Professor Lee Wei LIM 林禮偉教授

MD (Medicine), Master (Affective Neuroscience), PhD (Neuroscience)

AM (馬來西亞醫學專科學院終身院士), FRSB (英國皇家生物學學會終身院士)

Associate Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China.

Honorary Professor, Istanbul Atlas University, Turkey.

Secretary, Deep Brain Stimulation Society, France.

Emails: drlimleewei@gmail.com or LeeWei.Lim@xjtlu.edu.cn

Homepage:  Lee Wei Lim - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Lab Members

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Research Associates

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luca AQUILI BSc PhD

PI & XJTLU Visiting Scholar (2020 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Dopamine

  • Cognitive flexibility

  • Reinforcement learning

Yicheng GENG BSc

Technician (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Neuromodulation

  • Cellular and molecular techniques

Kevin Hongkai JIN BSc MPhil

Visiting Researcher (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Ganoderma lucidum

  • Depression

  • Stress hormone and neurotransmission

Dr. Oscar Ka Chun TSUI BSc PhD

Visiting Researcher (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Neuromodulation

  • Alzheimer’s disease

  • Neurotransmission and neuroinflammation

Mirror Jingyi ZHANG BSc MMedSc

Visiting Researcher (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Melatonin

  • Alzheimer’s disease

  • Neuroinflammation and data mining

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Postgraduate Students

Luqi ZHOU BSc (XJTLU) MSc (UCL)

PhD Student (2025 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Deep Brain Stimulation

  • Depression

  • Neurogenesis and neurotransmission

Yiyun ZHANG BSc (XJTLU)

MRes student (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Nanoparticle

  • Parkinson’s disease

  • Non-motor behavior and neuroprotection

Yunfan LAI BSc (XJTLU)

MRes student (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Nanoparticle

  • Parkinson’s disease

  • Motor behavior and neuroprotection

Hanzhi CUI BSc (XJTLU)

MRes student (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Nanoparticle

  • Depression

  • Neurogenesis and neuroprotection

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Research Students

Zhaoji WU

FYP student (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Neuromodulation

  • Alzheimer’s disease

  • Microglia and amyloid-beta

Guanyu CHEN

FYP student (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Neuromodulation

  • Depression

  • Serotonin and dopamine

Shenyijun XU

Student Assistant (2025 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Neuromodulation

  • Depression

  • Neuroinflammation

Jinzhe ZOU

FYP student (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Neuromodulation

  • Alzheimer’s disease

  • Microglia and amyloid-beta

Shaoyang DAI

FYP student (2024 - present)

Research Interest:

  • Comparative study of stress animal models

  • Depression

  • Behavioral characterization

Lab Alumni

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Research Associates

  1. Anna Chung Kwan TSE (2016-2023)

  2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Li GUAN (2016-2017)

  3. Dr. Wei Ling LIM (2016-2019)

  4. Joveen NEOH (2016-2019)

  5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jieqing LIU (2018-2019)

  6. Edwin Kan Yin WONG (2018-2022)

  7. Dr. Chi Him POON (2021-2022)

  8. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kah Hui Wong (2020-2023)

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PhD Graduates

Dr. Shawn Zheng Kai TAN BSc PhD

(HKU 2016-2020)

Dr. Sharafuddin KHAIRUDDIN BSc PhD

(HKU 2016-2021)

Dr. Ricky Chi Him POON BSc PhD

(HKU 2017-2021)

Dr. Jaydeep ROY MSc PhD

(HKU 2017-2021)

Dr. Wendy Wing Shan YU BSc PhD

(HKU 2018-2022)

Dr. Oscar Ka Chun TSUI BSc PhD

(HKU 2020-2024)

Dr. Junhao KOH BSc PhD

(Sunway University 2016-2023)

Dr. Pit Shan CHONG BSc MPhil PhD

(HKU 2020-2023)

Dr. Yolanda Yanzhi LIU BSc PhD

(HKU 2020-2024)

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Master Graduates

1.  Sylvia Wing Yan LUI (MMedSc) (2016–2018)

2. William Wai Yin LEE (MMedSc) (2016–2018)

3.  Nicole Ying Ling SAW (MPhil) (2017-2019)

4. Ying Yi WANG (MMedSc) (2018–2019)

5. Pit Shan CHONG (MPhil) (2018-2020)

6. Lih Fhung HIEW (MPhil) (2018-2020) 

7. Nicholas San Tung WONG (MRes) (2018–2020)

8. Charles Zhongqi FU (MMedSc) (2019–2020)

9.  Hujo Hui Wang CHAN (MMedSc) (2019–2020)

10. Mimi Ching AU (MMedSc) (2019–2021)

11. Yuji LI (MMedSc) (2020–2021)

12. Yiming CHAU (MMedSc) (2020–2021)

13. Wenlin LENG (MMedSc) (2020–2021)

14. Jing LI (MMedSc) (2020–2021) 

15. Jessie Hoi Yi TSANG (MMedSc) (2020-2022)

16. Vera Wing Man TSE (MMedSc) (2021-2022)

17. Eric Sze Chun CHAU (MMedSc) (2021-2022)

18. Snow Zhuohan SHI (MMedSc) (2022-2023)

19. Mirror Jingyi ZHANG (MMedSc) (2022-2023)

20. Ruby Man Yan HUI (MMedSc) (2022-2023)

21. Christy Shek Yan CHENG (MMedSc) (2022-2023)

22. Kiwi Hiu Mei WONG (MMedSc) (2022-2023)

23. Tracy Xi WANG (MMedSc) (2022-2024)

24. Kevin Hongkai JIN (MPhil) (2022-2024)

25. Vincent Hong Chun CHAN (MRes) (2021-2025)

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Undergraduate FYP

1.  Wendy Wing Shan YU (2017–2018)

2.  Jennifer Lok Yu CHIU (2017–2018)

3.  Esther Fong Yin NGO (2017–2018)

4.  Ho Lim CHUNG (2018–2019)

5.  Roni Man Ying CHIU (2018–2019)

6.  Ernest Chun Lok LAU (2018–2019)

7.  Shehani JAYALATH (2019–2020)

8.  Ruhani VARMA (2019–2020)

9.  Mazel MIHARDJA (2019–2020)

10. Rachel Long Sum TSE (2019–2020)

11.  Vera Wing Man TSE (2020–2021)

12.  Sanchal SANCHAYYAN (2020–2021)

13.  Laura So Hyun KWON (2020–2021)

14.  Jonah NG (2020–2021)

15.  Coco Ting Yan LEUNG (2021–2022)

16.  Yanshree (2021–2022)

17.  Angelo D. FLORES (2021–2022)

18.  Buife Moria ONUSELOGU (2021–2022)

19.  Justin Hok Juan LAM (2021–2022)

20. Cheuk Long CHAN (2021–2022)

21. Charlotte Theodora SO (2022-2023)

22. Rachel Tsz Yi YEUNG (2022-2023)

23. Shirish GURUNG (2022-2023)

24. Ryan Hei Ming MAK (2022-2023)

25. Gloria Wing Tung NG (2022-2023)

26. Patrick Pak On YEE (2023-2024)