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team

Canyon Crest Academy's iGEM team is composed of 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who enjoy working in STEM. The team is broken up into 4 main sections: lab, outreach, organization, and finance. The lab team is composed of students who go to a laboratory to work on the project. Outreach is made up of students who want to help the team connect with the science community by hosting various events. Students on the organization team design and create both the CCA iGEM website and poster. The finance team, well, manages the money.

Aida Razavilar

Project Leader

Aida Razavilar
Project Leader
Best Moment in iGEM // Seeing everyone come together when we organized outreach events, because you get to see both sides of people: when they're serious in the lab and then when they try to explain what synthetic biology is to a 4 year old.

Favorite Science Figure // Jonas Salk

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // CRISPR Cas9

What do you like to do in your free time? // Rock climb or hike.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Anything salty becuase I am salty ;)

Favorite One Direction member // Zayn <3

Martin Holmes

Project Leader

Martin Holmes
Project Leader
Best Moment in iGEM // Having an excuse to eat food before lab

Favorite Science Figure // Neil deGrasse Tyson

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Water bath because it’s warm.

What do you like to do in your free time? // Movies with friends

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Pepperoni

Favorite One Direction member // Harry is my bae.

Philippe Hansen-Estruch

Head of Research

Philippe Hansen-Estruch
Head of Research
Best Moment in iGEM
// Testing the bacteria with the inserts and observing the degradation of Fluorene and Phenanthrene.

Favorite Science Figure // Tim Berners-Lee

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Particle Accelerator

What do you like to do in your free time? // Playing and creating video games, trying to get my pilot's license.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Italian sausage

Favorite One Direction member // George Cheng

Michelle Zhang

Head of Outreach

Michelle Zhang
Head of Outreach
Best Moment in iGEM
// All 5 days of camp!

Favorite Science Figure // Elizabeth Blackburn

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Micropipette

What do you like to do in your free time? //Play with my chickens, hang out with my family, bake muffins and brownies.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) //Pineapple, olives, and mushroom

Favorite One Direction member // Zayn

Maggie Chen

Team Organizational Advisor

Maggie Chen
Team Organizational Advisor
Best Moment in iGEM // When Martin texts me at 9 PM EST while I'm in New York, because he's worried Phillipe will screw up the project...and then Phillipe doesn't screw up the project.

Favorite Science Figure // Richard Feynman

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Pipette

What do you like to do in your free time? // Origami

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Green bell peppers and onions

Favorite One Direction member // Nope Nope Nope

George Cheng

Research, Outreach, Organization

George Cheng
Research, Outreach, Organization
Best Moment in iGEM //Getting to teach kids at the camp.

Favorite Science Figure // J. Craig Venter

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // HPLC

What do you like to do in your free time? // Speech and Debate.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Sausage and mushrooms

Favorite One Direction member // Louis

Anjali Gopinathan

Outreach, Organization

Anjali Gopinathan
Outreach, Organization
Best Moment in iGEM // Teaching kids at the camp and making slime with them (and getting really messy :P)

Favorite Science Figure // Nikola Tesla

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Hot plate

What do you like to do in your free time? // Play soccer, hike, rock climb.

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Pineapple

Favorite One Direction member // Larry

Jennifer Yang

Finance, Outreach

Jennifer Yang
Finance, Outreach
Best Moment in iGEM
// Our cleanup day at the Torrey Pines Beach. We spend that afternoon working together to pick up as much trash as we could! It's a wonderful memory to look back on and laugh, as I think about how excited we got when we found glass bottles.

Favorite Science Figure // Frederick Banting

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Centrifuge

What do you like to do in your free time? // Reading (something other than textbooks)!

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // PINEAPPLE! PINEAPPLE!!! And those yummy spicy Italian sausages.

Favorite One Direction member // Who? O.O

Jasmine King

Research

Jasmine King
Research
Best Moment in iGEM // When Aida, Martin, Samantha, and I went to the lab together.

Favorite Science Figure // Marie Curie

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Creating Solutions (Literally and figuratively)

What do you like to do in your free time? // Go to Disneyland, go laser tagging

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Cheese

Favorite One Direction member // Zayn

Adithya Rao

Organization

Adithya Rao
Organization
Best Moment in iGEM // Presenting in front of parents

Favorite Science Figure //Nikola Tesla

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Safety Goggles

What do you like to do in your free time? // Waste time on Youtube

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Pineapple, Olives

Favorite One Direction member // Zayn

Samantha Zhu

Research

Samantha Zhu
Research
Best Moment in iGEM // Singing in the BSL2 lab, which actually has great acoustics

Favorite Science Figure // Louis Pasteur

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Centrifuge

What do you like to do in your free time? // Ballet en pointe, photography, playing piano

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Chorizo

Favorite One Direction member // Zayn

Victoria Li

Organizational Designer, Artist

Victoria Li
Organizational Designer
Best Moment in iGEM // Seeing the website finally finished

Favorite Science Figure // Tu Youyou

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Volumetric flask

What do you like to do in your free time? // The New York Times crossword puzzles (the mini ones only)

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Artichoke and basil

Favorite One Direction member // Harry!!

Aadil Rehan

Outreach

Aadil Rehan
Outreach
Best Moment in iGEM // Beach cleanup with the team :)

Favorite Science Figure // Nikola Tesla

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Spectrophotometer <3

What do you like to do in your free time? // Play with Legos and read

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Cheese

Favorite One Direction member // George Cheng

Andrew Feng

Research

Andrew Feng
Research
Best Moment in iGEM // Beach cleanup

Favorite Science Figure //Stanley Miller

Favorite Science Gadget or Technique // Distillation setup

What do you like to do in your free time? // Sleep

Favorite Pizza Topping(s) // Mushrooms

Favorite One Direction member //None of them


email igemcca@gmail.com
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