Team:ULaVerne Collab/team
MEET THE TEAM
Megan Sare
4th Year Biology Major
Career: Pediatric Neurologist
Hobbies: trying new foods, traveling, playing the ukulele, drawing
Why iGEM: I like the idea of being able to create/manipulate an organism to do things it doesn’t normally do to impact the community or even the world in a positive way.
Quote: If I were to quote myself, I would say “I’m deeeeeeeaaaaaaaaad”
My team would describe me as: D.A.D.: Dedicated and Driven, Artistic, Moody, Creative, Sarcastic
Jade Ku
4th Year Biology Major
Career: Anesthesiologist
Hobbies: Running, baking
Why iGEM: I wanted to think outside the box, do something new, and get pushed outside of my comfort zone.
Quote: If I would quote myself, I would say “I don’t know”
My team would describe me as: Scary, passive, blunt, has weird towel-blanket
CJ Woodward
3rd Year Biology Major
Career: Some sort of Environmental Biologist
Hobbies: Swimming, boating, wake boarding, riding quads
Why iGEM: I feel like this is a good place and opportunity to make a difference in the world and find solutions to some real world problems
Quote: If I were to quote myself, I would say “Do what makes you happy and don’t judge others for doing what they want”
My team would describe me as: mad scientist, crazy, tree hugger, fish hugger, water hugger, always with an opinion, never wrong, over the top, lover of mother nature
Adriana Moran
4th Year Biology major
Career: Orthopedic Surgeon
Hobbies: Working, playing with my dog, scrapbooking
Why iGEM: Because I like the idea of manipulating an organism to make it function more efficiently to help make an impact in the environment
Quote: If I were to quote myself, I would say, “Bomb!”
My team would describe me as: M.O.M.: most outstanding mother, the mother of the group, motherlike, mother nature, straightforward, loves to sing, quotes movies
Micah Madrid
3rd Year Biology Major
Career/Academic Aspiration: Cellular, Tissue, and Genetic Engineering
Hobbies: On my free time, I am at the beach or in the sun traveling somewhere new. I believe inspiration comes from the most unexpected places and finding that is really enjoyable.
Why iGEM: Because I like the idea of manipulating an organism to make it function more efficiently to help make a positive impact in the environment/world. I also love all of science, each field in STEM is unique and crosses over another, finding those bridges is something we do in iGEM to make a crazy project each year. I really enjoy this competition and look forward to it each and every year with my teammates :).
Quote: If I were to quote myself, I would say “does anyone have food?”
My team would describe me as: loud, random, behind the scenes worker, extra, the unicorn frappuccino, instigator
Sabrina Delgadillo
3rd Year Biology major
Career: Anesthesiologist
Hobbies: baking delicious treats, shooting things with my bow and arrow, I am a Bakecherer!
Why iGEM: Because I like the idea of manipulating an organism to make it function more efficiently to help make an impact in the environment
Quote:If I were to quote myself I’d say “I’m short I like being near the ground”
My team would describe me as: a sassy cell TA, weird - she drives with her toes, happy person, juggler, starbucks junky, laughs too much, unicorn frappucino, teenage witch
Jonathan Pham
3rd Year Biology major
Career: Doctor of Dental Surgery
Hobbies: Playing soccer, traveling, listening to music, being with friends and family, and always eating food
Why iGEM: I enjoy collaborating as a team and combining different views and ideas to make our team and project better
Quote: If I were to quote myself, I would say “I’m so tired” every five minutes.
My team would describe me as: quiet, sarcastic, obnoxiously funny, always tired, positively negative, persistent, always hungry
Jennifer Tsui
Ph.D. Neuroscience
Career: University of La Verne Professor and iGEM Advisor
Hobbies: biking, watercolors, gardening
Why iGEM: I love how multi-faceted iGEM is and love seeing the cool ideas students come up with!
Quote: If I were to quote myself, I would say “Interesting…”
My team would describe me as: answering their questions with questions
Yousef Daneshbod
Ph.D. Mathematics
Career: University of La Verne Professor
Hobbies: Playing tennis, bodybuilding.
Why iGEM: I am always interested in interacting with students on various biological projects because it's a mutual learning experience.
My team would describe me as: very nerdy but helpful!
