Her research was mainly in the fields of taxonomy and faunistics, although in later years, she became involved in a wide range of parasitological disciplines.

[5][6][7] Susan Lim died from cancer in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, on August 2, 2014, after a long illness.

Susan Lim was born at Seremban in the State of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, on February 14, 1952.

Susan Lim had numerous postgraduate students and strong international collaborations with specialists in her field.

[4] The two monogenean genera Susanlimae Boeger, Pariselle & Patella, 2015[10] and Susanlimocotyle Soares, Domingues & Adriano, 2021[11] were named by their respective authors to "acknowledge the fact that Dr. Lim was greatly responsible for most of our knowledge of the diversity of Monogenea from Asian Siluriformes."