Team:Michigan/Team

THE TEAM. THE TEAM. THE TEAM.

	Dany Lewin Administrative Director Daniela Lewin is a senior in the Cellular and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering joint program at the University of Michigan. She is currently researching chemokines and receptors involved in breast cancer metastasis, and she specializes in fluorescent microscopy. Her other interests include dance, books, and Latin American studies.
	Aaron Renberg Scientific Director Aaron Renberg is an enthusiastic senior. He has previous research experience interning at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD and at Children’s National Medical Center’s genetic medicine department in Washington, D.C. In addition to MSBT, he is currently working on his honors thesis as an Honors Summer Fellow in the Soleimanpour Lab at the Brehm Center for Diabetes Research at U of M. When a micropipet isn’t in his hand, it's usually replaced by a hockey stick or a fencing foil.
	Rachel Sun Finance Director An advanced fellow in the Barger Leadership Institute, and studying Cellular & Molecular biology and Biomedical Engineering, Rachel Sun hopes to continue to work on pharmaceutical development after graduation. She has worked on possible applications of nanoemulsions as a vaccine adjuvant, and has developed a reporter system to study antisense oligonucleotide-based medications effects on Cystic Fibrosis.
	Ashwin Kumar Wiki Director Ashwin Kumar is a third-year student at the University of Michigan studying Biomedical Engineering with a biochemical concentration. Driven by a fascination with the intersection of technology and bioscience, he is involved with computational biology research, working under Dr. Sriram Chandrasekaran in the BME department.
	Robin Pearce Human Practices Director Robin Pearce is a researcher for the El Naqa Group in the Radiation Oncology Department. He is currently developing novel imaging techniques to be used during radiation therapy. In the future, he plans to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering or a related field.
	Alexander Hadd Student Researcher Alex Hadd is in his third year of study for a Chemical Engineering BSE with a minor in computer science and a concentration in the life sciences. He conducted developmental biology and biophysics research under Dr. Qiong Yang from September 2015 to May 2017. He is currently performing research in natural products chemistry and structural biology under Dr. David Sherman, investigating the structure and biocatalysis of polyketide synthase mega-enzymes via molecular cloning, protein engineering, and cryo-electron microscopy.
	Matthew Fischer Student Researcher Matthew Fischer is a junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He is currently researching epigenetics in the Pathology Department of the Medical Campus under Dr. Dou. He hopes to pursue an MD. In his free time he enjoys runs in the park and reading about science.
	Paulina Czarnecki Student Researcher Paulina Czarnecki is a sophomore planning on double majoring in Mathematics and Neuroscience. She helps with research in a Biophysics lab under Dr. Zochowski, studying neural networks computationally and experimentally. She hopes to pursue a PhD. On the rare occasion she's not busy with academics, she enjoys running, or playing the piano.
	Zach Bernstein Student Researcher Zach Bernstein is a junior majoring in Neuroscience and pursuing two minors in Business and Chinese Language & Culture. He spends a lot of his time conducting research in the Jenkins Lab of the Pharmacology Department, which investigates the genetic and cellular mechanisms that underlie complex neuropsychiatric diseases, namely Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. He hopes to go to Medical School and spend his career innovating science, treating patients, and impacting healthcare. Zach loves to play basketball and make music.
	Akira Nishii Student Researcher Akira Nishii is a sophomore studying chemical engineering and biochemistry at the University of Michigan. He strives to become a physician-scientist (MD-PhD) in the "near" future. Along with MSBT, he plans to conduct research on cancer immunotherapy of brain tumors (glioma) under Dr. Maria Castro and Dr. Pedro Lowenstein of the Department of Neurosurgery.
	Maggie Braunreuther Student Researcher Maggie Braunreuther is a junior majoring in Chemical Engineering. She works in the Eniola Lab researching cell adhesion and drug delivery. Specifically, she investigates binding of vascular targeted drug carriers and their efficacy as a drug delivery method. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading, good food, and traveling.
	Erin Kokoszka Student Researcher Erin Kokoszka is a rising senior. She is studying Neuroscience and is planning on attending medical school. In the past she has worked in a biopsychology lab, investigating the mechanism and motivation for feeding in rats. She enjoys playing intramural sports and doing environmental service work in her free time.
	Charlotte Blumrosen Student Researcher Charlotte Blumrosen is a senior from Paris, France studying Cellular and Molecular Biology with a minor in Medical Anthropology at the University of Michigan. She is currently studying Pulmonary Hypertension with the Michigan Clinical Outcome Research and Reporting Program. She is also currently applying to medical school in the hopes of becoming a surgeon.
	Caleb Kaczmarek Student Researcher Caleb Kaczmarek is a junior in the University of Michigan's Cellular and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering program with minors in Evolution, Ecology, & Biodiversity and Computer Science. As a member of Dr. Qiong Yang's lab in the Biophysics Department, he helps in research focused on kinases and mitosis' effects on embryonic development.
	Naveen Jasti Student Researcher Naveen Jasti is a junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He enjoys volunteering and conducting research on mobile elements in the human genome, and hopes to pursue an MD-PhD. On weekends and during evenings, he often gets lost in a book or plays pick up soccer.
	Zoe Finer Student Researcher Zoe is a sophomore studying Public Health. In her free time she volunteers as a tutor for elementary students in Ann Arbor.
	Nick Emery Student Advisor Nick Emery is a visiting researcher at Boston University in the labs of Dr. Douglas Densmore and Dr. Mary Dunlop. Currently working on mathematical modeling, automated design of repressor-based transcriptional logic circuits, and laboratory automation. Other research interests include cell-free synthetic biology, molecular diagnostics, and biochemistry.
	Cristina Castillo Student Advisor Cristina Castillo is a recent graduate from the University of Michigan in Cell and Molecular Biology. She has been part of MSBT for three years now and is currently an advisor for the team. She is also a research assistant in a physiology lab on campus. She studies the effects of hypoxia in cancer. She plan to continue my career as a scientist doing an MD-PhD program.
	Marcus Amerlaan Faculty Advisor Marc Ammerlaan is a lecturer in the Program in Biology. He has been an adviser to Michigan's iGEM team since 2010.
	Anuj Kumar Faculty Advisor Dr. Kumar is a Professor in the department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. His research utilizes functional genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics to probe central signaling pathways underlying eukaryotic cell growth and function. In particular, Dr. Kumar’s work addresses a fundamental process wherein yeast cells undergo a dramatic change from a unicellular to a filamentous growth form. This growth transition is a critical determinant of fungal pathogenicity and also provides an excellent model regulatory network with relevance to ERK/MAPK signaling.

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