Meet The Team
Principal Investigator
Ci Ji, Lim, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor, Department
of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Biophysics, National University of Singapore
B.Sc. in Physics (1st Hons.), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Xuyao Liu, Ph.D.
(she/her/hers)
Qualifications:
Ph.D. National University of Singapore, Singapore
B.Eng., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Research Interests:
Deciphering the temporal and spatial assembly of the human telomere chromatin structure using single-molecule analysis
Graduate Student Researcher
Sourav, Agrawal (he/him/his)
Qualifications:
Integrated B.Sc.-M.Sc. in Life Science, minor in Chemistry, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
Research Interests:
Roles of Replication Protein A in telomere replication
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Perla Larios Ramos
(she/her/hers)
Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Genetics (Graduating Fall 2024), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests:
Designing and testing de novo binders for telomeric proteins
Research Staff
Xiuhua, Lin (she/her/hers)
Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Microbiology (1st Hons.), University of Queensland, Australia
Research Interests:
Telomeric DNA synthesis enzymology
Graduate Student Researcher
Qixiang, He (he/him/his)
Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Research Interests:
Human telomere C-strand fill-in machinery structural biology and biochemistry studies
Graduate Student Researcher
Kaitlyn Abe (she/her/hers)
Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Biochemistry, University of California Davis
Research Interests:
Cryo-EM sample prep technology development and structure-function studies of protein-DNA macromolecular assemblies
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Nathan Sever
Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Economics, emphasis in Mathematics (Graduating Spring 2027), University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests:
Developing integrated tools for mapping telomere chromosomes
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Vivek Susvirkar, Ph.D.(he/him/his)
Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute, Germany
M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
B.Sc. in Biotechnology, University of Mumbai, India
Research Interests:
Human telomere chromatin structure-function studies
Graduate Student Researcher
Bianca, L. Chavez
(she/her/hers)
Qualifications:
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge
Research Interests:
Human shelterin protein complex regulation of telomerase and T-loop
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Victoria Tholkes
(she/her/hers)
Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Biochemistry (Graduating Spring 2024), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests:
Biophysical characterization of telomeric protein-DNA interactions
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Zach Faterioun (he/him/his)
Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Global Health (Graduating Spring 2024), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests:
Telomere C-strand 5' end trimming mechanism
Alumni
Eric, Leisten (Undergraduate Student Researcher):
Graduated in Spring 2021 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. Was a postbaccalaureate in the Wong lab at Northwestern University. Currently, a graduate student at University of Chicago.
Joshua, Kraus (Graduate Student Researcher, M.Sc. in Biophysics):
Graduated in Spring 2022 with a M.Sc. in Biophysics. Currently, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University Nursing School.
Juliet, Arzumanyan (Undergraduate Student Researcher):Graduated in Spring 2022 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. Currently, a dental student at University of Louisville School of Dentistry.
Ben, Lusk (Undergraduate Student Researcher):
Graduated in Spring 2023 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. Currently, a postbaccalaureate in the Toczyski lab at UCSF.
Joana, Pashaj (Undergraduate Student Researcher):
Graduated in Spring 2023 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. Currently, a research technician at University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery