365“9x6” b2726 Self and the Phenomenon of Life: A Biologist Examines Life from Molecules to Humanity365About the Author
Ramon (Khe-Siong) Lim (Chinese name 林启祥, born 5 Feb 1933),
is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Iowa. After
getting an M.D. degree (cum laude) in the Philippines (1958) and a
Ph.D. degree in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania (1966), he
embarked on post-doctoral work at the University of Michigan, where
he participated in research on the molecular basis of animal learning and
memory. From 1969 to 1981, he was Assistant and Associate Professors
at the University of Chicago, where he engaged in a research program
on brain proteins and their effect on the maturation of brain cells. From
1981 till his retirement in 2005, he was Professor of Neurology and
Director of the Division of Neurochemistry and Neurobiology at the
University of Iowa, where he continued to research on brain proteins and
brain cell differentiation, while also engaged in the care of neurologic
patients. Lim is a member of seven professional societies related to bio-
chemistry, molecular biology, neurochemistry, neurobiology, neurosci-
ence, and neurology. His research has been funded by the US National
Institute of Health and US National Science Foundation, and has
resulted in over a hundred original publications in prestigious national
and international scientific journals, including Science and Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). In addition, he contributed
numerous articles to scientific books. His broad background in chem-
istry, biology, and basic and clinical neuroscience, along with a life-long
interest in philosophical issues, provides him with a unique qualification
to simultaneously deal with the two aspects of life (physico-biological and
socio-humanistic) in a holistic sense, unified under the common themeb2726_About the Author.indd 365 6/12/2017 7:50:22 PM