About Us
Current Team
Meet The Team
Hie Lim Kim
Associate Professor
Prof. Hie Lim Kim's research explores how environmental change shapes genetic diversity and adaptation in both human and natural systems. Her work includes studies on human population history and immune gene evolution (GenomeAsia 100K), airborne microbial genomics, and the population genetics of sea turtles in Southeast Asia.
Namrata Kalsi
Research Associate
Namrata is a bioinformatician with expertise in next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis and human population genetics, contributing to the Genome Asia 100K using high-performance computing clusters. Alongside this, her research involves large-scale genomic data processing and ancient DNA analysis.
Dr. Elena Gusareva
Senior Research Fellow
Elena is a multidisciplinary scientist skilled in tackling complex research challenges, particularly through big data analysis and the use of statistical methods and bioinformatics pipelines across various biological fields. Her research interests span human population genetics and evolution, sequencing technologies, and environmental metagenomics.
Dr. Charles Khor
Senior Research Fellow
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Dr. Amit Gourav Ghosh
Research Fellow
Amit's research interests encompass historical human migrations and population splits, as well as their impact on the present genetic diversity of human populations, influencing their health and well-being. He is also actively working to understand genetic adaptations across different populations in response to various environmental and climatic challenges. Moreover, Amit is interested in exploring the climate-genome interplay in humans to infer mitigation measures against the myriad health risks posed by climate change.
Dr. Misato Ogasahara
Research Fellow
Her research aims to investigate the genetic diversity and regional genetic differentiation of tree populations in swamp forests in Southeast Asian, with the goal of contributing to the conservation of swamp tree species and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems in the future.
Dr. Lyndsey Tanabe
Research Fellow
Lyndsey's research focuses on the ecology, conservation, and environmental stressors affecting marine turtles. She contributes to broader marine conservation efforts through studies on habitat use, species connectivity, and ecosystem monitoring.
Dr. Regine Tiong
Research Fellow
Regine's research focuses on the population genomics of hawksbill turtles in Singapore and in the Indo-Pacific region. With her passion for wildlife conservation, she hopes that her research can contribute to marine conservation efforts.
Nguyen Tran The Hung
Ph.D. Candidate
Born in Vietnam, Hung holds an MD in General Medicine from Vietnam and later transitioned to research by earning a master’s degree in biomedical science in Taiwan. He is now pursuing a PhD in the ASE program, focusing on the human genome—specifically the demographic history of human populations—and using genomic data to uncover insights into human evolution and migration. His doctoral research involves bioinformatics work on large datasets, with the goal of applying these skills to human health and disease research in the future.
In his free time, he enjoys recharging by reading web novels or exploring new places to find good food.
Faith Sim Chin Yee
Ph.D. Candidate
Faith's research focuses on using genomics to investigate human population structure, uncovering patterns of genetic diversity that inform disease risk, drug response, and precision medicine. She is also applying metagenomic approaches to explore how host genetics shape the human microbiome, with the aim of integrating population genetics and microbiome science to advance clinically relevant insights.
Aaron Espinosa
Ph.D. Student
Aaron focuses on the genetic conservation of marine turtles, using molecular techniques like mitochondrial DNA barcoding to identify species and combat illegal trade. He also explores the genomic adaptations of turtles to climate change and their susceptibility to diseases like fibropapillomatosis. His work helps refine genetic baselines for turtle populations, contributing to effective conservation strategies and improving our understanding of species health and survival.
Jasmine Ong Jie Min
Ph.D. Student
Jasmine's research involves generating high-quality reference genomes for C. renaudpauliani and C. dayacus, two large-bodied dung beetle species, and using comparative genomic analyses to explore evolutionary divergence and potential hybridization in Sabah populations. She also investigates gene-environment associations to understand how these beetles adapt to different microclimates and habitat types.
Leow Hui En
URECA Project Intern (2025-2026)
Hui En focuses on the genetic diversity of Hawksbill turtles in Singapore, through analysing control region sequences in their mitochondrial DNA. She hopes to uncover the genetic ancestry of the nesting Hawksbill turtles' in 2025 and what it would inform of the population structure of Hawksbill turtles in Singapore and the Indo-Pacific region.
In her free time she enjoys going on walks and treating herself to a cup of ice milk tea afterwards.