Kah Kheng Lim (Ken Lim)

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Biography

I am a PhD student at TAJRC with interests in ecotoxicology and conservation genetics. I am particularly interested in the application of molecular data into management and conservation planning in syngnathids.

The aims of my PhD are:

  1. To explore the population connectivity of seahorses across the Red Sea
  2. To study the underlying genetic mechanisms responsible for the evolutionary adaptation to toxic pollution observed in wild fish

Research Interests

Population genetics, conservation biology, ecotoxicology, statistical modeling

Selected Publications

  •   Genetic diversity of natural and restored Api-api putih (Avicennia alba) populations in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. K.K. Lim, J. Neiva, M. Nazre, E.A. Serrão. Environmental & Ecosystem Science 6, 29-33, (in press)
  •   Phylogeographic analysis suggests a recent population bottleneck in the rare Red Sea Tridacna squamosina. K.K. Lim, S. Rossbach, N.R. Geraldi, E.A. Serrão, C.M. Duarte. Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 628142, (2021)
  •   Abundance, placement and sexual identity of the epizoic barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria relative to the size and species of host turtles in Mabul Island, Malaysia. K.K. Lim, M.A. Syed Hussein, P. Palaniappan. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1-11, (2021)
  •   The small giant clam, Tridacna maxima exhibits minimal population genetic structure in the Red Sea and genetic differentiation from the Gulf of Aden. K.K. Lim, S. Rossbach, N.R. Geraldi, S. Schmidt-Roach, E.A. Serrão EA, C.M. Duarte. Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 570361, (2020)
  •   Status of giant clam resources around Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. M.L. Neo, K.K. Lim, S-Y. Yang, G.Y. Soong, G.D. Masucci, P. Biondi, H.B. Wee, H. Kise, J.D. Reimer. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 1-10, (2019)

Education

  • PhD, Marine Science, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2022 - Present
  • M.Sc., IMBRSea, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, 2018
  • B.Sc., Marine Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia, 2016

Professional Profile

  • 2020 – 2021: Research trainee, CCMAR, Faro, Portugal
  • 2019 – 2020: Visiting student, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2019: Research intern, RBINS, Oostende, Belgium
  • 2016: Research intern, MISE@University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • PADI Divemaster

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)

  • Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Population Genetics Conservation biology Ecotoxicology Statistical modeling