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Tony (Hongqing) Guan
hguan26@wisc.edu
Education:
BS in biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Home Town:
Kunming, China
Research before joining the lab:
Preparation of small-molecule linkers that facilitate target protein degradation by the proteasome
Current research project:
Role of ribosome and chaperones in cotranslational protein folding: genetic mutations and conformational studies
Hobbies / Interests:
Singing, watching musicals, playing the piano and the guitar, reading, and playing MTG
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Anubhab Rik Halder
Education:
BSc Chemistry, Scottish Church College, Calcutta University MSc Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Home Town:
Krishnanagar, India
Research before joining the lab:
Investigated the energy transfer pathways between water-stabilized perovskites and Rhodamine B Isothiocyanate dye
Current research project:
Nuclear spin hyperpolarization (Photo-CIDNP) method development to enhance the scope and sensitivity of NMR spectroscopy in the solution state
Hobbies / Interests:
Watching movies and playing guitar
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Jinoh Jang
jang72@wisc.edu
Education:
BS in Medical and Moleculr Biology, MCPHS University, Boston (MA)
Home Town:
Busan, South Korea
Research before joining the lab:
Improving molecular cloning of IL-1 beta DNA in E. coli
Current research project:
Optimization of transcription-translation cell-free systems to study protein folding and aggregation.; and genomic modifications of bacterial ribosome to decrease aggregation in biotechnology and disease
Hobbies / Interests:
Playing the clarinet, online games, and karaoke
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Shapla Mahfuza Ummay
shapla@wisc.edu
Education:
BS and MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangimagar University, Bangladesh
Home Town:
Jessore, Bangladesh
Research before joining the lab:
Serotyping of Dengue virus of natural Dengue infection in Bangladesh
Current research project:
Determination of the structure and dynamics of nascent proteins and their ribosomal interactions in the absence and presence of cofactors by NMR spectroscopy and single-particle Cryo-EM. Development of optically enhanced multidimensional NMR spectroscopy (LC-photo-CIDNP) for the hypersiensitive atomic-resolution analysis of biological systems
Hobbies / Interests:
Walking in the countryside, playing with kittens, and reading non-fictional books
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Neomi Millan
nmillan2@wisc.edu
Education:
BS and MS in Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Jose State University, San Jose CA
Home Town:
Long Beach, California
Research before joining the lab:
Investigated soluble recombinant expression of insoluble midgut proteases from the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Current research project:
Understanding how interactions between the ribosome and the nascent chain are affected by the presence of chaperones
Hobbies / Interests:
I like to crochet, play video games, watch international shows/movies, spend time with my cats, going on bike rides, and hiking
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