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Rithika Sivakumar

Sai Rithika Sivakumar

Research Assistant

Research Interests: Proteomics, immunology, virology

E-mail: Sairithika.Sivakumar@seattlechildrens.org

Hometown: Milpitas, CA

Education: BS in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and BS Psychology, University of Washington (in progress-3rd year)

Interests Outside Lab: Baking and hiking

I am an undergrad from the University of Washington majoring in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Psychology. Currently, I work on overexpression of immature and mature HIV capsid proteins and purification of those proteins. I also transform E.coli bacterial cells with plasmids containing the target genes for the expression of immature and mature HIV capsid proteins and specific antibiotic resistance. I will also be studying the properties of immature and mature HIV capsid proteins. Outside of the lab, I enjoy hiking and baking.