in Nephrology from the University of Adelaide, his research focuses on kidney transplantation, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and transplant immunology.

• Epidemiology and kidney transplantation
• Immunology profile and transplant outcomes
• Chronic kidney disease epidemiology
• Cardiovascular risk factors
• Cancer in transplant recipients

His recent work explores HLA typing for organ allocation, cardiovascular disease prevention in transplant patients, and genetic risk factors in ageing women. He has secured over $12 million in funding, including 6 NHMRC grants and 2 Career Development Fellowships.

• 2017 Kidney Health Australia Finalist Award
• 2016 Mark Cocks Award and Best Clinical Science Award
• 2015 & 2013 Kidney Health Australia Finalist Awards
• 2005 Bristol-Myers-Squibb Young Investigators Award
• 2005 Jansen-Cilag International Travel Award

As a supervisor, he mentors 2 higher degree students and has guided 5 to completion. He also contributes to editorial boards of top journals like Kidney International and Frontiers in Immunology. His international collaborations span Australia, Canada, the UK, and the Netherlands.