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Unhee Lim  , PhD, MS
Full Member, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Epidemiology)University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center

Work Email: ulim@cc.hawaii.eduINTERNET Work Email: Unhee@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

Dr. Lim studies the role lifestyle in the development and racial/ethnic disparities of common cancers and dementia, incorporating blood biochemistry, DNA methylation, the gut microbiome, and imaging.

Recent Publications

  • Park SY, Setiawan VW, White LR, ..., Lim U. Modifying effects of race and ethnicity and APOE on the association of physical activity with risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Alzheimers Dement 2022. PMID: 3547309. PMC9810117.
  • Lim U, Wang S, Park SY, ..., Setiawan VW. Risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia by sex and race/ethnicity: The Multiethnic Cohort Study. Alzheimers Dement 2021. PMC9177893.
  • Song MA, Seffernick AE, Archer KJ, ..., Lim U. Race/ethnicity-associated blood DNA methylation differences between Japanese and European American women: an exploratory study. Clin Epigenetics 2021. PMC8507376.
  • Lim U, Monroe KR, Buchthal S, ..., Le Marchand L. Propensity for intra-abdominal and hepatic adiposity varies among ethnic groups. Gastroenterology 2019. PMC6409195.
  • Publication list via My NCBI (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/unhee.lim.1/bibliography/public/)

Recent Grants

U. Lim, Co-Investigator; L. Le Marchand, PI National Cancer Institute R01 CA258179 “Effects of intermittent energy restriction on intra-abdominal fat and the gut microbiome: a randomized trial” 09/2021 – 08/2026 U. Lim, PI; J. Lampe and M. Hullar, MPI National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities R01 MD018265 “Longitudinal study of early NAFLD progression and the gut microbiome in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Whites” 09/2022 – 06/2027

Current Graduate Students

  • Homa Sadeghi, PhD, University of Southern California (co-mentor; diet and NAFLD/MAFLD)
  • Devon Cataldi (pending PhD), University of Hawaii Cancer Center (co-mentor; body composition and health/health disparities)
  • Gina Nam, PhD student, University of California Los Angeles (co-mentor; risk of Alzheimer disease and related dementia in cancer survivors)

Pathway to degree completion *FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2020 OR LATER *

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Degree program faculty

Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
Jinan Banna, PhD, RD
Marla J. Berry, PhD
Jean Butel, PhD
Monica Esquivel, PhD, RDN, CSSD
Bradley (Kai) Fox, PhD
Adrian Franke, PhD
Yanghua “Sunny” He, PhD
Kacie K.H.Y. Ho, PhD
Rajesh Jha, PhD
Soojin Jun, PhD
Yong Soo Kim, PhD, MS
Iris Fumiko Kimura, PhD, AT.Ret, PT
Kate Larson, PhD
Janet Latner, PhD
Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD
Mi-Jeong Lee, PhD
Rachael Leon Guerrero, PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li, PhD
Yong Li, PhD
Unhee Lim, PhD, MS
Chloe Panizza Lozano, PhD, MHlthProm, GradDip Dietetics
Gertraud Maskarinec, MD PhD
Birendra Mishra, PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar, PhD
Rachel Novotny, PhD RDN LD
Jenee Odani, DVM
May Okihiro, MD
Caleb C. Reichhardt, PhD
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, PhD RDN LD IBC
Andre P. Seale, PhD
John A Shepherd, PhD
Mark S. Thorne, Ph.D.
Lynne Wilkens, DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang, PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

UH Graduate Division

Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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