Jung Yul Lim

Contact Information:

City Campus (Lincoln)

W317.3 NH

(402) 472-2480

jlim4@unl.edu

Personal Links:

• Biomaterials and Mechanotransduction Lab

Professor

Academic Degrees

Ph.D., Dept. of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University, Korea, 1999
M.S., Dept. of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University, Korea, 1994
B.S., Dept. of Textile Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 1992

Experience

Employment:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Professor (Tenured), 2021-present
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Associate Professor (Tenured), 2014-2021
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Assistant Professor, 2008-2014
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Instructor, 2006-2008
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Post-doc., 2002-2006
Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST), Korea, Post-doc., 1999-2002

Areas of Research and Professional Interest

Our group aims to:

Regulate cell function and fate via applying biomaterial cues (chemical and topographical micro/nanopatterning, surface energy tuning) and mechanical signals (fluid flow-induced shear stress, stretch, impulsive pressurization) and through co-regulatory effects from biomaterial and mechanical signals.
Integrate molecular engineering (RNA interference or overexpression) of key signaling molecules, e.g., FAK, ROCK, cadherin, and NF-κB, to reveal the role of focal adhesion, cytoskeletal tension, cell-cell interaction, and immune response in cells sensing and responding to biomaterials and mechanical signals.

The crosstalk between extracellular milieus and cell signaling cascades in cell-biomaterial interaction and mechanotransduction revealed through our study will provide high impact mechanistic data for biomaterials science, mechanobiology, and regenerative medicine.

See publications and more at the Biomaterials and Mechanotransduction Lab

Research Profiles:

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In the News: Powered by the

Jun 07, 2021: Fifteen engineering faculty promoted or granted tenure

Jan 31, 2019: Engineers hope research into cell-to-cell communication could stretch into medical breakthroughs

Oct 02, 2017: Jung Yul Lim earns Pilot Program grant from UNMC for nerve regeneration research

Jul 16, 2015: Lim earns AO Foundation research prize

Feb 23, 2015: Video profiles MME professor's research on ways to control obesity

May 13, 2014: Lim earns $430K CAREER award

Honors and Awards

Berton Rahn Research Fund Prize Award, AO Foundation (2015)
CAREER Award, NSF (2014)
Faculty Research & Creative Activity Award, UNL College of Engineering (2013)
Scientist Development Grant Award, American Heart Association (2012)
Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students, UNL Parents Association and Teaching Council (2012)
People Who Inspire, The Black Masque Chapter of Mortar Board at UNL (2011)
International Scholar, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Korea (2009)

Funding

PI of NSF CAREER Award, NIH COBRE NPOD Project Leader Grant and Seed Grant, NIH Great Plains IDeA-CTR Pilot Grant, AHA Scientist Development Grant, Osteology Foundation Grant, AO Foundation Start-up Grant, NE DHHS Stem Cell Research Project, University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative, Nebraska Research Initiative, Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Fund Biomedical Research Seed Grants, UNL Layman Awards, UNL Faculty Seed Grants
Co-PI of NSF CMMI Grant, University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative, NE EPSCoR Trans-disciplinary Neuroscience Research Seed Grant
Co-I of NIH COBRE NCIBC ESI Project, AHA Scientist Development Grant, DOD/ARO Army-UNL Center for Trauma Mechanics, UNL Interdisciplinary Research Grants