Ai Ing Lim

Ai Ing Lim is an incoming Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Her research focuses on deciphering maternal-offspring immune crosstalk, particularly how maternal infection impacts offspring’s long-term tissue-specific immunity and predisposition to immune disorders. Using multidisciplinary approaches, she explores the role of maternal helminth infection on offspring immunity, the impact of maternal infection on breastmilk composition, and mechanisms of maternal immune adaptation during pregnancy and lactation. Her work bridges infectious diseases, immunology, and developmental biology to improve health trajectories in children.

Ai Ing Lim is a researcher at Princeton University specializing in immunology, maternal-offspring immunity, and reproduction. Their work explores the mechanisms underlying innate lymphoid cell (ILC) development, functional plasticity, and their role in tissue immunity. Lim's research also investigates how prenatal maternal infections influence offspring immunity and inflammation, as well as the impact of endogenous retroviruses and epigenetic factors on immune responses. Additionally, they examine the role of regulatory T cells, cytokines like IL-12 and IL-2, and genetic factors such as c-Rel in immune function and disease susceptibility. Their studies contribute to understanding immune education, sexual dimorphism in skin immunity, and the interplay between the microbiota and host immunity.