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Meet The Team

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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

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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

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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

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Undergraduate Researcher

Colten Tramburg

Qualifications:

Biochemistry Major

Research Interests:
Cryo-EM sample prep technology development


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Research Staff

Xiuhua, Lin
(she/her/hers)

Qualifications:

B.Sc. in Microbiology (1st Hons.), University of Queensland, Australia

Research Interests:

Telomeric DNA synthesis enzymology

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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

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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


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Undergraduate Researcher

Cate Schwake

Qualifications:

Biochemistry Major, Class of 2025

Research Interests:
Human telomere chromatin organization


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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

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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

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Graduate Student Researcher

Emily Elliott
(she/her/hers)

Qualifications:

B.Sc. in Biochemistry,

B.Sc. in Molecular Life Sciences,

Indiana University-Bloomington

Research Interests:
Telomere C-strand fill-in structure-function studies.


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Alumni

Eric, Leisten (Undergraduate 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 the University of Chicago.


Joshua, Kraus (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 Researcher): Graduated in Spring 2022 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. Currently, a dental student at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.

 

Ben, Lusk (Undergraduate Researcher):
Graduated in Spring 2023 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry.

A Mary Shine Peterson Scholarship awardee.

Currently, a postbaccalaureate in the Toczyski lab at UCSF.


Joana, Pashaj (Undergraduate Researcher):
Graduated in Spring 2023 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry.

A Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship awardee. Currently, a research technician at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery.

Zach, Faterioun (Undergraduate Researcher): Graduated in Spring 2025 with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. Currently, an EMT specialist.

Victoria, Tholkes (Undergraduate Researcher): A Biochemistry Scholar, a Mary Shine Peterson Scholarship awardee, and a Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship awardee.

Currently, a graduate student at MIT. 

Nathan, Sever (Undergraduate Researcher):
An URS scholar for 2023/24. Currently, a major in Econ/Math.


Perla, Larios (Undergraduate Researcher):
Graduated in Spring 2024 with a B.Sc. in Genetics. 

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