Ailam Lim

Dr. Ailam Lim became the WVDL’s Section Head of Virology in August of 2018.  She holds a second appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the University of Wisconsin- Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Lim was born and raised in Malaysia, before moving to the United States in 2000.  She earned BS in Microbiology (1995) and MS in Molecular Virology (1998) degrees from the University of Malaya; and spent several years of post-graduate work on Dengue virus research at the University of Malaysia Sarawak, on the Island of Borneo.  She earned her PhD in Pathobiology (2010) at Michigan State University. From 2001, she spent 15 years working at the VDL at Michigan State University, her primary role being in molecular assay development. She held the position as Virology Section Head at Breathitt Veterinary Center for two and a half years prior to coming to the WVDL.  Dr. Lim has broad interests in emerging infectious diseases, zoonotic and vector borne diseases for livestock and companion animals, with her primary focus on advancing molecular diagnostic assays.